Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 8 · bet365 Stadium, Stoke-On-Trent · Ref Tim Robinson, England

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Stoke City beat Sheffield Utd 2–1 in the Championship on 19 September 2026. Expected goals finished 0.65–0.36. Stoke City had 62% of the ball.

Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd match statistics

Stoke CitySheffield Utd

62% Ball possession 38%
0.65 Expected goals (xG) 0.36
12 Total shots 8
5 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 2
6 Shots inside the box 3
8 Corners 1
13 Fouls 15
2 Offsides 0
4 Yellow cards 4
474 Passes 292
82% Pass accuracy 67%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

10' Yellow card K. Phillips Sheffield Utd
32' Yellow card J. Devenny Stoke City
43' Yellow card M. Talovierov Stoke City
51' Goal K. Phillips Sheffield Utd
54' Yellow card O. Arblaster Sheffield Utd
63' Yellow card E. Bocat Stoke City
63' Yellow card E. Galbraith Stoke City
63' Yellow card L. Kitching Sheffield Utd
69' Yellow card R. Norrington-Davies Sheffield Utd
78' Goal J. McGlynn (assist J. Tchamadeu) Stoke City
86' Goal S. Gallagher (assist E. Galbraith) Stoke City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Stoke City

Confirmed 3-4-3 Mark Robins

1 V. Johansson

5 L. Graham 40 M. Talovierov 16 B. Wilmot

17 E. Bocat 8 E. Galbraith 27 El Hadji Djibril Soumaré 2 B. Johnson

13 J. Devenny 11 L. Cisse 7 J. McGlynn

Bench J. Griffiths , J. Tchamadeu , L. Bombino , B. Gibson , B. Pearson , T. Rigo , M. Manhoef , S. Gallagher , G. Hirst

Sheffield Utd

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Chris Wilder

1 M. Cooper

15 L. Kitching 5 J. Tanganga 33 J. Baptiste

30 R. Norrington-Davies 42 Sydie Peck 27 K. Phillips 8 H. Choudhury

22 B. Brereton 4 O. Arblaster

45 P. Bamford

Bench A. Davies , Matt Doherty , M. McGuinness , J. Shackleton , J. Rothwell , J. Ayew , T. Cannon , T. Chong , R. Donovan

Out and doubtful

F. Seriki Sheffield Utd Out — Knee Injury
H. Burrows Sheffield Utd Out — Muscle Injury
A. Cresswell Stoke City Out — Knee Injury
B. Lawal Stoke City Out — Muscle Injury
R. One Sheffield Utd Out — Hamstring Injury
S. Ingelsson Stoke City Out — Muscle Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Stoke City at home

4–1–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.1 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sheffield Utd away

4–4–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 3.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.2 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 Dec 25	Stoke City v Sheffield Utd	1–2
6 Dec 25	Sheffield Utd v Stoke City	4–0
25 Apr 25	Stoke City v Sheffield Utd	0–2
26 Oct 24	Sheffield Utd v Stoke City	2–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd head-to-head record