Follow live coverage as Stoke City face Cardiff 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.

You can tailor your site experience by clicking "Set cookie preferences". Omer Riza makes five changes to the side that started against Preston North End during the week, with Ronan Kpakio and Wilfried Kanga making a return to the bench. Cardiff City: Alnwick, Chambers, Goutas, Daland, O'Dowda, Siopis, Rinomhota, Ralls, El Ghazi, Willock, Méïté.

Stoke welcome Sam Gallagher back to the squad for the first time since October while Bosun Lawal is available for the first time since signing from Celtic in the summer. It means that only Ben Pearson, touch wood, is the left in a once-crowded treatment room and he is hoping to join back in with training in the next couple of weeks.

Follow live coverage as Stoke City face Cardiff 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.

Follow live coverage as Sheffield United face Plymouth Argyle 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.