{"id":289680,"date":"2023-10-01T11:35:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T11:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=289680"},"modified":"2023-10-01T11:35:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T11:35:06","slug":"blackburn-rovers-vs-leicester-city-live-championship-latest-score-goals-and-updates-from-fixture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/blackburn-rovers-vs-leicester-city-live-championship-latest-score-goals-and-updates-from-fixture\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester City LIVE: Championship latest score, goals and updates from fixture"},"content":{"rendered":"
Follow live coverage as Blackburn Rovers face Leicester City in the Championship today.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
At the other end of the table, QPR, Cardiff City and Birmingham City will hope for better campaigns than last year\u2019s relegation struggle – while newcomers Sheffield Wednesday will be looking to survive after dramatic progress through the play-offs.<\/p>\n
Follow live updates from today\u2019s game in the live blog below.<\/p>\n
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.<\/p>\n
Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.<\/p>\n
Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.<\/p>\n
Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.<\/p>\n
Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.<\/p>\n
Attempt saved. Dilan Markanday (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Moran.<\/p>\n
Attempt missed. Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left.<\/p>\n
Arn\u00f3r Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.<\/p>\n
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Leicester City 1. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box.<\/p>\n
Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Moran.<\/p>\n