Boxing Day football is a bit of a mixed bag for these two. Bristol City won 4-1 against Watford on Boxing Day last year but haven't won on December 26 in consecutive years since doing so in 2013 (1-0 v Walsall) and 2014 (2-1 v Yeovil).

News, action and reaction as it happens from the bet365 Stadium as Stoke City take on Leeds United in Championship Boxing Day showdown

Follow live coverage as Stoke City face Leeds 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.

Live updates from the Championship match at the Bet365 Stadium between Leeds United and Stoke City where Daniel Farke and Narcis Pelach lock horns

Former Leeds United star Jon Newsome believes that Stoke City winger Lewis Koumas’ reluctance to stop the runs from Jayden Bogle played it into the hands of the Whites defender on Boxing Day. The Whites managed to extend their unbeaten run as they beat strugglers Stoke City 2-0 to climb up to the top of the Championship table.

Follow live coverage as Stoke City face Leeds 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.

JOEL PIROE bagged a brace as Leeds United moved to the top of the Championship with a 2-0 win away at struggling Stoke.

Leeds United will hope to continue their promotion charge on Thursday, when they travel to the bet365 Stadium to face strugglers Stoke City in their 23rd Championship match of 2024-25.

League leaders Liverpool hosted and beat Leicester City in the Premier League in the late Boxing Day kick-off - but it was not as routine as that for Arne Slot’s team, who went seven points clear at the top of the table with the victory.