Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Portsmouth face Blackburn Rovers 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 Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United 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 Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers
Second Half begins Portsmouth 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers
Danny Batth (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers
Attempt missed. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) header from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow with a cross.
Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers
Attempt missed. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers
Danny Batth (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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