Follow live coverage as Stoke City face Wrexham 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 1 - 0 Wrexham FC
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:56Match ends, Stoke City 1, Wrexham 0.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:53Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, Wrexham 0.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:53Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Arthur Okonkwo.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:52Attempt saved. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Lewis Baker.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:50Attempt saved. Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Róbert Bozeník.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:49Attempt missed. Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:58Offside, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník is caught offside.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:49Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:50Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:48Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Lewis O'Brien.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:45Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:45Offside, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé is caught offside.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:44Attempt saved. Sam Smith (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Callum Doyle.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:43Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Smith replaces Dominic Hyam.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:43Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:43Substitution, Stoke City. Steven Nzonzi replaces Tatsuki Seko.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:43Substitution, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé replaces Million Manhoef.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:43Lewis Baker (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:43Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:37Foul by Tomás Rigo (Stoke City).
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:35Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:33Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Barnett replaces Issa Kaboré.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:33Substitution, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník replaces Divin Mubama.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:33Foul by Josh Windass (Wrexham).
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:31Attempt missed. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Viktor Johansson.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:31Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:29Attempt blocked. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:26Million Manhoef (Stoke City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:20Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:20Substitution, Wrexham. Matty James replaces George Dobson.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:20Substitution, Wrexham. Liberato Cacace replaces Ryan Longman.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:20Substitution, Wrexham. Nathan Broadhead replaces Ben Sheaf.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:20Divin Mubama (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:20Foul by Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:16Attempt blocked. Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:16Attempt missed. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:16Offside, Wrexham. Lewis O'Brien is caught offside.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
17:07Attempt blocked. Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:16Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ryan Longman.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:16Attempt blocked. Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:12Attempt missed. Divin Mubama (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:10Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
16:03Second Half begins Stoke City 1, Wrexham 0.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:48First Half ends, Stoke City 1, Wrexham 0.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:47Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:47Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Callum Doyle.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:41Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:41Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:41Goal! Stoke City 1, Wrexham 0. Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) right footed shot from long range on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell following a corner.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:41Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Callum Doyle.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:34Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:33Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:25Foul by Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City).
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:23Ryan Longman (Wrexham) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:22Attempt saved. Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Max Cleworth.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:18Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:15Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Ben Sheaf with a cross.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:14Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:09Attempt blocked. Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:09Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
Stoke City vs Wrexham
15:02First Half begins.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
14:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Stoke City vs Wrexham
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