Follow live coverage as Bristol City face Blackburn Rovers 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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Bristol City FC 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers FC
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:29Delay in match because of an injury Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:27Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Lewis Miller.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:23Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:23Attempt saved. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:22Attempt blocked. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Axel Henriksson.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:17Attempt blocked. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:16Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:16Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:16Attempt blocked. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andri Gudjohnsen.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:14Attempt blocked. Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:13Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Emil Riis.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:11Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Adam Forshaw replaces Sondre Tronstad.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:11Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Axel Henriksson replaces Ryoya Morishita.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:11Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:08Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:07Attempt missed. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mark Sykes with a cross.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:07Foul by Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers).
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:04Offside, Bristol City. Ross McCrorie is caught offside.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:04Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:03Attempt blocked. Emil Riis (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:01Attempt missed. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Twine with a cross following a corner.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:00Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ryan Hedges.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:01Attempt blocked. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
21:00Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:59Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:58Foul by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:56Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:56Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:54Second Half begins Bristol City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:39First Half ends, Bristol City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:39Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:39Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Lewis Miller.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:38Attempt blocked. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haydon Roberts.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:35Goal! Bristol City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:33Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:32Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:26Attempt missed. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a cross.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:26Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:23Delay in match because of an injury Radek Vítek (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:23Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:22Foul by Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers).
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:23Attempt missed. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a through ball.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:21Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:21Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:17Delay in match because of an injury Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:17Attempt saved. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:15Attempt missed. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:12Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi is caught offside.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:11Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by George Tanner.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:09Substitution, Bristol City. Mark Sykes replaces Neto Borges because of an injury.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:09Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:08Delay in match because of an injury Neto Borges (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:08Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Radek Vítek.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:08Attempt saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Radek Vítek (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:05Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers).
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:04Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Bristol City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Zak Vyner.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
20:03Foul by Emil Riis (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
19:57Attempt missed. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu with a cross.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
19:50Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
19:49Attempt missed. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
19:48Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
19:49Attempt blocked. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andri Gudjohnsen.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
19:49Attempt blocked. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuki Ohashi.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
19:47Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
19:47Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neto Borges.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
19:46First Half begins.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
19:15Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers
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