Derby County vs Stoke City LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Derby County face Stoke City 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.
Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Derby County vs Stoke City
Ben Gibson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Derby County vs Stoke City
Substitution, Derby County. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing replaces Marcus Harness.
Derby County vs Stoke City
Delay in match because of an injury Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke City).
Derby County vs Stoke City
Delay in match because of an injury Kemar Roofe (Derby County).
Derby County vs Stoke City
Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Derby County vs Stoke City
Ebou Adams (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Derby County vs Stoke City
Attempt missed. Bosun Lawal (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
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