Follow live coverage as Portsmouth face Sheffield Wednesday 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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Portsmouth FC 0 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday FC
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:52First Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:52Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:52Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:52Delay in match (Portsmouth).
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:52Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:46Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:45Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:45Foul by Ernie Weaver (Sheffield Wednesday).
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:43Attempt blocked. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:42Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Max Lowe.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:42Attempt blocked. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Regan Poole.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:39Offside, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop is caught offside.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:39Attempt saved. George Brown (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ben Killip (Portsmouth). Assisted by Yan Valery.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:39Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. George Brown is caught offside.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:39Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:39Foul by Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth).
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:39Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:39Attempt missed. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:39Attempt blocked. Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:34Attempt blocked. Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:30Attempt saved. John Swift (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ethan Horvath (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Andre Dozzell.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:28Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:25Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Ben Killip.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:25Attempt saved. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Ben Killip (Portsmouth).
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:25Attempt saved. Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ben Killip (Portsmouth). Assisted by Barry Bannan.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:25Offside, Portsmouth. Colby Bishop is caught offside.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:25Attempt missed. Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:25Attempt blocked. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:25Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:25Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:24Attempt missed. John Swift (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:17Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:16Foul by Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday).
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:13Goal! Portsmouth 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:11Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:08Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Ben Killip.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:05Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:03Attempt blocked. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:02Handball by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
15:01First Half begins.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
14:31Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday
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