Middlesbrough vs Stoke City LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough 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.
Last year Southampton, Leicester City and Leeds United were relegated from the top flight and all are hopeful of making a quick return - but the likes of Norwich City, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland all have real promotion ambitions too.
At the other end of the table, QPR, Cardiff City and Birmingham City will hope for better campaigns than last year’s relegation struggle - while newcomers Sheffield Wednesday will be looking to survive after dramatic progress through the play-offs.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Stoke City 2.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Stoke City 2.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Delay in match because of an injury Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Enda Stevens (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Lynden Gooch.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
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