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·20 January 2026

PREVIEW | Stoke City vs Middlesbrough - team news, lineups, predictions

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Stoke City and Middlesbrough face off this Wednesday at the Bet365 Stadium in EFL Championship. The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Stoke City currently have 41 points and lie in 7th position. In their last outing, Mark Robins's team drew 0-0 against QPR (EFL Championship 2025/26).

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Middlesbrough have 49 points to their name this season and occupy 2nd position in the table. In their last match, Kim Hellberg's team prevailed 2-3 against West Bromwich (EFL Championship 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw.

Predicted lineups

Stoke City: Gavin Bazunu, Maksim Taloverov, Ashley Phillips, Ben Wilmot, Bosun Lawal, Tomás Rigo, Ben Pearson, Million Manhoef, Bae Jun-ho, Sorba Thomas, Divin Mubama

Middlesbrough: Sol Brynn, Alan Browne, Adilson Malanda, Luke Ayling, Matt Targett, Sam Silvera, Aidan Morris, Hayden Hackney, Alex Gilbert, Tommy Conway, Morgan Whittaker

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Stoke City

Junior Tchamadeu - Knee Injury
Lewis Baker - Injury

Middlesbrough

Last starting XIs

Stoke City ( vs QPR 2026-01-17): Gavin Bazunu, Maksim Taloverov, Ben Wilmot, Ashley Phillips, Bosun Lawal, Tomás Rigo, Ben Pearson, Lamine Cissé, Bae Jun-ho, Sorba Thomas, Divin Mubama

Middlesbrough ( vs West Bromwich 2026-01-16): Sol Brynn, Alan Browne, Luke Ayling, Adilson Malanda, Matt Targett, Sam Silvera, Aidan Morris, Hayden Hackney, Alex Gilbert, Morgan Whittaker, Tommy Conway

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