Stoke City will host Rotherham United in the EFL Cup Round 2 at the Bet365 Stadium on Wednesday i.e.12:15 am (IST).
Stoke City will host Rotherham United in the EFL Cup Round 2 at the Bet365 Stadium on Wednesday. This will be the second meeting for Stoke City in the season in 22 days. The two teams had clashed on the opening day of the Championship season. The Potters won 4-1 at home in the last meet. Ki-Jana Hoever and a brace from Andre Vidigal had Stoke 3-0 up in the first half. Lee Peltier pulled one back for Rotherham seconds into the restart. But Jacob Brown added a third for Stoke in the 90th minute to end their hopes of a comeback. Stoke followed that up with a 2-1 defeat of West Brom in the Carabao Cup first round. However, the Potters have since lost twice in three games.
On the other hand, Rotherham never really recovered from their first-day humiliation. They drew once and lost twice in their next three league games. With just a solitary point in the bag, the Millers are down in 21st position in the Championship. They are 11 places behind Stoke. In the first round of the EFL cup, Rotherham drew 1-1 with Morecombe. However, the Millers prevailed 4-2 on aggregate. Nevertheless, there are worrying signs for Rotherham. Matt Tylor’s side will have to play out of their skin to notch up a satisfactory performance against Stoke City.
Stoke City’s probable starting lineup
Travers, Stevens, Wilmot, McNally, Tymon, Johnson, Thompson, Laurent, Hoever, Campbell, Vidigal
Rotherham United’s probable starting lineup
Johansson, Bramall, Blackett, Humphreys, Lembikisa, Rathbone, Tiehi, Cafu, Green, Hugill, Onyedinma
Stoke City
| Opponents | Score |
| Millwall | 1-0 (L) |
| Watford | 1-0 (W) |
| Ipswich | 2-0 (L) |
| West Brom | 2-1 (W) |
| Rotherham | 4-1 (W) |
Rotherham United
| Opponents | Score |
| Leicester | 1-2 (L) |
| Sunderland | 2-1 (L) |
| Blackburn | 2-2 (D) |
| Morecambe | 1-1 (W) (p.s.o 4-2) |
| Stoke | 4-1 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Stoke City beat Rotherham United | 4-1 |
| Stoke City draw Rotherham United | 2-2 |
| Rotherham United beat Stoke City | 1-0 |
| Stoke City draw Rotherham United | 3-3 |
| Stoke City beat Rotherham United | 1-0 |
The EFL Cup match between Stoke City and Rotherham United will occur at Bet365 Stadium on Wednesday at 12:15 am IST.
| Stoke City vs Rotherham United | Key Details |
| Date | August 29(UK) |
| Venue | Bet365 Stadium |
| Kickoff time in the UK | 7:45 pm (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:15 am (Wednesday) |
Football fans in the United Kingdom can watch the match on the websites of their respective clubs. However, fans in India cannot watch the game live.
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