Follow live coverage as Burnley face Preston North End 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.

Preston North End prevented Burnley from going top of the Championship with an impressive performance in a lively but niggly Lancashire derby at Turf Moor. The visitors had the better of the first half, with Emil Riis netting a fine strike that was wrongly ruled out for offside and Ali McCann wasting a couple of decent opportunities.

A crowd of 20,816 watched on as Burnley were held to a frustrating goalless draw against Preston North End at Turf Moor on Saturday.

Burnley missed the chance to go top of the Championship as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Preston in a scrappy, occasionally bad-tempered Lancashire derby.

Follow live coverage as Preston North End face Watford 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.

Milutin Osmajic, who awaits the outcome of an FA charge for biting an opponent, scores twice in Preston's win over Watford.