Stoke City Line up Friendlies Before Restart

The interior of the stadium is seen ahead of the English Premier League football match between Stoke City and Everton at the Bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, central England on March 17, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Roland Harrison / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read ROLAND HARRISON/AFP via Getty Images)
The interior of the stadium is seen ahead of the English Premier League football match between Stoke City and Everton at the Bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, central England on March 17, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Roland Harrison / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read ROLAND HARRISON/AFP via Getty Images)

Stoke City will officially restart their Championship campaign on Saturday, December 10th when the club takes on Cardiff City. Before that though, The Potters will hold two friendlies in advance of the regular season starting up again.

One of those friendlies will take place next Friday, December 2nd as Stoke City take on Nottingham Forest. That friendly against Forest will take place at The Loughborough University Stadium.

Per the team’s website, Stoke City will also hold another friendly behind closed doors at some point before play resumes as well.

Although the team has been training in Dubai, both friendlies will represent additional opportunities for Stoke City gel again as a unit on the pitch — Something that The Potters will definitely need to ensure, as a smooth restart to the Championship season is crucial for the club.

**All Stoked Up will bring additional coverage to next week’s friendly, as well as any other news leading up to the resumption of the Championship season.**