Overview
- Kick-off is 3 pm at the bet365 Stadium, with the tie decided today under the no-replay rule and no live TV broadcast.
- Stoke make two changes from the Norwich win, resting Sorba Thomas and Bae Junho for starters Tatsuki Seko and Million Manhoef.
- Frank Lampard names a much-changed XI, with eight switches from league action and Mason-Clark among the substitutes.
- Seven senior Stoke players are out, including Lewis Baker, Viktor Johansson and Robert Bozenik, and Junior Tchamadeu requires a knee assessment after AFCON duty.
- Coventry remain top of the Championship despite a recent dip in results, while Stoke carry momentum from back-to-back away wins including 2-0 at Norwich.