Follow live coverage as Stoke City face Oxford United 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.

Stoke City welcome a buoyant Oxford United as they look to clear away from the relegation battle on Saturday's early afternoon kick-off (15:00 GMT) - here are the stats.

Stoke City host Oxford United this weekend, looking to move further away from the drop zone in the Championship table. Heading into the weekend, the hosts are 19th in the Championship standings and seven points behind the visitors, with both teams having played 28 games so far this season.

Oxford United have failed to win any of their past 16 EFL games against Luton Town (D6 L10), scoring 15 goals in that time and conceding 31. Luton have won each of their past two away league games against Oxford and will be looking to win three in succession against them in the Football League for the first time.

Luton slumped to a 12-straight defeat on the road in all competitions on Tuesday night, as they were beaten 3-2 by Oxford United. The visitors had led 2-1 at half time thanks to strikes from Tom Krauß and Mark McGuinness,

Oxford United continued their winning run at Grenoble Road under Gary Rowett with a 3-2 victory over Luton. The U’s had to come from behind twice but goals from Michal Helik, Ciaron Brown and Greg Leigh ensured all three points.