Portsmouth vs Stoke City LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Portsmouth 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.
Portsmouth vs Stoke City
Match ends, Portsmouth 3, Stoke City 1.
Portsmouth vs Stoke City
Substitution, Stoke City. Bosun Lawal replaces Ben Wilmot because of an injury.
Portsmouth vs Stoke City
Delay in match because of an injury Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
Portsmouth vs Stoke City
Viktor Johansson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
Portsmouth vs Stoke City
Substitution, Portsmouth. Terry Devlin replaces Jordan Williams because of an injury.
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