Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Sheffield Wednesday 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.
Last year Southampton, Leicester City and Leeds United were relegated from the top flight and all are hopeful of making a quick return - but the likes of Norwich City, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland all have real promotion ambitions too.
At the other end of the table, QPR, Cardiff City and Birmingham City will hope for better campaigns than last year’s relegation struggle - while newcomers Sheffield Wednesday will be looking to survive after dramatic progress through the play-offs.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City
Attempt blocked. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Michael Ihiekwe.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City
Attempt saved. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Buchanan.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City
Attempt blocked. Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Kristian Pedersen replaces Marvin Johnson.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City
Attempt blocked. Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keshi Anderson.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City
Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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