Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd
Ref: John Busby, Englandbet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · 30,089 cap
Match recap
Sheffield Utd beat Stoke City 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Wilmot scored for Stoke City; Riedewald and Cannon replied for Sheffield Utd. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.59 for Stoke City versus 2.50 for Sheffield Utd. Stoke City sit 17th in the Championship table while Sheffield Utd are 13th.
Second Half
47'
⚽
Riedewald
53'
⚽
Cannon
Assist: Burrows
⇄
Manhoef
⇄
Nzonzi
⇄
Gallagher
⇄
Mubama
⚽
Wilmot
74'
⇄
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré
74'
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Campbell
74'
⇄
Brooks
⇄
Seko
76'
Seriki
Yellow Card
87'
⇄
Cannon
Pearson
Red Card
90+5'
⇄
Riedewald
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Stoke CitySheffield Utd
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.59VS2.50
Attack1 · 4 won
7
Shots
15
3
Shots on target
4
5
Shots in the box
13
2
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
8
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing3 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
451
Total passes
408
344
Accurate passes
310
76%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline2 · 2 won
9
Fouls
4
0
Yellow cards
1
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
0
Blocked shots
3
-0.32
Goals prevented
-0.32
Stoke City
4-4-2
Sheffield Utd
4-4-2Stoke City
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1V. JohanssonG
- 7S. ThomasM
- 9D. MubamaF
- 12T. SekoM
- 15S. NzonziM
- 16B. WilmotD
- 18B. Lawal
- 20S. GallagherF
- 23B. GibsonD
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 42M. ManhoefM
Substitutes
- 4B. PearsonM
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 11R. BoženíkF
- 13J. BonhamG
- 14J. DonleyM
- 19T. RigoM
- 29L. CisséF
- 40M. TalovierovD
- 53J. BickertonD
Sheffield Utd
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1M. CooperG
- 2J. TangangaD
- 6Tyler BindonD
- 7T. CannonF
- 10C. O'HareM
- 11A. BrooksM
- 14H. BurrowsD
- 18El Hadji Djibril SoumaréM
- 23T. CampbellF
- 38F. SerikiD
- 44J. RiedewaldM
Substitutes
- 3S. McCallumD
- 4O. ArblasterM
- 8G. HamerM
- 9D. IngsF
- 17A. DaviesG
- 24T. ChongM
- 25M. McGuinnessD
- 28Alex MatosM
- 45P. BamfordF
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Wilmot(C) | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sam Gallagher | F | 58 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Viktor Johansson | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Bosun Lawal | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Divin Mubama | F | 58 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ben Gibson | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 74 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Million Manhoef | M | 57 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4/9 |
| Steven N'Zonzi | M | 58 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jack Bonham | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Donley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maksym Talovierov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Bickerton | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamine Cissé | F | 32 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 33 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Róbert Boženík | F | 32 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Sheffield Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaïro Riedewald | M | 89 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Thomas Cannon | F | 87 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Callum O'Hare | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Harrison Burrows | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Japhet Tanganga(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Bindon | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Djibril Soumaré | M | 74 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Femi Seriki | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Michael Cooper | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Brooks | M | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/4 |
| Tyrese Campbell | F | 74 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Danny Ings | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Davies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam McCallum | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gustavo Hamer | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Matos | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGuinness | D | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tahith Chong | M | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Patrick Bamford | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Oliver Arblaster | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |