Middlesbrough vs Stoke City LIVE: Championship latest score, goals and updates from fixture
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Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough 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 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.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Offside, Stoke City. Lewis Koumas is caught offside.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Stoke City 0. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Rav van den Berg replaces Anfernee Dijksteel.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones replaces Ben Doak.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Offside, Stoke City. Lewis Koumas is caught offside.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Doak.
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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