Follow live coverage as Sheffield Wednesday 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.
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Sheffield Wednesday FC 2 - 0 Stoke City FC
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:26Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 2, Stoke City 0.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:25Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 2, Stoke City 0.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:25Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Charlie McNeill replaces Shea Charles.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:25Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:25Delay in match (Stoke City).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:22Attempt blocked. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:22Attempt blocked. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:20Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:20Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:18Foul by Thomas Cannon (Stoke City).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:18Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Iké Ugbo replaces Barry Bannan.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:15Attempt missed. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lynden Gooch with a cross following a corner.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:14Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Yan Valery.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:15Attempt blocked. Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:14Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Yan Valery.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:12Attempt saved. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:12Attempt blocked. Ben Gibson (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:11Sol Sidibe (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:10Penalty saved. Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) right footed shot saved.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:10Max Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:09Penalty Stoke City. Sam Gallagher draws a foul in the penalty area.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:10Penalty conceded by Max Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) after a foul in the penalty area.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:08Foul by Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:05Substitution, Stoke City. Sol Sidibe replaces Wouter Burger.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:04Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 2, Stoke City 0. Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from very close range.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:04Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:03Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Callum Paterson is caught offside.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:03Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:01Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:00Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Djeidi Gassama.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
14:00Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Callum Paterson replaces Josh Windass.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:58Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:56Attempt missed. Ben Gibson (Stoke City) left footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:56Substitution, Stoke City. Lynden Gooch replaces Eric-Junior Bocat.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:56Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher replaces Andrew Moran.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:54Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Shea Charles.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:53Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:52Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Thomas Cannon.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:52Attempt blocked. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:51Foul by Ben Gibson (Stoke City).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:51Attempt blocked. Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shea Charles.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:48Substitution, Stoke City. Bae Jun-Ho replaces Michael Rose.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:46Attempt blocked. Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wouter Burger.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:44Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:45Attempt saved. Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Wilmot with a cross.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:43Attempt saved. Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:43Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:40Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Stoke City 0. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from very close range.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:38Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:38Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Shea Charles.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:37Hand ball by Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:35Attempt missed. Wouter Burger (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:37Attempt missed. Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:33Second Half begins Sheffield Wednesday 0, Stoke City 0.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:33Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Gabriel Otegbayo replaces Michael Smith.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:18First Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Stoke City 0.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:18Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:16Offside, Stoke City. Junior Tchamadeu is caught offside.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:15Attempt blocked. Wouter Burger (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:15Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Max Lowe.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:27Attempt missed. Michael Rose (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eric-Junior Bocat following a set piece situation.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:13Second yellow card to Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday) for a bad foul.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:13Foul by Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:12Offside, Stoke City. Lewis Koumas is caught offside.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:10Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Smith is caught offside.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:10Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:10Offside, Stoke City. Thomas Cannon is caught offside.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:08Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:07Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Josh Windass.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:04Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:04Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:02Foul by Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
13:00Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:57Foul by Lewis Koumas (Stoke City).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:57Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:55Wouter Burger (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:54Attempt saved. Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shea Charles with a cross.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:54Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Michael Rose.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:52Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:51Foul by Thomas Cannon (Stoke City).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:51Foul by Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:50Offside, Stoke City. Thomas Cannon is caught offside.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:50Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:48Foul by Thomas Cannon (Stoke City).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:46Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Djeidi Gassama is caught offside.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:45Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:46Michael Rose (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:44Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:43Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:40Foul by Max Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:41Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:33Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:34Foul by Michael Rose (Stoke City).
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:32First Half begins.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
12:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stoke City
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