Follow live coverage as Cardiff City face Portsmouth 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.

Just one place separates the two sides, who both occupy spots in the relegation zone ahead of kick-off, making this evening a crucial match despite being so early on in the season. Sign up to our daily Cardiff City newsletter here. The match kicks off at 7.45pm and, as ever, we will have all the team news, build-up and live match action for you.

Cardiff City: Alnwick, Ng, Goutas, Chambers, O’Dowda, Turnbull, Robertson, R Colwill, Tanner, El Ghazi, Robinson. Substitutes: Horvath, Fish, Daland, Bagan, Siopis, Rinomhota, Willock, Kanga, Méïté.

Cardiff City hauled themselves off the bottom of the Championship table in style as they hammered 10-man Plymouth Argyle to secure only their second league win of the season.

Follow live coverage as Cardiff City face Plymouth Argyle 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.

Follow live coverage as Cardiff City face Portsmouth 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.

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