Follow live coverage as Queens Park Rangers face Preston North End 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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Queens Park Rangers FC 0 - 1 Preston North End FC
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End
15:27
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Morgan Fox replaces Steve Cook.
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End
15:27
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End
15:24
Delay in match because of an injury Steve Cook (Queens Park Rangers).
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End
15:22
Goal! Queens Park Rangers 0, Preston North End 1. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box.
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End
15:16
Offside, Preston North End. Brad Potts is caught offside.
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End
15:11
Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Rayan Kolli is caught offside.
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End
15:09
Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End
15:09
Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End
15:09
Attempt blocked. Steve Cook (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End
15:07
Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers) hits the woodwork with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End
15:05
Attempt missed. Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kenneth Paal with a cross following a corner.
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End
15:04
Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Stefán Thórdarson.
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End
15:01
First Half begins.
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End
14:30
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End
13:00
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