EFL Championship football match between Stoke City and Birmingham City at the bet365 Stadium.
Stoke City take on Birmingham City at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday 21 November, a Championship clash that comes at a bit of a crossroads for the Potters. It's their ninth season in a row in the second tier, and this one has felt different from the start.
There's a new look to the club this campaign. The side adopted a new crest for the season, based on the one they used from 1977 to 1992, and it brings back a few local landmarks: the bottle kiln, the Staffordshire knot, the foundation year, and the red and white stripes. It's a nod to the city's pottery heritage that'll be familiar to anyone who's followed the club for a while.
On the pitch, Mark Robins is in charge, and the summer was a busy one. On transfer deadline day, the club spent over £30 million to bring in left-back Luca Bombino and midfielders Justin Devenny and Jack McGlynn, while Sorba Thomas moved on to Hull City. It's been a tough run of goals so far, though — Ethan Galbraith has finished as top scorer with three. In the EFL Cup, the Potters beat League Two side Oldham Athletic 2-0 in the first round before losing on penalties to Premier League side Hull City in the second, so this league game is where the focus is now.
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It's the club's 110th season in the Football League and its 50th in the second tier, so there's plenty of history behind the fixture. The match is on Saturday 21 November at the bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent.
