Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough face Coventry City in the Championship today.
An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.
Relegation from the top flight last term means Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Southampton are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will newly-promoted Birmingham City and Wrexham, with a host of hopefuls eyeing up the £200m jackpot that comes with promotion to the top flight. At the other end of the table, Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City hope to stay up amid crises.
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Middlesbrough FC 0 - 2 Coventry City FC
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
20:15Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
20:13Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
20:11Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
20:11Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
20:11Foul by Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough).
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
20:10Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
20:05Offside, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway is caught offside.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
20:08Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Torp.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
20:04Attempt blocked. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
20:02Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
20:01Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Coventry City 2. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a corner.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
20:01Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Sol Brynn.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
20:00Attempt missed. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
19:57Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
19:55Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Coventry City 1. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Victor Torp following a fast break.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
19:53Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
19:52Foul by Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough).
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
19:51Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
19:50Attempt missed. Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
19:49Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
19:46First Half begins.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
19:15Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Middlesbrough vs Coventry City
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