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
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers
Delay in match because of an injury Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers
Regan Poole (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers
Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers
Regan Poole (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers
Attempt saved. Cauley Woodrow (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers
Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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