Follow live coverage as West Bromwich Albion face Derby County 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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West Bromwich Albion FC 0 - 1 Derby County FC
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
17:02Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Derby County 1.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:56Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Derby County 1.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:56Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Craig Forsyth.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:56Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:55Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:55Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Matt Clarke.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:55Attempt blocked. Samuel Iling-Junior (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Campbell.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:55Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:55Dion Sanderson (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:55Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:55Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:55Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Andreas Weimann.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:55Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Derby County 1. Andreas Weimann (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Agyemang with a headed pass.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:55Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Josh Maja replaces Mikey Johnston.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:55Attempt blocked. Samuel Iling-Junior (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:55Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jacob Widell Zetterström.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:55Attempt saved. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Toby Collyer.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:55Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:55Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:52Substitution, Derby County. Andreas Weimann replaces Bobby Clark.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:52Attempt missed. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior with a cross.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:52Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:52Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Toby Collyer replaces Alex Mowatt.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:52Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Samuel Iling-Junior replaces Jed Wallace.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:52Attempt missed. Bobby Clark (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:52Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:52Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:50Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:40Substitution, Derby County. Patrick Agyemang replaces Ben Brereton.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:39Delay over. They are ready to continue.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:35Delay in match (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:22Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:22Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:20Attempt saved. Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Isaac Price.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:22Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Campbell with a cross.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:19Lewis Travis (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:19Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:19Attempt missed. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:16Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Callum Elder.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:16Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:16Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:16Attempt blocked. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:13Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:08Attempt blocked. George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:08Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:07Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Price.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
16:07Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Derby County 0.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:47First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Derby County 0.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:47Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:45Attempt missed. Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jed Wallace following a corner.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:43Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ebou Adams.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:43Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:43Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:41Attempt missed. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aune Heggebø.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:38Attempt missed. Chris Mepham (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross following a corner.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:36Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:35Attempt blocked. Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:35Attempt blocked. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:35Foul by Chris Mepham (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:35Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:33Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:22Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Aune Heggebø is caught offside.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:21Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Derby County) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Elder with a cross.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:19Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Bobby Clark.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:14Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:14Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby is caught offside.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:14Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:10Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:07Attempt saved. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:04Foul by Lewis Travis (Derby County).
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
15:01First Half begins.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
West Bromwich Albion vs Derby County
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