Follow live coverage as Derby County face Southampton 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 1 - 1 Southampton FC
Derby County vs Southampton
16:57Match ends, Derby County 1, Southampton 1.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:54Second Half ends, Derby County 1, Southampton 1.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:54Foul by Finn Azaz (Southampton).
Derby County vs Southampton
16:54Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Matt Clarke.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:54Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jacob Widell Zetterström.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:54Attempt saved. Tom Fellows (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Finn Azaz.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:51Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:49Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:54Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:47Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joe Ward.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:48Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:45Substitution, Derby County. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen replaces Carlton Morris because of an injury.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:45Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:45Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
Derby County vs Southampton
16:42Offside, Southampton. Tom Fellows is caught offside.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:42Attempt saved. Kayden Jackson (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Alex McCarthy (Southampton). Assisted by Rhian Brewster with a through ball.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:42Foul by Finn Azaz (Southampton).
Derby County vs Southampton
16:42Substitution, Derby County. Joe Ward replaces Andreas Weimann.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:42Substitution, Derby County. Kayden Jackson replaces Patrick Agyemang.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:42Substitution, Southampton. Finn Azaz replaces Ryan Fraser.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:42Substitution, Southampton. Flynn Downes replaces Shea Charles.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:42Attempt blocked. Shea Charles (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronnie Edwards.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:42Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Andreas Weimann.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:42Attempt blocked. Tom Fellows (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caspar Jander.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:34Substitution, Derby County. Ebou Adams replaces David Ozoh.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:28Substitution, Derby County. Rhian Brewster replaces Bobby Clark.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:24Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Derby County) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Forsyth with a cross.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:24Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:20Andreas Weimann (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:20Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:19Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
Derby County vs Southampton
16:19Substitution, Southampton. Damion Downs replaces Léo Scienza.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:17Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:17Caspar Jander (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:17Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlton Morris.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:12Foul by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
Derby County vs Southampton
16:12Corner, Southampton. Conceded by David Ozoh.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:12Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:11Joshua Quarshie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:07Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Southampton
16:07Foul by Tom Fellows (Southampton).
Derby County vs Southampton
16:04Second Half begins Derby County 1, Southampton 1.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:50First Half ends, Derby County 1, Southampton 1.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:50Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:45Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:45Attempt saved. Tom Fellows (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County).
Derby County vs Southampton
15:41Goal! Derby County 1, Southampton 1. Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andreas Weimann with a cross.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:40Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Tom Fellows.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:35Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
Derby County vs Southampton
15:34Craig Forsyth (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:33Max Johnston (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:33Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:33Lewis Travis (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:33Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:31Substitution, Southampton. Tom Fellows replaces Ross Stewart because of an injury.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:30Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:26Attempt saved. Ross Stewart (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:24Craig Forsyth (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:24Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:23Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Caspar Jander.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:21Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Ronnie Edwards.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:52Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:52Delay in match (Derby County).
Derby County vs Southampton
15:17Attempt saved. Andreas Weimann (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alex McCarthy (Southampton).
Derby County vs Southampton
15:15Ross Stewart (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:15Foul by Ross Stewart (Southampton).
Derby County vs Southampton
15:15Offside, Derby County. Lewis Travis is caught offside.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:15Attempt missed. Craig Forsyth (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:15Attempt saved. Carlton Morris (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alex McCarthy (Southampton). Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:15Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Ryan Fraser.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:15Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:15Attempt saved. Andreas Weimann (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alex McCarthy (Southampton). Assisted by Bobby Clark.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:13Goal! Derby County 0, Southampton 1. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:11Attempt saved. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County).
Derby County vs Southampton
15:08Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:07Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ross Stewart.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:05Caspar Jander (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Southampton
15:01First Half begins.
Derby County vs Southampton
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Derby County vs Southampton
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