Summary

  • Kick-off: 20:00 BST

  • Jon Dadi Bodvarsson gives hosts the lead but Mason Mount quickly levels

  • Tom Lawrence wins it for Derby in stoppage time

  • Frank Lampard's first competitive game as Derby manager

  • Both teams name two debutants in their starting XI

  • Opening fixture of 2018-19 English Football League season

  • Get involved #bbcefl

Live Reporting

Steve Marshall

  1. "By George, back so soon?"

    Reading v Derby County (20:00 BST)

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    George Evans only left the Madejski Stadium on Tuesday morning to sign a deal with Derby County, but just three days later he's back in town for his new club.

    Will the former Manchester City midfielder make a debut for Derby on familiar territory?

  2. We meet again....

    Reading v Derby County (20:00 BST)

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    These two know all about each other and for his first competitive time in the dugout, Frank Lampard will have a familiar face in Paul Clement for company along the touchline.

    The pair were together at Chelsea as coach and player respectively between 2007 and 2012. Tonight they will be working against each other to get their sides off to the perfect start in this Championship campaign.

    Will it be a first day in the job to remember for Lampard or will Clement teach the coaching rookie a thing or two about football management at the sharp end?

  3. The Frank Lampard show?

    Reading v Derby County (20:00 BST)

    Frank LampardRex Features

    And, certainly before kick-off, there's only one story in town tonight as former England and Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard makes his managerial bow in charge of the visitors to the Madejski Stadium, Derby County.

    In fact, such has been the interest in him taking over at Pride Park that the Rams feel like they've been re-branded Frank Lampard's Derby.

    But Lampard will be coming up against a familiar foe in the opposing dugout...

  4. The EFL season starts here...

    Reading v Derby County (20:00 BST)

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    Well, that was quick wasn't it?!

    It's been 68 days since Coventry City wrapped up the last EFL season by winning the League Two play-off final - but with the World Cup taking our attention this summer it barely feels that football's been away.

    But tonight is the night that the EFL comes home. Welcome to the start of the 2018-19 season as Reading and Derby County get the Championship under way.

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