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

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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.

A look at some of the key facts and statistics ahead of the Championship meeting between Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers

Follow live coverage as Stoke City face Blackburn Rovers 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.

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.

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.

The Potters must put their disappointing defeat to Coventry City behind them as they gear up to welcome Blackburn Rovers

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.