Follow live coverage as Wrexham face Birmingham City 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.
Wrexham FC 1 - 1 Birmingham City FC
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:54Match ends, Wrexham 1, Birmingham City 1.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:54Second Half ends, Wrexham 1, Birmingham City 1.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:52Attempt blocked. Callum Doyle (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Dobson.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:51Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:48Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:47Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Barnett replaces Issa Kaboré.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:47Substitution, Wrexham. James McClean replaces Ryan Longman.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:47Substitution, Wrexham. Dan Scarr replaces Dominic Hyam.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:46Foul by Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City).
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:44Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:44Offside, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi is caught offside.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:59Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:42Attempt blocked. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:39Substitution, Birmingham City. Tommy Doyle replaces Jay Stansfield because of an injury.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:39Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:39Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:39Delay in match because of an injury Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:33Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:30Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Patrick Roberts.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:30Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Demarai Gray.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:30Substitution, Wrexham. Nathan Broadhead replaces Josh Windass.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:28Substitution, Wrexham. Matty James replaces Ben Sheaf.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:27Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Longman.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:26Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Marc Leonard.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:24Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Lyndon Dykes.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:22Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:19Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:17Foul by Dominic Hyam (Wrexham).
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:16Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:17Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:14Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:12Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:12Delay in match (Birmingham City).
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:11Attempt blocked. Ryan Longman (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:10Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a cross.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:10Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:07Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:04Goal! Wrexham 1, Birmingham City 1. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Stansfield with a through ball following a fast break.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
21:04Second Half begins Wrexham 1, Birmingham City 0.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:48First Half ends, Wrexham 1, Birmingham City 0.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:46Foul by Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:46Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:44Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata with a cross.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:39Offside, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:39Attempt saved. George Dobson (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Ryan Longman.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:38Attempt missed. George Dobson (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Windass.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:37Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Issa Kaboré.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:35Josh Windass (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:34Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:34Attempt blocked. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:32Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:31Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:32Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:31Offside, Wrexham. Lewis O'Brien is caught offside.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:30Offside, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray is caught offside.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:26Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:25Attempt saved. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham).
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:24Foul by Issa Kaboré (Wrexham).
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:23Foul by Issa Kaboré (Wrexham).
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:20Attempt saved. Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:14Goal! Wrexham 1, Birmingham City 0. George Dobson (Wrexham) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Cleworth following a corner.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:16Attempt blocked. Max Cleworth (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Windass with a cross.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:13Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Marc Leonard.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:14Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Wrexham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:13Attempt saved. Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:12Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Marc Leonard.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:13Attempt blocked. Ryan Longman (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:12Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:07Offside, Wrexham. Josh Windass is caught offside.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:07Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:07Delay in match because of an injury Issa Kaboré (Wrexham).
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
20:01First Half begins.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
19:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Wrexham vs Birmingham City
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