Stoke City vs Derby County LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction

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Follow live coverage as Stoke City face Derby County 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.

Stoke City FC 2 - 1 Derby County FC

Stoke City vs Derby County

12:50

Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).

Stoke City vs Derby County

12:49

Foul by Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City).

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12:49

Ben Osborn (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Stoke City vs Derby County

12:47

Attempt missed. Andrew Moran (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box.

Stoke City vs Derby County

12:45

Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ben Osborn.

Stoke City vs Derby County

12:46

Attempt blocked. Andrew Moran (Stoke City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Ben Gibson.

Stoke City vs Derby County

12:40

Goal! Stoke City 1, Derby County 0. Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

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12:40

Penalty Stoke City. Thomas Cannon draws a foul in the penalty area.

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12:39

Offside, Derby County. Jerry Yates is caught offside.

Stoke City vs Derby County

12:38

Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box following a fast break.

Stoke City vs Derby County

12:37

Offside, Derby County. Jerry Yates is caught offside.

Stoke City vs Derby County

12:37

Attempt saved. Joe Ward (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Stoke City vs Derby County

12:36

Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).

Stoke City vs Derby County

12:35

Offside, Stoke City. Enda Stevens is caught offside.

Stoke City vs Derby County

12:31

First Half begins.

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12:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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10:30

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