Joe Bennett steals possession in the Forest half and Cardiff work the ball for Joe Ralls to have a shot.

His effort hits his own team-mate and then Junior Hoilett curls one well off target.

Cardiff are looking composed on the ball after their early goal.

Forest are sometimes happier out of possession, looking to take their chances on the counter-attack.

But the hosts are yet to really get into the game.

How will Forest respond?

Boss Sabri Lamouchi will be not be happy with how easy his side made it for Cardiff from that set piece.

That's Kieffer Moore's first goal for the Bluebirds since his summer move from relegated Wigan.

Cardiff win an early corner after a long ball up to Kieffer Moore is deflected behind by a Forest player.

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After both sides take a knee in support of Black Lives Matter, Forest get the early kick-off under way at the City Ground.

James Linington is the man in the middle.

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The Nottingham Forest squad emerge from the tunnel and join Cardiff City for the pre-match presentation.

No handshakes or elbow bumps though.

Cardiff boss Neil Harris makes one change from last Saturday's 2-0 defeat by Wednesday.

Marlon Pack comes into midfield, replacing Will Vaulks.

Cardiff XI: Smithies, Osei-Tutu, Morrison, Nelson, Bennett, Bacuna, Pack, Ralls, Ojo, Hoilett, Moore

Substitutes: Day (GK), Bamba, Vaulks, Whyte, Tomlin, Paterson, Glatzel.

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Nottingham Forest boss Sabri Lamouchi makes three changes from their defeat at QPR last time out.

Full-backs Carl Jenkinson and Yuri Ribeiro come into the side, while Sammy Ameobi replaces Nuno da Costa in the forward line.

New signing Miguel Angel Guerrero (pictured above) is among the substitutes.

Nottm Forest XI: Samba, Jenkinson, Figueiredo, Worrall, Ribeiro, Yates, Colback, Lolley, Freeman, Ameobi, Grabban.

Substitutes: Smith (GK), Dawson, Johnson, Darikwa, Mighten, Guerrero, Taylor.

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Time to concentrate on the early kick-off now, and two clubs who will have promotion ambitions after challenging for a place in the Premier League last season.

Nottingham Forest fans will not want to be reminded of the manner in which they dropped out of the top six on the final day of last season.

Cardiff, meanwhile, were beaten in the play-off semi-finals by eventual promotion-winners Fulham - but the Bluebirds gave the Whites a scare in the second leg.

Both clubs lost 2-0 on the opening day - Cardiff were beaten by Sheffield Wednesday, while Forest fell to defeat at QPR.

If there is a winner this afternoon, the beaten manager could find himself under early-season pressure.

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Seven EFL games are hosting up to 1,000 fans this weekend, with select clubs taking part in the government's pilot scheme for the return of spectators at sporting events.

The move comes after Cambridge United had a socially-distanced crowd for an EFL Trophy tie against Fulham 11 days ago.

Championship matches at Middlesbrough and Norwich, the League One games at Blackpool, Charlton and Shrewsbury and the League Two encounters at Carlisle and Forest Green will welcome fans.

Hull City were also due to host a pilot event, but the rise in coronavirus cases on Humberside meant the Tigers were not given permission to go ahead.

Hopefully the pilot scheme is a success, and capacity can be increased in the future.

There was one game in the Championship last night, with promoted Coventry City recording their first win of the league campaign.

There was also a bit of confusion about taking a knee before kick-off.

Read more in the match report below.

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More on the fan pilot shortly, but there are 10 Championship games today.

Nine of those are at 15:00 BST, with a match at the City Ground on the banks of the Trent first up.

Here's the full fixture list:

• Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City (12:30 BST)
• Blackburn Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers
• Brentford v Huddersfield Town
• Luton Town v Derby County
• Middlesbrough v AFC Bournemouth
• Norwich City v Preston North End
• Reading v Barnsley
• Rotherham United v Millwall
• Sheffield Wednesday v Watford
• Swansea City v Birmingham City

There was one game in the second tier last night...

Welcome to our coverage of another big day in the EFL.

The mid-September sun is shining for a bumper day across all three divisions but - more importantly - fans will be present at a handful of league games for the first time since March.

Up to 1,000 supporters can attend seven matches as part of a pilot scheme for the reintroduction of spectators at sporting events.

If you're not one of the lucky ones going to a game, we'll keep you updated with all the big stories as they happen this afternoon.

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