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
Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
Stoke City vs Middlesbrough
Substitution, Stoke City. Eric-Junior Bocat replaces Michael Rose.
Stoke City vs Middlesbrough
Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Stoke City vs Middlesbrough
Goal! Stoke City 1, Middlesbrough 3. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Stoke City vs Middlesbrough
Offside, Stoke City. Lewis Koumas is caught offside.
Stoke City vs Middlesbrough
Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Pearson replaces Tatsuki Seko.
Stoke City vs Middlesbrough
Substitution, Stoke City. Junior Tchamadeu replaces Ben Wilmot.
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