Hello, good evening and welcome to our live coverage of Stoke City's Championship match away at Ipswich Town. This looked like one of the hardest challenges of the season when the fixtures were announced back in the summer and that remains the case despite the Potters' bright start to the campaign.

Stoke have made this long trip on the back of a humbling defeat at Sheffield United , while Ipswich are buoyed by a rousing win over leaders Coventry. The Potters are backed by more than 900 travelling supporters who have gritted their teeth to take on one of the longest journeys of 2025/26 on a Wednesday.

Ashley Phillips is unavailable for Mark Robins as he serves a one-match suspension after picking up his fifth yellow card of the year at Bramall Lane. George Hirst is missing for Ipswic

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