Follow live coverage as Blackburn Rovers face Swansea City 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 1 - 1 Swansea City AFC
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:50Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:48Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Swansea City 1.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:50Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Augustus Kargbo replaces Ryoya Morishita.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:34First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Swansea City 1.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:34Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ryoya Morishita is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:34Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ryoya Morishita is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:34Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:30Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Swansea City 1. Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:29Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:27Attempt missed. Cameron Burgess (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross following a set piece situation.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:27Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:26Cameron Burgess (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:23Josh Tymon (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:23Foul by Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City).
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:23Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:23Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:19Offside, Swansea City. Zan Vipotnik is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:15Attempt missed. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:15Attempt saved. Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:15Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:14Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Swansea City 0. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:13Attempt missed. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:13Attempt blocked. Manuel Benson (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:11Foul by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:05Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:04Attempt saved. Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Zeidane Inoussa.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:02Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:04Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:01Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a cross.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
20:00Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
19:57Attempt missed. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a cross.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
19:56Offside, Swansea City. Ben Cabango is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
19:57Offside, Swansea City. Josh Tymon is caught offside.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
19:56Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
19:56Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Todd Cantwell.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
19:54Manuel Benson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
19:50Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
19:48Foul by Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City).
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
19:46First Half begins.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
19:15Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City
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