Follow live coverage as Sheffield United face Queens Park Rangers 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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Sheffield United FC 2 - 0 Queens Park Rangers FC
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:27
Foul by Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United).
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:24
Hand ball by Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United).
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:24
Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Lucas Andersen is caught offside.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:22
Offside, Sheffield United. Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:22
Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:19
Attempt blocked. Alfie Lloyd (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Frey.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:19
Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:14
Goal! Sheffield United 2, Queens Park Rangers 0. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer following a fast break.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:14
Foul by Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United).
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:14
Jake Clarke-Salter (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:14
Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:14
Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:14
Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:14
Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:14
Attempt missed. Karamoko Dembélé (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:09
Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Vinicius Souza.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:07
Goal! Sheffield United 1, Queens Park Rangers 0. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:14
Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:07
Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Michael Frey is caught offside.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:04
Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:03
Foul by Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United).
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:02
Attempt blocked. Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karamoko Dembélé.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
15:02
First Half begins.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
14:30
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers
13:00
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