What channel is Stoke City v Lincoln on?
Stoke City v Lincoln kicks off on Saturday 24 April at 3pm UK time, at Bet365 Stadium, in the Championship, matchday 45. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Stoke City are 6th with 19 points from 11 matches (6 won, 1 drawn, 4 lost); Lincoln are 18th with 12 points from 11 (3 won, 3 drawn, 5 lost), winless in 4. Goals: Stoke City have scored 18 and conceded 16 (+2), Lincoln have scored 9 and conceded 19 (-10). Stoke City have taken 9 points from 5 home matches, Lincoln 10 points from 6 away matches. Arena Rete's model makes Stoke City favourites (49%), with 1-1 the most likely score. In the 1 previous meeting on record: 1 win for Stoke City, 0 draws, 0 wins for Lincoln.
How to watch Stoke City v Lincoln in the UK
The Championship TV guide →No channel has been announced for Stoke City v Lincoln yet. The UK rights to the Championship are held by:
- Sky SportsThe selected the Championship matches on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event; Sky shows more than 1,000 EFL matches a season under a deal that runs to 2028/29.
- ITVfreeTen EFL matches a season live and free to air on ITV1 and ITVX, shown alongside Sky.
The streaming services that carry the Championship:
- Sky Sports+The matches not on the main Sky Sports channels; included with Sky Sports at no extra cost: the Sky Sports+ channel and the Sky Sports app on Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream and mobile.
- Sky GoEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles.
- NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.
- ITVXfreeThe ten free-to-air matches and the highlights; free, with registration.
Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW. ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX. Rights checked on 1 October 2026.
How they come into it
Full head to head →
- Sat 17 OctDerby 0-1 Stoke City
- Tue 13 OctStoke City 2-3 Middlesbrough
- Sat 10 OctBolton 1-2 Stoke City
- Sat 19 SeptStoke City 2-1 Sheffield Utd
- Sat 12 SeptWatford 1-2 Stoke City
- Sat 17 OctMillwall 2-2 Lincoln
- Wed 14 OctLincoln 0-6 West Ham United
- Sat 10 OctSheffield Utd 3-0 Lincoln
- Sat 19 SeptLincoln 1-2 Swansea
- Tue 15 SeptBristol City 0-1 Lincoln
What is at stake
If it ended today →Stoke City are 6th, in the play-off places: 3 pts off automatic promotion and 11 pts clear of the relegation zone. Lincoln are 18th: 7 pts off the play-offs and 4 pts clear of the relegation zone. 7 points separate the two sides.
In the Championship: The top two go up automatically. Play-offs from third to sixth. The bottom three are relegated. Positions and points are from the official table.
Line-ups appear here as soon as our data provider publishes them, usually an hour before kick-off.
The data forecast
Full head to head →Poisson model on 11 league matches for Stoke City and 11 for Lincoln, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Stoke City v Lincoln down the years1 meeting in our data provider's archive · goals: Stoke City 2, Lincoln 1 · 3 per match
- 24 Jul 2019Lincoln1-2Stoke CityClub Friendlies
The last meeting was on 24 Jul 2019: Lincoln 1-2 Stoke City. Stoke City last won this fixture on 24 Jul 2019 (Lincoln 1-2 Stoke City). Lincoln have not won any of the meetings on record.
The numbers compared
All Championship team stats →Stoke City on the left, Lincoln on the right: league matches only, 11 and 11 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Stoke City v Lincoln kick off?
- Saturday 24 April at 3pm UK time, at Bet365 Stadium.
- What channel is Stoke City v Lincoln on in the UK?
- The channel has not been confirmed yet. TV selections are usually announced about six weeks before the match.
- Is Stoke City v Lincoln on free-to-air TV?
- No. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW.
- Where can I watch Stoke City v Lincoln highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Stoke City v Lincoln being played?
- At Bet365 Stadium, capacity 30,089. Stoke City are the home side.
- Where are Stoke City and Lincoln in the table?
- Stoke City are 6th with 19 points from 11 matches; Lincoln are 18th with 12 points from 11. Stoke City are 6th, in the play-off places: 3 pts off automatic promotion and 11 pts clear of the relegation zone. Lincoln are 18th: 7 pts off the play-offs and 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
- What form are Stoke City and Lincoln in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Stoke City: W L W W W. Lincoln: D L L L W (winless in 4).
- Who is the favourite in Stoke City v Lincoln?
- Arena Rete's model makes Stoke City favourites (49%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 1-1. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Stoke City and Lincoln?
- 1 meeting on record: 1 win for Stoke City, 0 draws, 0 wins for Lincoln; goals 2-1.
- When did Stoke City and Lincoln last meet?
- On 24 Jul 2019 (Club Friendlies): Lincoln 1-2 Stoke City.
- Where can I follow Stoke City v Lincoln live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
The rest of the round on TV
The Championship TV guide →This page is for viewers in the United Kingdom, and its times are UK time. Rights and channels change: check the broadcaster's own listing on the day. League tables rebuilt from results do not include points deductions; expected goals and team stats come from our data provider, where it supplies them. We earn nothing from these links.