Follow live coverage as Swansea City 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.

Swansea City AFC 1 - 1 West Bromwich Albion FC

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:24

Match ends, Swansea City 1, West Bromwich Albion 1.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:23

Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, West Bromwich Albion 1.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:23

Myles Peart-Harris (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:22

Mason Holgate (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:20

Goal! Swansea City 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Joe Allen (Swansea City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ronald with a cross.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:20

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:15

Substitution, Swansea City. Joe Allen replaces Liam Cullen.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:15

Substitution, Swansea City. Azeem Abdulai replaces Gonçalo Franco.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:12

Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:11

Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:10

Offside, Swansea City. Florian Bianchini is caught offside.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:09

Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana replaces Josh Maja.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:09

Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Devante Cole replaces Karlan Grant.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:07

Attempt missed. Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box following a fast break.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:04

Attempt saved. Josh Tymon (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:04

Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant is caught offside.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:04

Substitution, Swansea City. Kyle Naughton replaces Cyrus Christie.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

14:04

Substitution, Swansea City. Myles Peart-Harris replaces Eom Ji-Sung.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:56

Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:56

Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift replaces Mikey Johnston.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:54

Goal! Swansea City 0, West Bromwich Albion 1. Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:50

Harry Darling (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:50

Foul by Harry Darling (Swansea City).

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:50

Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:50

Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:47

Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Maja.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:45

Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces Jed Wallace.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:45

Substitution, Swansea City. Florian Bianchini replaces Zan Vipotnik.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:45

Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Alex Mowatt replaces Ousmane Diakité.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:43

Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:42

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:42

Delay in match (Swansea City).

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:40

Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:40

Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:40

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Harry Darling.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:39

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Eom Ji-Sung.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:39

Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:38

Attempt missed. Josh Tymon (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box following a set piece situation.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:38

Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:37

Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:32

Second Half begins Swansea City 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:17

First Half ends, Swansea City 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:17

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

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:16

Attempt missed. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box following a fast break.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:16

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:16

Attempt saved. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karlan Grant.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:16

Attempt blocked. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Wallace.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:13

Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:13

Attempt missed. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Karlan Grant.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:10

Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Torbjørn Heggem.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:09

Attempt missed. Torbjørn Heggem (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross following a corner.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:09

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:09

Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jed Wallace.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:09

Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Maja.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:05

Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jed Wallace following a fast break.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:04

Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:04

Attempt blocked. Joshua Key (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

13:01

Attempt blocked. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:57

Offside, Swansea City. Zan Vipotnik is caught offside.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:57

Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:56

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Harry Darling.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:57

Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:55

Offside, Swansea City. Eom Ji-Sung is caught offside.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:54

Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:51

Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:46

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Harry Darling.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:46

Attempt missed. Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eom Ji-Sung.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:44

Attempt missed. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:43

Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Ousmane Diakité.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:45

Attempt blocked. Harry Darling (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:42

Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:40

Liam Cullen (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:40

Josh Tymon (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:42

Attempt blocked. Ronald (Swansea City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Liam Cullen.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:38

Attempt blocked. Joshua Key (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:37

Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:35

Attempt missed. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:35

Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:34

Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:33

Offside, Swansea City. Josh Tymon is caught offside.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:34

Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:33

Foul by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:32

First Half begins.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

12:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion

10:30

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