Follow live coverage as Birmingham City face Sheffield Wednesday 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.
Birmingham City FC 1 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday FC
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:55Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:55Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:53Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:55Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ethan Horvath (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Demarai Gray.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:52Foul by Max Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:49Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:48Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:33First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:33Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:33Foul by Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:33Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:33Attempt missed. Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a corner.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:33Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ernie Weaver.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:33Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:33Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:26Attempt missed. Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Liam Palmer.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:23Goal! Birmingham City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:22Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:21Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:18Attempt missed. Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a corner.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:18Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Bailey Cadamarteri.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:15Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:13Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:10Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:10Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Svante Ingelsson.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:05Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:03Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:02Handball by Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday).
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:03Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:00Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Jamal Lowe is caught offside.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:00Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
19:59Delay in match because of an injury Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
20:03Attempt missed. Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross following a set piece situation.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
19:58Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
19:57Attempt saved. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ethan Horvath (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a through ball.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
19:55Goal! Birmingham City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
19:54Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
19:51Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
19:49Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
19:49Foul by Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday).
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
19:47Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
19:46First Half begins.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
19:15Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Birmingham City vs Sheffield Wednesday
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