Portsmouth vs West Bromwich Albion LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Portsmouth face West Bromwich Albion 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 West Bromwich Albion
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
Portsmouth vs West Bromwich Albion
Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
Portsmouth vs West Bromwich Albion
Torbjørn Heggem (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Portsmouth vs West Bromwich Albion
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Josh Maja is caught offside.
Portsmouth vs West Bromwich Albion
Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Portsmouth vs West Bromwich Albion
Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
Portsmouth vs West Bromwich Albion
Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Portsmouth vs West Bromwich Albion
Attempt saved. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
Portsmouth vs West Bromwich Albion
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by John Swift.
Portsmouth vs West Bromwich Albion
Attempt blocked. Paddy Lane (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Lang.
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