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.

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.

Burnley were held to another frustrating goalless draw – this time at home to local rivals Preston North End – following a lethargic and underwhelming lunchtime derby at Turf Moor.

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