Follow live coverage as Swansea City face Portsmouth 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 Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United 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 Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.
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Swansea City AFC 0 - 0 Portsmouth FC
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
15:14Foul by Myles Peart-Harris (Swansea City).
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
15:13Attempt missed. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Tymon following a corner.
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
15:12Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Terry Devlin.
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
15:10Ben Cabango (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
15:09Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
15:09Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
15:08Offside, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop is caught offside.
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
15:06Attempt missed. Joe Allen (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box.
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
15:04Offside, Portsmouth. Josh Murphy is caught offside.
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
15:03Attempt missed. Harry Darling (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ronald with a cross following a set piece situation.
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
15:03Attempt blocked. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
15:03Attempt blocked. Myles Peart-Harris (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Cabango.
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
15:02Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
15:02Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
15:00First Half begins.
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
14:31Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Swansea City vs Portsmouth
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