Follow live coverage as Queens Park Rangers 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.

Watford will kick off the new year with a short trip to Loftus Road for Wednesday's Championship clash with Queens Park Rangers. The Hornets are sitting in seventh place in the Championship table, while QPR will head into the match in 17th position.