Follow live coverage as Preston North End face Ipswich Town 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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Preston North End FC 1 - 0 Ipswich Town FC
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:58Match ends, Preston North End 1, Ipswich Town 0.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:58Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Ipswich Town 0.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:58Attempt missed. Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:58Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Hirst.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:58Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:55Ali McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:55Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:53Attempt saved. Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Dara O'Shea with a headed pass.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:53George Hirst (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:53George Hirst (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:53Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:53Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:53Offside, Ipswich Town. Conor Chaplin is caught offside.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:53Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:51Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:50Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:47Delay in match because of an injury Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:45Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:45Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Thierry Small.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:44Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:44Thierry Small (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:44Foul by Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town).
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:43Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:37Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:36Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay replaces Andrew Hughes.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:36Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jens Cajuste replaces Azor Matusiwa.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:36Substitution, Ipswich Town. Chuba Akpom replaces Sam Szmodics.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:36Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:34Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison replaces Michael Smith.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:32Substitution, Preston North End. Odeluga Offiah replaces Pol Valentín.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:34Substitution, Preston North End. Stefán Thórdarson replaces Alfie Devine.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:32Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:32Attempt missed. Thierry Small (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ali McCann.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:31Attempt missed. Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:28Attempt missed. Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ashley Young.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:31Attempt saved. Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:28Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:28Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:28Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer replaces Jack Clarke.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:28Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ashley Young replaces Ben Johnson.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:28Substitution, Ipswich Town. Conor Chaplin replaces Jaden Philogene.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:25Offside, Ipswich Town. Jaden Philogene is caught offside.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:23Attempt blocked. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Szmodics.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:24Attempt blocked. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:20Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Thierry Small.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:18Attempt missed. Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Azor Matusiwa.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:18Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:16Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Gibson (Preston North End).
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:16Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:15Offside, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor is caught offside.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:13Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Milutin Osmajic.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:15Attempt blocked. Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:15Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:11Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:11Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:10Attempt blocked. Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:07Offside, Ipswich Town. Jaden Philogene is caught offside.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
16:04Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Ipswich Town 0.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:49First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Ipswich Town 0.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:49Pol Valentín (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:48Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:46Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:44Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:43Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Azor Matusiwa.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:42Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:41Foul by Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town).
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:40Attempt missed. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a cross.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:30Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Thierry Small.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:30Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:30Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:23Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:21Attempt missed. Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jaden Philogene.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:20Handball by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:15Offside, Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke is caught offside.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:11Goal! Preston North End 1, Ipswich Town 0. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:10Penalty conceded by Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:09Attempt missed. Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Taylor.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:07Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jacob Greaves.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:04Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:03Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:02Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack Taylor.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
15:01First Half begins.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town
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