Good afternoon everybody! The final match in the Football League today takes place in Suffolk as Ipswich Town take on Fulham in the Championship. There's no time to waste, let's get straight to the teams...

IPSWICH XI: Gerken; Chambers, Berra, Smith, Mings; Hewitt, Skuse, Hyam, Tabb; Murphy, Bajner

FULHAM XI: Joronen; Hoogland, Hutchinson, Bodurov, Stafylidis; Parker, Dembele; Hyndman, David, Burgess; McCormack

Nine debutants today, but eight of them are in the Fulham lineup. Among them is Ross McCormack, who Fulham poached from Leeds for a whopping fee this summer after he led this division's goalscoring charts last term. For Ipswich, their one and only new face is 6'5" Hungarian striker Balint Bajner, who impressed on trial this summer after his release by Borussia Dortmund.

SUBS! Here are the seven players in each dugout that will be itching to get on and affect the game:

Ipswich: Bialkowski, McGoldrick, Bru, Wordsworth, Henshall, Marriott, Nouble

Fulham: Bettinelli, Eisfeld, Roberts, Woodrow, Rodallega, Fotheringham, Burn

As mentioned above, these two sides have had very different recent history. While Ipswich have languished in the second tier for over 10 years, Fulham are back in the Championship for the first time in 13 years. The pair's last meeting was in January 2002, when Ipswich claimed a 1-0 win at home.

Gorgeous evening in East Anglia...

Nine games have just finished in the Championship and the early pacesetters are Bournemouth after their 4-0 victory at Huddersfield. See all the results and match reports here.

PREDICTION: Ipswich look a little weak, and who knows how well this Fulham side will play as there has been so many changes. I'm gonna say 1-1 this evening.

Fulham have the top scorer from last season in McCormack, while Ipswich's best marksman in 2013-14 is only fit enough for the bench. David McGoldrick picked up a serious injury in February and is yet to play a competitive match since then.

REFEREE WATCH! The man in charge today is Steve Martin.

"There's no reason why we should not be confident," Felix Magath tells Sky Sports News. Don't rely on pre-season form too much though!

Both sides have good recent records on the opening day. Ipswich have lost just one of their last four, while Fulham are unbeaten in five. Kickoff moments away!

Fulham's last victory over Ipswich was their biggest ever win - 10-1 - on Boxing Day 1963. I can't see a repeat of that today!

KICKOFF! We're underway at Portman Road.

A really shaky start from Fulham as they cheaply concede a corner, but it comes to nothing.

Since then, Fulham have seen more of the ball, with Hoogland just overrunning it on the byline there.

SAVE! Ipswich take a free kick quickly and it almost results in a goal as Mings whips it over from the left and Berra's looping header is tipped over by Joronen.

The resulting corner is a poor one from Hewitt, but the ball comes Hyam's way and his low drive is always swerving away from goal.

That header from Berra has been the only goalmouth action of the game so far. Fulham have seen more of the ball but it's Ipswich who look more dangerous at the moment.

WIDE! Hoogland storms down the right on the break and feeds it inside to David. He bears down on the box before shooting from 20 yards and dragging it wide.

Sloppy start to the game by Ipswich. They completed just 60% of their passes in the opening 10 minutes. pic.twitter.com/LXnOCQ78hA — Squawka Football (@Squawka) August 9, 2014

Lovely one-touch passing by Fulham in the middle before Parker's ball over the top for Dembele is shepherded away by the Ipswich defence.

As you can see from that Squawka graphic below, Ipswich have been wasteful in possession. Fulham's brief glimpses in attack have been because of careless play by the Blues.

SHOT! Cole Skuse joined Ipswich last summer and is still waiting for his first Town goal. He almost gets it there as an audacious volley from 20 yards dips onto the roof of the net.

Stafylidis's deep cross from the left is punched away quite unconvincingly by Gerken but he gets the job done.

Nervy at the back again from Ipswich as Tabb and Smith both fail to take responsibility and David pounces. He does a couple of step-overs before his deep cross is headed away by Chambers.

SAVE! Best chance of the game falls to Dembele as David's initial shot is spilled by Gerken. Dembele is there straight away but he can't beat the recovering Gerken from close range.

After that decent start by Ipswich, Fulham have dictated the play since the 10-minute mark. They look like the side more likely to score at the moment.

CLOSE! Skuse finds himself with another inviting bouncing ball and again he dips one goalwards. Last time it went over this time wide.

First blood to Ipswich! I just said that it was Fulham looking more likely to score but they fall behind as Hyam perfectly feeds the ball into Murphy, who drives past Hutchinson before beating Joronen at the near post with his weaker right foot.

Portman Road is in much better voice than it was five minutes ago and now Murphy curls a shot over from the edge of the area.

Ipswich have had just a third of the ball this half, but they're in front on the one stat that matters.

BOOKING! Good refereeing from Martin as he books Hyam retrospectively after allowing advantage to be played.

One thing McCarthy has definitely told his players to do is harass their opponents in white. The question is whether they will get tired in the sunshine as the game wears on.

Hewitt has a long throw on him and Ipswich have been looking to utilise that in the early stages. Bajner is winning plenty of headers as he stands at 6'5".

Careless play from Fulham in their own box as Bodurov appears to handle, but he was just a couple of yards away from his own man and couldn't do anything about it.

IPSWICH SUB: An odd time to make a change by the Blues as David McGoldrick is introduced for Bajner, who must have picked up an injury. It's so close to half time, surely if it was nothing he would have told him to carry on.

Stafylidis isn't happy with Hewitt, but that was a proper tackle by the young Welshman right in front of McCarthy, who applauds.

The Tractor Boys lead at half time thanks to a powerful near-post finish from Daryl Murphy.

If you're only just joining us and want a quick update on the opening 45, our half-time report is here.

Ipswich got off to a good start but between Christophe Berra's header and the Daryl Murphy goal just after half an hour, Fulham were the stronger side.

The Cottagers only had one real chance, though, and it was superbly saved by Gerken after he had spilled a shot at the feet of Dembele.

There will be so much attention on McCormack this season after that big-money move and he hasn't had a single sniff at goal yet. If someone is going to provide him with a chance, it's likely to be David, who has been the Cottagers' best player.

It might only be the first full day of the season, but this is how the table looks right now. Ipswich seventh, Fulham 18th.

Was Joronen beaten a little too easily at the near post?

A superb run and finish from Daryl Murphy has given #ITFC a 1-0 half-time lead. http://t.co/PSe95iXwXD #FL72 pic.twitter.com/mOw9FJSLEZ

— Football League (@SkySportsFL) August 9, 2014

FULHAM SUB: Interesting change from Magath as he takes off probably his best player in the first half, David, for former Arsenal man Thomas Eisfeld. Reports are that David might be injured.

KICKOFF! We're back underway in Suffolk. Both sides have made a change now as Ipswich brought on McGoldrick for Bajner just before half time.

ACTION SHOT: Daryl Murphy celebrates his opening goal for Ipswich Town #itfc pic.twitter.com/aPdmQajiVV — Ipswich Town FC (@Official_ITFC) August 9, 2014

SHOT! Parker the orchestrator again for Fulham. The initial chance comes to nothing before the ball drops to Stafylidis, whose rasping drive whistles just over the top. Some hit that.

Iffy decision from Martin as he awards Fulham a free kick for a nothing tackle of Bodurev by Murphy. Parker floats it in and it's easy enough for Gerken to clutch.

FULHAM SUB: No goals for McCormack today as he is replaced by Cauley Woodrow. They need a goal and it's an odd decision to take him off.

Some breaking news for Fulham fans: Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg has completed a loan move to Monaco:

AS Monaco officializes the loan for one season of the Dutch goalkeeper from @fulhamfc Maarten Stekelenburg ! pic.twitter.com/R9Zl5k9UXm — AS MONACO (@AS_Monaco) August 9, 2014

Two-nil to the Tractor Boys and it's a goal on his return for David McGoldrick. Brilliant work from Murphy to win the ball back in the left corner before his low cross squirted out to McGoldrick who buried in into the net.

Is this too far a mountain to climb for Fulham? They looked at their strongest in the first half and have shown very little bite since the break.

Ipswich confirm that today's attendance at Portman Road is 17,218, with 1,539 Fulham fans travelling from West London.

Nervy goalkeeping from Joronen as he drops a looping cross under little pressure to concede a corner. Nothing comes of it, though.

IPSWICH SUB: A change in midfield for the hosts as Skuse makes way for Anthony Wordsworth.

Watching today's game you wouldn't be far wrong in thinking that Fulham have better players, but you can tell that this Ipswich group has been playing together for much longer. Eight debutants in the Fulham side, just one for Ipswich and he's no longer on the pitch any more.

FULHAM SUB: Hutchinson's afternoon is over as he is replaced by Patrick Roberts. He'll watch the first goal back and certainly not be happy with the way he let Murphy drift past him.

A chance for Fulham to get back in the game as Ipswich concede possession to Dembele, who could feed a teammate but goes for goal and blazes it well over the top.

Really neat build-up play from Fulham that comes to an end when Chambers flies in to deny Eisfeld the chance to cross or shoot. Time running out for the visitors.

CHANCE! It shoudl be three to Ipswich, but Wordsworth can't keep his header down after a fine cross from Chambers. Superb crossfield ball from McGoldrick to start the move too.

BOOKING! Mings goes into Martin's book for a foul right on the edge of the box. The foul in itself wasn't a bad one, but he has committed several like that today.

IPSWICH SUB: Hyam seems to have picked up a knock and is replaced by new signing Kevin Bru.

McGoldrick almost goes clear on goal from a Murphy flick-on, but Stafylidis gets across well to make a challenge.

Deficit halved by the Cottagers and it's a debut goal for Hoogland as his tame shot takes a lucky deflection that sees it nestle in the near corner.

BOOKING! Berra has gone into the book for a tug back on a Fulham player.

Ipswich looked so comfortable at 2-0 but now it'll be a very anxious few minutes. Roberts has just dragged a shot wide as Fulham look to salvage a point.

CLOSE! Almost another deflected goal for Fulham as Roberts shoots from inside the box but is denied by a phenomenal last-ditch tackle by Berra.

ALL FULHAM now as four minutes are added on.

The visitors have a couple of corners but nothing comes of either. Ipswich will slow the game down now.

If Ipswich do hang on here, it will stretch their unbeaten run against Fulham to 51 years.

A big, big win for Ipswich on the opening day as they see off Fulham by two goals to one.

The Tractor Boys went two up with goals from their top two scorers last season - Murphy and McGoldrick - before Hoogland's late strike made it a nervy finish for the home side.

Fulham are sure to improve, but today they looked like a side not quite ready for the season to start.

Click here to see how the table looks after the first full day of the season. Just Wolves and Norwich to play tomorrow afternoon - another game we'll be covering live here on SM.

Make sure you stick around on site for plenty of reaction from Portman Road as well as much more throughout the evening. See you again soon!