Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough face Blackburn Rovers 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.

Middlesbrough are looking to continue their fine form of late as they host Blackburn Rovers at the Riverside. With a chance to move back up to fifth and lessen the gap to the automatic promotion spots, Boro are looking for a fourth straight win. It comes after an excellent run in which they've scored 15 goals in their last three victories.