Follow live coverage as Stoke City face Preston North End 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.

Stoke City and Preston North End shared the points in an end-to-end meeting at the bet365 Stadium, which saw the Potters extend their unbeaten run to five games in the Championship. Narcis Pelach’s side went into this home game on their joint-longest unbeaten run of the season and bettered that on Tuesday despite a goalless draw between both sides.

Narcis Pelach has changed both full-backs and also brought back Andrew Moran and Wouter Burger as Stoke City take on Preston North End (7.45pm).

It’s three changes for North End, with Ali McCann suspended and Stefan Thordarson brought into the starting lineup. Milutin Osmajic takes Emil Riis’ place up top and Duane Holmes comes in for Ryan Ledson, who drops to the bench along with PNE’s number nine.

The key stats ahead of Stoke City's clash with Preston North End in the Championship on Tuesday night.

Stoke City, currently in mid-table, will face relegation-threatened Preston North End on Tuesday evening for a matchday 17 clash in the 2024-25 Championship season. The hosts are 12th in the standings with 20 points from their opening 16 matches, while the visitors are 20th in the table with 16 points from their first 16 games.

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