Follow live coverage as Blackburn Rovers face Ipswich Town 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.
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Blackburn Rovers FC 0 - 0 Ipswich Town FC
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
16:13Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
16:13Foul by Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
16:12Substitution, Ipswich Town. Cédric Kipré replaces Chuba Akpom.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
16:10Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
16:07Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) is shown the red card.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
16:06Foul by Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
16:06Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
16:03Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Ipswich Town 0.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:47First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Ipswich Town 0.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:46Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:46Attempt missed. Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kasey McAteer.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:46Attempt saved. Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Jacob Greaves.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:46Foul by Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:44Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:43Foul by Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:40Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:39Offside, Ipswich Town. George Hirst is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:38Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:38Attempt saved. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Dara O'Shea.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:36Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:33Darnell Furlong (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:33Foul by Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:30Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Azor Matusiwa.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:29Attempt blocked. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:29Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:23Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:23Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:23Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Lewis Miller.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:19Attempt blocked. Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:18Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:18Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:17Attempt saved. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alex Palmer (Ipswich Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:14Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:14Offside, Ipswich Town. Jaden Philogene is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:12Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:12George Hirst (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:12Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:12Attempt saved. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Kasey McAteer.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:12Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:12Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:10Delay in match because of an injury Darnell Furlong (Ipswich Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:08Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:04Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:06Attempt saved. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Alex Palmer (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Lewis Miller.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:03Foul by Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
15:01First Half begins.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town
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