Leeds - who have Patrick Bamford on his own up front - have seen most of the ball so far.

Bristol City have got former Chelsea man Kasey Palmer playing as a 10, but pressing up alongside striker Famara Diedhiou at times.

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Leeds are playing in their new platinum-coloured away kit (that's grey, to you and me) with pink numbers and logos.

I'd say there's a little bit of a visual clash there between that pink and Bristol City's red home shirts, depending on the angle you're looking from, but the officials must have been satisfied with it.

After both teams gather for huddles, Leeds' Patrick Bamford gets the game going.

The players are out on the field in the West Country and there's an expectant atmosphere at a noisy Ashton Gate. This could be a proper cracker. Are you ready?

Unfortunately, rights restrictions mean we cannot bring you live radio commentary of this afternoon's match online.

However, if you're in either of the respective local areas, you can listen in live via BBC Radio Bristol or BBC Radio Leeds.

You'll get the chance to rate the players' performance in today's Championship match at Ashton Gate.

I'll give you the link shortly after the match begins.

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This summer Leeds have recruited Wolves winger Helder Costa and Brighton centre-back Ben White, both on loan, as well as sealing another loan for midfielder Jack Harrison from Man City after he impressed last term.

Young winger Liam McCarron was also purchased on a three-year deal from Carlisle.

But leaving the club were players including Sweden centre-back Pontus Jansson - who joined Brentford - and new Burnley keeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell, as well as Samuel Saiz.

Meanwhile, winger Jack Clarke signed for Spurs for a fee understood to be in the region of £10m, but he was loaned straight back to Marcelo Bielsa's team.

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This transfer window has seen Bristol City sell defenders Adam Webster and Lloyd Kelly for a combined sum of over £30m, to Brighton and Bournemouth respectively, while goalkeeper Frank Fielding joined Millwall on a free transfer.

Coming the other way, Chelsea's Tomas Kalas, Kasey Palmer and Jay Dasilva all made their loan moves to the Robins from last season into more permament deals, for a reported total of about £13m, while keeper Daniel Bentley arrived from Brentford for an undisclosed fee.

But the majority of the money received for the sales of Webster and Kelly is yet to be spent and Lee Johnson's men have been linked with big moves before Thursday's transfer deadline, including Saturday's reports in the French media that they have agreed an 8m euro fee for young Monaco midfielder Han-Noah Massengo.

Leeds, West Brom and Fulham are most likely to be promoted to the Premier League this season, according to BBC Sport users.

Leeds were picked by 69% of people using BBC Sport's promotion predictor.

Meanwhile, BBC Sport's panel selected:

To be champions: Fulham (39%), Leeds (33%), Cardiff, West Brom (both 11%)

To be promoted: Leeds (83%), Fulham (67%), Cardiff, West Brom (both 33%)

You can read more here.

Leeds fans, how optimistic are you that your side can go one better this time around?

Bristol City fans, is this the year you can break in to the play-offs or even the automatic promotion race?

And to all supporters, whoever you follow - who do you want to see your club sign by Thursday's deadline?

You can have your say via #bbcefl on social media.

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The visitors give a debut to on-loan Ben White, who starts in the centre of defence alongside Liam Cooper.

Helder Costa has to make do with a place on the bench.

Leeds XI: Casilla, Dallas, White, Cooper, Douglas, Klich, Phillips, Forshaw, Hernandez, Harrison, Bamford.

Subs: Miazek, Davis, Alioski, Gotts, Bogusz, Clarke, Costa.

Goalkeeper Daniel Bentley makes his debut for the hosts after his summer move from Brentford.

Bristol City also give a start to defender Taylor Moore, after the sale of centre-back Adam Webster to Brighton, with Nathan Baker understood not to be fully fit.

Moore, 22, has not featured for the Robins since the early stages of the 2016-17 season, having since had loan spells at Bury, Cheltenham and Southend.

Bristol City XI: Bentley, Hunt, Dasilva, Brownhill, Diedhiou, O'Dowda, Weimann, Pack, Kalas, Moore, Palmer.

Subs: Wollacott, Baker, Taylor, Szmodics, Eliasson, Paterson, Rowe.

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The first Saturday of the Championship season saw Fulham and Cardiff both beaten in their first games since relegation from the Premier League.

Barnsley saw off Scott Parker's Whites, while Wigan came from behind to beat Neil Warnock's Bluebirds.

Elsewhere in the second tier there were impressive victories for newly-promoted Charlton, managerless Sheffield Wednesday and West Bromwich Albion, who enjoyed a winning start to life under Slaven Bilic.

For a full list of scores and all of our match reports, please click here.

It doesn't feel long ago that Leeds moved three points clear of Sheffield United on 13 April, seemingly on course for automatic promotion.

But back-to-back Easter weekend defeats saw that margin reversed as Leeds lost three and drew one of their final four games, before being stunned by Derby in the play-offs, as their top-flight dreams were dashed for another year.

It was a painful end to 2018-19, but the Elland Road faithful 'go again' this season and Marcelo Bielsa's side have been labelled as pre-season favourites for promotion this term.

As for Bristol City, they finished just four points off the play-off places in eighth, after a crucial home loss to Derby on the penultimate weekend. The Robins are hoping this can be their year for at least a top-six finish.

Winning your first game of a new season can leave fans feeling sky high, but losing your opener brings you straight back down to earth all too quickly, as pre-season optimism tumbles.

Today two sides hoping to be above everyone else in the Championship come May get their campaigns under way. Which one of them will see their season's lift-off immediately?

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of this afternoon's match between Bristol City and Leeds United at Ashton Gate.