Follow live coverage as Millwall 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.

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

They are up against a familiar face today (12.30pm) in their old boss Alex Neil, who oversaw a great reset gone wrong when he was in charge at Stoke from August 2022 until December 2023, spending a transfer warchest that had taken three years' cutting and saving plus the sale of key players to put together.

The Scotsman has opted to go with two up front, with Josh Coburn playing alongside Mihailo Ivanovic and attacking midfielder Luke Cundle dropping to the bench. Ra’ees Bangura-Williams and Aidomo Emakhu will play on the wings in place of George Honeyman and Femi Azeez, both of whom drop out of the squad with injuries.

Ryan Deeney is backing Stoke City Draw No Bet when they travel to The Den to take on Millwall, managed by ex-manager Alex Neil, in EFL Championship Action

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.

As noted above, Millwall are having some problems at The Den. Since the arrival of Neil, they have won one, drawn two and lost three. Concerningly ahead of this one, they have lost against both Oxford United and Hull City while drawing with Cardiff City.

Mihailo Ivanovic's last-minute penalty gave Millwall victory over struggling Stoke City. The game was moments away from ending as a stalemate until Ben Willmot was adjudged to have pulled Josh Coburn down in the box as he looked to get on to Wes Harding's long throw.

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.

Millwall host Stoke City at The Den on Saturday with a familiar referee appointed in charge for the Potters. Stoke City supporters may be rolling their eyes at news of the EFL official decision for this weekend’s trip to Millwall with Andy Davies to oversee the Championship clash.