Stoke City vs Middlesbrough LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Stoke City face Middlesbrough 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.
Stoke City vs Middlesbrough
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
Stoke City vs Middlesbrough
Andrew Moran (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Stoke City vs Middlesbrough
Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Stoke City vs Middlesbrough
Offside, Stoke City. Lewis Koumas is caught offside.
Stoke City vs Middlesbrough
Attempt missed. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
Stoke City vs Middlesbrough
Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
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