Follow live coverage as Blackburn Rovers face Luton Town 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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Blackburn Rovers FC 0 - 0 Luton Town FC
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:30
Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:30
Foul by Mark McGuinness (Luton Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:27
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:23
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:23
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Joe Rankin-Costello.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:23
Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Krauß.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:22
Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:22
Attempt blocked. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:21
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:19
Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Kaminski (Luton Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:18
Offside, Luton Town. Victor Moses is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:18
Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:17
Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:15
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jacob Brown.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:15
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Daiki Hashioka.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:15
Attempt blocked. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:14
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:09
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:09
Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Brown (Luton Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:09
Attempt blocked. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:09
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tom Holmes.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:09
Foul by Victor Moses (Luton Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:04
Jordan Clark (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:03
Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:03
Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:02
Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:01
Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
15:01
First Half begins.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
14:30
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town
13:00
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