Follow live coverage as Leicester City 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 Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Southampton 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 newly-promoted Birmingham City and Wrexham, with a host of hopefuls eyeing up the £200m jackpot that comes with promotion to the top flight. At the other end of the table, Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City hope to stay up amid crises.
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Leicester City FC 2 - 1 Stoke City FC
Leicester City vs Stoke City
17:02Match ends, Leicester City 2, Stoke City 1.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:56Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Stoke City 1.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:56Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:56Foul by Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:56Asmir Begovic (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:56Offside, Stoke City. Divin Mubama is caught offside.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:56Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:56Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:56Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Abdul Fatawu because of an injury.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:56Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:56Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:50Foul by Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:50Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:50Delay in match because of an injury Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:47Offside, Stoke City. Junior Tchamadeu is caught offside.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:45Offside, Stoke City. Ashley Phillips is caught offside.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:45Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:41Substitution, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas replaces Stephy Mavididi.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:41Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Harry Winks.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:41Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Asmir Begovic.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:41Attempt saved. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Asmir Begovic (Leicester City).
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:41Million Manhoef (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:40Offside, Leicester City. Patson Daka is caught offside.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:37Foul by Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:37Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Abdul Fatawu.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:36Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:31Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:28Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Oliver Skipp.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:28Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:27Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan James.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:27Attempt missed. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tatsuki Seko.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:27Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:27Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:27Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:27Divin Mubama (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:25Million Manhoef (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:19Substitution, Stoke City. Tatsuki Seko replaces Tomás Rigo.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:19Attempt missed. Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a set piece situation.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:21Offside, Stoke City. Tomás Rigo is caught offside.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:20Harry Winks (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:18Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:16Viktor Johansson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:13Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:09Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:06Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:06Goal! Leicester City 2, Stoke City 1. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Phillips with a headed pass following a corner.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:04Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Asmir Begovic.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:06Attempt saved. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Asmir Begovic (Leicester City). Assisted by Divin Mubama.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:04Foul by Divin Mubama (Stoke City).
Leicester City vs Stoke City
16:03Second Half begins Leicester City 2, Stoke City 0.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:48First Half ends, Leicester City 2, Stoke City 0.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:48Foul by Sorba Thomas (Stoke City).
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:47Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:45Goal! Leicester City 2, Stoke City 0. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a through ball following a fast break.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:45Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:45Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:42Foul by Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:42Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:40Million Manhoef (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:38Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Patson Daka.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:38Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:38Offside, Stoke City. Million Manhoef is caught offside.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:37Attempt saved. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:37Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Stephy Mavididi.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:33Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:33Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:33Foul by Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:33Offside, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu is caught offside.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:26Divin Mubama (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:25Offside, Leicester City. Patson Daka is caught offside.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:24Goal! Leicester City 1, Stoke City 0. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Harry Winks.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:22Attempt missed. Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:22Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:22Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:22Attempt missed. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:18Attempt saved. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Asmir Begovic (Leicester City). Assisted by Divin Mubama.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:16Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:15Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:15Attempt blocked. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:14Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:12Attempt missed. Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:12Offside, Stoke City. Million Manhoef is caught offside.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:11Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:04Attempt saved. Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Asmir Begovic (Leicester City). Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:03Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:02Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
15:01First Half begins.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Leicester City vs Stoke City
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