Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town LIVE: Championship latest score, goals and updates from fixture
Follow live coverage as Birmingham City face Ipswich Town 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.
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.
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 live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Birmingham City FC 2 - 2 Ipswich Town FC
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
17:01
Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Ipswich Town 2.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
17:01
Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Ipswich Town 2.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
17:00
Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:59
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Václav Hladky.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
17:06
Attempt saved. Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:58
Attempt blocked. Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Axel Tuanzebe.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
17:04
Attempt blocked. Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
17:07
Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:53
Goal! Birmingham City 2, Ipswich Town 2. Marcus Harness (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:52
Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Drameh with a cross.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:52
Substitution, Ipswich Town. Axel Tuanzebe replaces Leif Davis.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:52
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Leif Davis.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:50
Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts replaces Jay Stansfield.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:50
Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Koji Miyoshi.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:48
Foul by Dane Scarlett (Ipswich Town).
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:46
Attempt saved. Marcus Harness (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:46
Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:46
Marcus Harness (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:45
Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Juninho Bacuna.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:45
Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:43
Goal! Birmingham City 2, Ipswich Town 1. Marcus Harness (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:52
Attempt saved. Freddie Ladapo (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:43
Substitution, Birmingham City. Emmanuel Longelo replaces Ethan Laird.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:43
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:41
Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:39
Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor replaces Massimo Luongo.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:39
Substitution, Birmingham City. Krystian Bielik replaces Jordan James.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:39
Substitution, Ipswich Town. Dane Scarlett replaces Nathan Broadhead.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:39
Substitution, Ipswich Town. Freddie Ladapo replaces George Hirst.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:39
Substitution, Ipswich Town. Marcus Harness replaces Conor Chaplin.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:35
Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:39
Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:35
Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:35
Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Broadhead.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:32
Massimo Luongo (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:32
Offside, Birmingham City. John Ruddy tries a through ball, but Oliver Burke is caught offside.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:30
Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Sunjic with a headed pass.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:32
Attempt saved. Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:28
Attempt missed. Cameron Burgess (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross following a corner.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:28
Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by John Ruddy.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:26
Attempt blocked. Nathan Broadhead (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Clarke with a cross.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:24
Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town).
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:22
Attempt saved. Oliver Burke (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:21
Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:20
Offside, Ipswich Town. Omari Hutchinson tries a through ball, but George Hirst is caught offside.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:18
Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:15
Own Goal by Cameron Burgess, Ipswich Town. Birmingham City 2, Ipswich Town 0.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:13
Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
16:09
Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Ipswich Town 0.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:53
First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Ipswich Town 0.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:52
Offside, Ipswich Town. Václav Hladky tries a through ball, but George Hirst is caught offside.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:52
Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:52
Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:50
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Leif Davis.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:58
Attempt missed. Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:49
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Luke Woolfenden.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:49
Sam Morsy (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:48
Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:47
Foul by Cameron Burgess (Ipswich Town).
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:52
Attempt blocked. Harry Clarke (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Massimo Luongo.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:52
Attempt blocked. Massimo Luongo (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Broadhead.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:43
Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by John Ruddy.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:49
Attempt saved. Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:40
Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cody Drameh with a headed pass.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:39
Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town).
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:38
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Luke Woolfenden.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:37
Sam Morsy (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:37
Offside, Birmingham City. John Ruddy tries a through ball, but Koji Miyoshi is caught offside.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:35
Foul by Harry Clarke (Ipswich Town).
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:37
Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:34
Attempt missed. Nathan Broadhead (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Burgess with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:34
Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:42
Hand ball by (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:58
Cameron Burgess (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:30
Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:28
Offside, Ipswich Town. Conor Chaplin tries a through ball, but George Hirst is caught offside.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:27
Attempt saved. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:24
Attempt blocked. Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan James.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:24
Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) hits the woodwork with a header from the centre of the box.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:22
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sam Morsy.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:21
Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:21
Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:19
Goal! Birmingham City 1, Ipswich Town 0. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:18
Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:17
Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:15
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:15
Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Burke.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:15
Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:10
Foul by Massimo Luongo (Ipswich Town).
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:10
Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:09
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:06
Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
15:05
First Half begins.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
14:30
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
14:00
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