Follow live coverage as Stoke City face Coventry 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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Stoke City FC 0 - 1 Coventry City FC
Stoke City vs Coventry City
17:07Match ends, Stoke City 0, Coventry City 1.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
17:04Second Half ends, Stoke City 0, Coventry City 1.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
17:04Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
17:04Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
17:04Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Victor Torp.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
17:00Offside, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé is caught offside.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
17:00Attempt blocked. Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Cissé.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:58Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:58Foul by Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Coventry City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:58Substitution, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé replaces Ben Pearson.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:58Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:58Substitution, Coventry City. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Ephron Mason-Clark because of an injury.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:58Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:58Substitution, Stoke City. Tomás Rigo replaces Million Manhoef.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:51Delay in match because of an injury Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:51Goal! Stoke City 0, Coventry City 1. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:51Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Torp.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:51Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:51Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:51Attempt blocked. Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:50Victor Torp (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:48Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:43Attempt blocked. Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:43Offside, Stoke City. Aaron Cresswell is caught offside.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:41Substitution, Stoke City. Tatsuki Seko replaces Lewis Baker because of an injury.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:38Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Torp following a set piece situation.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:37Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:37Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:34Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Johansson (Stoke City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:34Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:34Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:31Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:31Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:29Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:29Attempt blocked. Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Divin Mubama.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:29Offside, Coventry City. Liam Kitching is caught offside.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:28Offside, Coventry City. Bobby Thomas is caught offside.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:28Ben Pearson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:28Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:24Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:22Offside, Stoke City. Sorba Thomas is caught offside.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:20Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:20Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Johansson (Stoke City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:20Viktor Johansson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:18Attempt saved. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Matt Grimes.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:18Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a corner.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:16Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
17:02Attempt saved. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:15Attempt blocked. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:15Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:15Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:15Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:14Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:14Attempt missed. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Grimes following a corner.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:13Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:13Offside, Stoke City. Divin Mubama is caught offside.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:11Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Million Manhoef with a cross.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:06Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
16:05Second Half begins Stoke City 0, Coventry City 0.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:49First Half ends, Stoke City 0, Coventry City 0.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:48Offside, Stoke City. Divin Mubama is caught offside.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:46Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:42Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a headed pass.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:41Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:41Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:40Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:37Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:37Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:36Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:35Foul by Sorba Thomas (Stoke City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:31Haji Wright (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:31Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:30Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:28Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:28Delay in match (Coventry City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:28Attempt blocked. Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:27Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Carl Rushworth.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:27Attempt saved. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Million Manhoef with a cross.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:26Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:26Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:25Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:24Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:18Attempt saved. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Haji Wright.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:17Attempt blocked. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:13Offside, Stoke City. Divin Mubama is caught offside.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:13Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:11Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:09Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:23Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:08Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:06Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Matt Grimes.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:06Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
15:01First Half begins.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Stoke City vs Coventry City
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