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 ...

Captain Ben Gibson scores in injury time to earn Stoke City a dramatic 2-2 draw against fellow strugglers Cardiff City.

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.

Stoke City boss Narcis Pelach posted a social media message to fans this week after they lost a third game on the spin with Cardiff also struggling for form.

City have been undefeated against Stoke City since back in February 2020. The last time the two sides met, in February 2024, the Bluebirds came out on top, defeating the Potters 2-1 at Cardiff City Stadium. Goals from Kion Etete and Karlan Grant clinched all three points for City.

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