Follow live coverage as Bristol City 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 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.
Bristol City FC 1 - 2 Queens Park Rangers FC
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:54Match ends, Bristol City 1, Queens Park Rangers 2.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:53Second Half ends, Bristol City 1, Queens Park Rangers 2.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:53Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:51Foul by Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:50Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Michael Frey replaces Rumarn Burrell.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:50Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:49Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:46Attempt missed. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Rob Atkinson with a headed pass.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:46Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:45Attempt blocked. Neto Borges (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:45Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:45Attempt blocked. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:44Substitution, Bristol City. Fally Mayulu replaces George Tanner.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:40Goal! Bristol City 1, Queens Park Rangers 2. Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jimmy Dunne with a cross.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:40Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Rayan Kolli replaces Richard Kone.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:40Attempt missed. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by George Tanner.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:40Foul by Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:40Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:40Delay in match because of an injury Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers).
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:33Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Rumarn Burrell is caught offside.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:35Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:33Attempt missed. Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Neto Borges with a cross following a corner.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:33Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Esquerdinha.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:33Attempt blocked. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:31Zak Vyner (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:31Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Randell.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:31Attempt missed. Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jimmy Dunne with a cross.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:31Attempt missed. Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rumarn Burrell following a fast break.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:31Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Emil Riis.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:31Substitution, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Scott Twine.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:31Goal! Bristol City 1, Queens Park Rangers 1. Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:31Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Harvey Vale replaces Koki Saito.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:31Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Paul Smyth replaces Karamoko Dembélé.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:31Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:30Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:20Handball by Emil Riis (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:19Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:17Delay in match because of an injury Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers).
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:13Substitution, Bristol City. Ross McCrorie replaces Mark Sykes.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:12Attempt missed. Adam Randell (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:10Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jonathan Varane.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:10Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:09Foul by Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers).
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:06Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Esquerdinha.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:06Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:06Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:06Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:04Attempt blocked. Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:04Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:03Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:03Foul by Emil Riis (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
16:02Second Half begins Bristol City 1, Queens Park Rangers 0.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:49First Half ends, Bristol City 1, Queens Park Rangers 0.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:49Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:46Attempt missed. Zak Vyner (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:44Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:39Attempt missed. Karamoko Dembélé (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Richard Kone.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:35Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:33Goal! Bristol City 1, Queens Park Rangers 0. Emil Riis (Bristol City) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Neto Borges with a cross.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:30Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:30Delay in match (Bristol City).
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:30Mark Sykes (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:28Attempt blocked. Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:25Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:25Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by George Tanner.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:25Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jonathan Varane.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:18Attempt missed. Scott Twine (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Emil Riis.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:16Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:07Attempt blocked. Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
15:01First Half begins.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Bristol City vs Queens Park Rangers
13:01Follow live football coverage with The Independent today.
We will have all the latest scores, goals and updates plus analysis and reaction throughout the game here. This season we're bringing you live coverage from every match in the Premier League, WSL, Championship, Carabao Cup and FA Cup from the third round onwards - as well as the best from the Champions League and beyond in Europe.
