Follow live coverage as Portsmouth face Middlesbrough 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.
Portsmouth FC 1 - 0 Middlesbrough FC
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
15:24
Goal! Portsmouth 1, Middlesbrough 0. Yang Min-Hyeok (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Williams with a cross.
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
15:23
Attempt missed. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
15:22
Attempt blocked. John Swift (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yang Min-Hyeok.
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
15:21
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Alfie Jones.
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
15:21
Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yang Min-Hyeok with a cross.
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
15:19
Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
15:17
Foul by Kaly Sène (Middlesbrough).
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
15:17
Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
15:12
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
15:12
Offside, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry is caught offside.
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
15:12
Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
15:11
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
15:12
Attempt blocked. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
15:06
Attempt missed. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sontje Hansen.
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
15:01
First Half begins.
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
14:30
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
13:00
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