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Follow live coverage as Cardiff City face Portsmouth 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.

A 2-0 defeat for Portsmouth on Tuesday evening could've been so much worse had it not been for their opponents' shortcomings

Omer Riza reacted following Portsmouth’s defeat against Cardiff City. Regan Poole turned the ball into his own net within the first five minutes of the outing - Callum Robinson followed this up with another goal to give the home team an early 2-0 lead.

Before the hour, Kusini Yengi found himself free and bursting into the box before he unleashed a low shot, which ricocheted off Callum Lang and looked goal-bound. Jak Alnwick, donning the captain's arm band for City, got down well and produced a stunning reaction save.

Cardiff climbed out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone with a second home win in the space of four days against Portsmouth.

John Mousinho ripped into his Pompey players as they were read the riot act for their weak Cardiff shortcomings.

Cardiff City v Portsmouth kicks off at 7.45pm on Tuesday, October 22, at Cardiff City Stadium. The game is being shown live on Sky Sports+. Sky Sports+ can be found on channel number 410 for Sky Glass customers and 412 for Sky Q customers.

Follow live coverage as Cardiff City face Portsmouth 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.

The defeat left Portsmouth rooted to the bottom of the Championship table, having amassed just eight points from 11 of their league games so far. Just above them in the table are