Follow live coverage as Derby County 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.
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Derby County FC 1 - 0 Queens Park Rangers FC
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:57Match ends, Derby County 1, Queens Park Rangers 0.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:56Second Half ends, Derby County 1, Queens Park Rangers 0.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:56Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:54Substitution, Derby County. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen replaces Carlton Morris.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:54Carlton Morris (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:54Attempt saved. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Sam Field.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:54Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:54Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:54Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:51Substitution, Derby County. Ryan Nyambe replaces Max Johnston because of an injury.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:51Delay in match because of an injury Max Johnston (Derby County).
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:46Attempt blocked. Kayden Jackson (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby Clark.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:45Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Callum Elder.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:45Attempt missed. Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amadou Mbengue.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:44Attempt blocked. Karamoko Dembélé (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Varane.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:40Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:37David Ozoh (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:37Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:37Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Sam Field replaces Rhys Norrington-Davies.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:36Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Rhys Norrington-Davies.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:34Foul by Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers).
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:33Substitution, Derby County. Kayden Jackson replaces Ben Brereton.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:33Substitution, Derby County. Rhian Brewster replaces Patrick Agyemang.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:33Steve Cook (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:33Foul by Steve Cook (Queens Park Rangers).
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:31Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:31Foul by Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers).
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:30Attempt blocked. Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:29Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Michael Frey replaces Richard Kone.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:27Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Paul Smyth replaces Nicolas Madsen.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:27Paul Nardi (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:35Attempt saved. Sondre Langås (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Paul Nardi (Queens Park Rangers). Assisted by Ben Brereton with a cross.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:26Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Amadou Mbengue.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:26Ben Brereton (Derby County) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box following a set piece situation.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:25Foul by Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers).
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:23Max Johnston (Derby County) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left from a direct free kick.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:22Foul by Amadou Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers).
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:22Attempt blocked. Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:21Attempt missed. Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Varane.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:19Foul by Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers).
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:19Amadou Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:16Steve Cook (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:11Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Jimmy Dunne is caught offside.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:10Karamoko Dembélé (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:10Rhys Norrington-Davies (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:05Second Half begins Derby County 1, Queens Park Rangers 0.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:05Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Ilias Chair replaces Koki Saito.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:52First Half ends, Derby County 1, Queens Park Rangers 0.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:03Sondre Langås (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:52Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:51Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ozoh.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:43Foul by Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers).
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:42Offside, Derby County. Ben Brereton is caught offside.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:41Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlton Morris.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:35Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:35Foul by Callum Elder (Derby County).
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:35Foul by Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers).
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:35Attempt saved. Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Paul Nardi (Queens Park Rangers). Assisted by Bobby Clark.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
16:04Attempt blocked. Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rumarn Burrell.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:26Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Paul Nardi.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:24Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Paul Nardi (Queens Park Rangers). Assisted by Callum Elder with a cross.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:24Foul by Max Johnston (Derby County).
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:22Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Max Johnston with a cross.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:15Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:14Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Madsen (Queens Park Rangers).
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:13Foul by Callum Elder (Derby County).
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:11Goal! Derby County 1, Queens Park Rangers 0. Carlton Morris (Derby County) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sondre Langås following a corner.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:11Attempt missed. Sondre Langås (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Max Johnston following a corner.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:11Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Amadou Mbengue.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:10Attempt missed. Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:10Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Sondre Langås.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:04Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Nicolas Madsen.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:02Foul by Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers).
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
15:01First Half begins.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Derby County vs Queens Park Rangers
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