Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough face Burnley 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.

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Middlesbrough FC 0 - 0 Burnley FC

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:50

Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Burnley 0.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:49

Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Burnley 0.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:48

Offside, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry is caught offside.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:48

Foul by Lyle Foster (Burnley).

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:47

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:46

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:46

Substitution, Burnley. Lyle Foster replaces Josh Brownhill.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:44

Delay in match because of an injury James Trafford (Burnley).

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:43

Offside, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry is caught offside.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:43

Luca Koleosho (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:42

Foul by Luca Koleosho (Burnley).

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:39

Offside, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:39

Connor Roberts (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:39

Foul by Connor Roberts (Burnley).

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:37

Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lukas Engel replaces Neto Borges.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:37

Substitution, Burnley. Luca Koleosho replaces Jaidon Anthony.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:37

Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Zian Flemming.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:35

Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:32

Attempt missed. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:32

Josh Laurent (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:30

Josh Laurent (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:30

Substitution, Middlesbrough. Riley McGree replaces Delano Burgzorg.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:30

Substitution, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones replaces Ben Doak.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:27

Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (Burnley).

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:27

Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:27

Attempt missed. Josh Laurent (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Connor Roberts.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:25

Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:24

Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:23

Substitution, Burnley. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Hannibal Mejbri.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:22

Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) hits the woodwork with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:20

Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:18

Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:18

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Josh Laurent.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:16

Attempt missed. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Brownhill with a cross following a corner.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:14

Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Dael Fry.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:14

Attempt blocked. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:11

Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:11

Josh Cullen (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:09

Foul by Josh Cullen (Burnley).

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:06

Offside, Middlesbrough. Ben Doak is caught offside.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:03

Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:02

Josh Cullen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

21:01

Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Burnley 0.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:46

First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Burnley 0.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:46

Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:40

Offside, Burnley. Hannibal Mejbri is caught offside.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:37

Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Burnley).

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:34

Attempt missed. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:33

Offside, Burnley. Zian Flemming is caught offside.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:30

Connor Roberts (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:28

Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley).

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:27

Corner, Burnley. Conceded by George Edmundson.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:26

Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) hits the woodwork with a left footed shot from the right side of the box.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:25

CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:23

Zian Flemming (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:21

Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:21

Attempt missed. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:20

Corner, Burnley. Conceded by George Edmundson.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:19

Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Hayden Hackney.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:16

Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:15

Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:15

Foul by Zian Flemming (Burnley).

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:11

Offside, Burnley. Hannibal Mejbri is caught offside.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:10

Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:08

Attempt saved. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:08

Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley).

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:07

Foul by Jaidon Anthony (Burnley).

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:07

Attempt blocked. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zian Flemming.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:04

George Edmundson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:03

Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:03

Foul by George Edmundson (Middlesbrough).

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

20:01

First Half begins.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

19:30

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Middlesbrough vs Burnley

18:00

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