Follow live coverage as Derby County face Charlton Athletic 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.
Derby County FC 0 - 1 Charlton Athletic FC
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:27Substitution, Derby County. Andreas Weimann replaces Ben Brereton.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:27Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Kayne Ramsay.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:27Attempt blocked. Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:25Ben Brereton (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:24Foul by Ben Brereton (Derby County).
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:21Attempt blocked. Amari'i Bell (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyreece Campbell.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:20Foul by David Ozoh (Derby County).
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:16Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Reece Burke replaces James Bree.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:16Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Harvey Knibbs replaces Sonny Carey.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:16Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Miles Leaburn replaces Charlie Kelman.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:16Foul by Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic).
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:14Attempt missed. Max Johnston (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:12Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Derby County).
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:10Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:10Foul by David Ozoh (Derby County).
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:08Attempt missed. Bobby Clark (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:07Attempt saved. Charlie Kelman (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Sonny Carey.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:05Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:04Second Half begins Derby County 0, Charlton Athletic 1.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
21:04Substitution, Derby County. David Ozoh replaces Ebou Adams.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:48First Half ends, Derby County 0, Charlton Athletic 1.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:46Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:46Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Derby County) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Max Johnston with a cross.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:43Foul by Amari'i Bell (Charlton Athletic).
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:42Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:42Delay in match because of an injury Callum Elder (Derby County).
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:44Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:39Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:38Goal! Derby County 0, Charlton Athletic 1. James Bree (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Greg Docherty.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:37Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:35Attempt missed. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sonny Carey.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:34Foul by Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic).
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:32Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:31Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:26Delay in match because of an injury Greg Docherty (Charlton Athletic).
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:26Attempt saved. Charlie Kelman (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Greg Docherty.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:30Attempt blocked. Max Johnston (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlton Morris.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:26Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:25Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:23Foul by Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic).
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:23Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:23Attempt blocked. Max Johnston (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlton Morris.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:18Foul by Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic).
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:16Offside, Derby County. Patrick Agyemang is caught offside.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:15Foul by Charlie Kelman (Charlton Athletic).
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:10Foul by Macaulay Gillesphey (Charlton Athletic).
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:10Attempt missed. James Bree (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyreece Campbell with a cross.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:10Attempt missed. Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) header from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:09Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Callum Elder.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:09Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:09Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
20:01First Half begins.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
19:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Derby County vs Charlton Athletic
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