Follow live coverage as Stoke City face Blackburn Rovers 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.

Playoff-chasing Blackburn Rovers will look to end a three-game winless run when they travel to the bet365 Stadium for Wednesday's Championship clash against Stoke City. Like their opponents, relegation-threatened Stoke will also be desperate to claim all three points after failing to win any of their last four matches.

A look at some of the key facts and statistics ahead of the Championship meeting between Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers

Mark Robins has made four changes to the Stoke City starting XI for a home match against Blackburn (8pm). Eric Bocat replaces Enda Stevens at left-back, Jordan Thompson fills in for Ben Pearson in midfield, Lewis Baker comes in for Andrew Moran and Million Manhoef takes Lewis Koumas’s spot on the right wing.

This is Millwall manager Alex Neil's first league meeting with former club Stoke since he left in December 2023. Neil has won four of his past five Championship games against the

On Saturday, Coventry City will attempt to claim a fifth consecutive victory when they play host to a Stoke City side managed by their former boss Mark Robins. The Sky Blues are sitting in fifth place in the Championship table, while the Potters are languishing in 20th position.