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Follow live coverage as Southampton 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.
Southampton, Leicester City and Leeds United all descended from the more sensible flight last year and all hope to return quickly; however, Norwich City, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland also have real promotion ambitions.
At the other end of the table, QPR, Cardiff City and Birmingham City will hope for better campaigns than last year’s relegation struggle – while newcomers Sheffield Wednesday will be looking to survive after dramatic progress through the play-offs.
Follow updates on today’s game on the blog below.
Southampton FC 2 – 1 Plymouth Argyle FC
19:55
Match ends, Southampton 2, Plymouth Argyle 1.
19:55
Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Plymouth Argyle 1.
19:55
Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
19:55
Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from the left is blocked.
19:53
Attempt failed. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is up and wide to the left. 70′ 1′ Corner, Ryan Hardie.
19:52
Attempt blocked. Sékou Mara (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shea Charles.
19:52
Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a loose shot in the defensive half.
19:52
Saved attempt. 70′ 1′ Corner, Kyle Walker-Peters.
19:52
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
19:52
Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
19:49
Goal! Southampton 2, Plymouth Argyle 1. Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
19:48
Attempt failed. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is up and wide to the left following a corner.
19:46
Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Granted through Jack Stephens.
19:48
Attempt failed. Shea Charles (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. 70′ Corner, Ryan Manning.
19:46
Corner, Southampton. Awarded through Dan Scarr.
19:46
Attempt blocked. Attempt blocked. Sékou Mara (Southampton) left footed shot from the center. 70′ 1′ Corner, Kyle Walker-Peters.
19:42
Offside, Southampton. Kyle Walker-Peters is offside.
19:42
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
19:41
Substitution, Southampton. Jack Stephens replaces Adam Armstrong.
19:36
Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Mustapha Bundu replaces Finn Azaz.
19:36
Attempt failed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the corner.
19:34
Sékou Mara (Southampton) has received a loose kick in the attacking half.
19:34
Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Samuel Edozie.
19:32
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Conor Hazard.
19:32
Saved attempt. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) footed shot from the penalty spot is saved in the centre of the goal.
7:30 pm.
Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7:30 pm.
Delay. They are in a position to continue.
7:30 pm.
Substitution: Plymouth Argyle. Julio Pleguezuelo replaced by Dan Scarr because of an injury.
19:28
The adjustment was interrupted due to an injury to Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle).
19:28
Attempt failed. Joe Aribo (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
19:27
Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces Ché Adams.
19:27
Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Will Smallbone.
19:27
Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Carlos Alcaraz.
19:25
Foul by Samuel Edozie (Southampton).
19:24
Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Luke Cundle replaces Jordan Houghton.
19:24
Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Mickel Miller replaces Bali Mumba.
19:21
Goal! Southampton 2, Plymouth Argyle 0. Ché Adams (Southampton) footed shot from the centre of the box to the back corner. 70′ 1′ Corner, Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
19:19
Stored attempt. Ché Adams (Southampton) footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the near future. 71′ 1′ Corner, Adam Armstrong.
19:16
Failed attempt. Missed shot Will Smallbone (Southampton) header from the center misses to the left.
19:16
Hand ball by Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle).
19:16
Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card.
19:14
Goal! Southampton 1, Plymouth Argyle 0. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
19:14
Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Bali Mumba is booked offside.
19:14
Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
19:14
Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
19:12
Failed attempt. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
19:12
Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Awarded through Ryan Manning.
19:10
Failed attempt. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the ball and misses inside the box.
19:12
Attempt saved. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan Bednarek.
19:10
Attempt blocked. Samuel Edozie (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong with a cross.
19:08
Attempt failed. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
19:07
Corner, Southampton. Awarded through Brendan Galloway.
19:07
Attempt blocked. Shot blocked. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Shea Charles.
19:06
Attempt blocked. Samuel Edozie (Southampton) right footed shot from the left of the box is blocked. 70′ 1′ Corner, Ryan Manning.
19:05
Handball via Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle).
19:03
Second Half begins Southampton 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.
19:03
Replacement, Plymouth Argyle. Ryan Hardie replaces Ben Waine.
18:48
First Half ends, Southampton 0, Plymouth Argyle 0.
18:47
Saved attempt. Ché Adams (Southampton) penalty attempt is blocked.
18:47
Attempt missed. Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Edwards with a cross.
18:46
Ryan Manning (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a foul.
18:46
Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
18:46
Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Brendan Galloway is offside.
18:46
Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
18:46
Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Awarded by Samuel Edozie.
18:46
Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 70′ 1′ Corner, Finn Azaz.
18:46
Corner, Southampton. Granted through Brendan Galloway.
18:46
Will Smallbone (Southampton) receives the yellow card for a foul.
18:46
Foul by Will Smallbone (Southampton).
18:46
Offside, Southampton. Samuel Edozie is caught offside.
18:46
Attempt blocked. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
18:38
Finn Azaz (Plymouth Argyle) wins a loose shot in the defensive half.
18:35
Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
18:35
Attempt blocked. 70′ 1′ Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Southampton) footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 70′ 1′ Corner, Kyle Walker-Peters.
18:32
Hand ball by Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle).
18:32
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Brendan Galloway.
18:29
Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) wins a loose shot in the defensive zone.
18:29
Foul by Samuel Edozie (Southampton).
18:27
Offside, Southampton. Ché Adams is caught offside.
18:26
Saved attempt. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 70′ 1′ Corner, Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
18:24
Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
18:19
Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box.
18:18
Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box. 70′ Corner, Ryan Manning.
18:18
Corner, Southampton. Granted through Julio Pleguezuelo.
18:16
Corner, Southampton. Corner committed by Bali Mumba.
18:16
Attempt blocked. 70′ 1′ Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the left of the box is blocked. 70′ 1′ Corner, Ryan Manning.
6:15 pm.
Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card.
18:15
Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a loose throw in the attacking half.
18:13
Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a loose shot in his own half.
6:10 p. m.
Attempt failed. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
18:06
Adam Armstrong’s left-footed shot from more than 30 metres goes too high. 70′ 1′ Corner, Jan Bednarek.
18:06
Offside, Southampton. Ché Adams is caught offside.
18:05
Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Ben Waine was offside.
18:01
The first half begins.
5:30 pm.
Lineups and players are announced.
5:00 pm.
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