Middlesbrough vs Bristol City LIVE: Championship latest score, goals and updates from fixture

Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough face Bristol 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 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.

Middlesbrough FC 0 - 0 Bristol City FC

Middlesbrough vs Bristol City

15:08

Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.

Middlesbrough vs Bristol City

15:08

Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Middlesbrough vs Bristol City

15:07

Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).

Middlesbrough vs Bristol City

15:02

First Half begins.

Middlesbrough vs Bristol City

14:30

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Middlesbrough vs Bristol City

13:00

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