Follow live coverage as Bristol City face Middlesbrough 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.

Bristol City welcome Middlesbrough to Ashton Gate on Friday night (19:45 GMT) for a clash between two sides hoping to make the Championship play-offs. The Robins are eighth, two points off the top six, but have won just two of their past seven games (D3 L2).