Follow live coverage as Blackburn Rovers face Southampton 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.
Follow updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Blackburn Rovers FC 0 - 0 Southampton FC
Blackburn Rovers vs Southampton
15:08
Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box.
Blackburn Rovers vs Southampton
15:07
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
Blackburn Rovers vs Southampton
15:07
Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Southampton
15:05
Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Blackburn Rovers vs Southampton
15:05
Attempt blocked. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
Blackburn Rovers vs Southampton
15:05
Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
Blackburn Rovers vs Southampton
15:03
Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Blackburn Rovers vs Southampton
15:01
First Half begins.
Blackburn Rovers vs Southampton
14:30
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Blackburn Rovers vs Southampton
13:00
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