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.
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.
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Millwall FC 1 - 0 Stoke City FC
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:24Second Half ends, Millwall 1, Stoke City 0.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:22Goal! Millwall 1, Stoke City 0. Mihailo Ivanovic (Millwall) converts the penalty with a right footed shot.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:24Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:22Wouter Burger (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:22Penalty Millwall. Josh Coburn draws a foul in the penalty area.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:20Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:20Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:20Substitution, Millwall. Luke Cundle replaces Raees Bangura-Williams.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:24Attempt missed. Mihailo Ivanovic (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:15Offside, Millwall. Joe Bryan is caught offside.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:14Offside, Millwall. Mihailo Ivanovic is caught offside.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:12Japhet Tanganga (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:12Foul by Sam Gallagher (Stoke City).
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:12Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:10Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:10Delay in match because of an injury Sam Gallagher (Stoke City).
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:08Substitution, Stoke City. Million Manhoef replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:08Substitution, Stoke City. Andrew Moran replaces Lewis Baker.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:08Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Millwall).
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:05Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Wouter Burger.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:05Aaron Connolly (Millwall) is shown the yellow card.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:04Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:04Aaron Connolly (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:04Substitution, Millwall. Wes Harding replaces Tristan Crama.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:04Substitution, Millwall. Aaron Connolly replaces Aidomo Emakhu.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:04Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Lewis Koumas.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:01Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Jordan Thompson.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:01Attempt blocked. Japhet Tanganga (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Millwall vs Stoke City
14:01Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:56Attempt saved. Casper De Norre (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:53Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher replaces Ali Al-Hamadi.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:53Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:53Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:53Attempt saved. Wouter Burger (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Tchamadeu.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:49Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) hits the woodwork with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:48Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:48Foul by Tristan Crama (Millwall).
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:44Japhet Tanganga (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:43Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:41Attempt missed. Josh Coburn (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tristan Crama with a cross.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:40Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:38Offside, Millwall. Mihailo Ivanovic is caught offside.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:38Attempt missed. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Bryan with a cross following a corner.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:37Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:37Attempt blocked. Mihailo Ivanovic (Millwall) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Aidomo Emakhu with a cross.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:36Mihailo Ivanovic (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:34Second Half begins Millwall 0, Stoke City 0.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:18First Half ends, Millwall 0, Stoke City 0.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:18Foul by Tristan Crama (Millwall).
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:17Hand ball by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:17Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:15Foul by Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall).
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:14Foul by Raees Bangura-Williams (Millwall).
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:11Attempt saved. Joe Bryan (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:09Foul by Lewis Koumas (Stoke City).
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:09Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Billy Mitchell.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:07Hand ball by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:07Attempt missed. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aidomo Emakhu with a cross following a set piece situation.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:07Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:04Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:04Delay in match (Stoke City).
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:01Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Millwall vs Stoke City
13:00Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:58Attempt blocked. Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:54Attempt missed. Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box.
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:51Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:50Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:48Foul by Raees Bangura-Williams (Millwall).
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:48Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:46Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:44Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:48Attempt blocked. Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Mitchell.
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:43Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:43Delay in match because of an injury Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke City).
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:40Attempt missed. Wouter Burger (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross following a corner.
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:38Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:40Attempt blocked. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:36Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:31First Half begins.
Millwall vs Stoke City
12:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Millwall vs Stoke City
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