Stoke City v Fleetwood Town: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Championship side Stoke City host Fleetwood Town in the EFL Cup on Tuesday night, with both sides hoping to reach the round of 16.

The Potters thumped Middlesbrough 5-0 in last time out to reach this stage, while Fleetwood, led by former Stoke man Charlie Adam, overcame League One Rotherham United 2-1 at home in the last round.

How to watch Stoke City v Fleetwood Town and TV channel

Stoke City v Fleetwood Town in the EFL Cup will be broadcast live on Sky Sports+ in the UK.

Stoke City v Fleetwood Town kick-off time, date and venue

Stoke City v Fleetwood Town will be played at the bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, and kick-off is at 19:30 BST on Tuesday 17th September.

Stoke City v Fleetwood Town stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Stoke have one win and one loss at home this season but lost last time out away at Oxford Utd.

Fleetwood won on their last away outing to Carlisle in League Two and have only lost twice on their eight fixtures this season.

Stoke City v Fleetwood Town head-to-head record (H2H)

Stoke City wins	1
Draws	1
Fleetwood Town wins	0

*H2H stats refer to matches from all competitions

Stoke City v Fleetwood Town team news

Stoke City news

Stoke could be set to ring the changes with another home game to come against Hull City on Friday night.

New signing Bosun Lawal is yet to make his debut due to a back injury, while utility man Lynden Gooch could be set for a spell on the sidelines after limping off in the first half against Oxford.

Defensive midfielder Ben Pearson is a long-term absentee.

Fleetwood Town team news

Summer signing Zech Medley is likely to be out for an extended period after the defender suffered an Achilles injury last month.