Stoke City vs Sheffield Wednesday
Ref: M. Salisburybet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · 30,089 cap
Match recap
Stoke City beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Rak-Sakyi and Cissé scored for Stoke City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.54 for Stoke City versus 1.39 for Sheffield Wednesday. Stoke City sit 17th in the Championship table while Sheffield Wednesday are 24th.
First Half
18'
Fusire
Yellow Card
⚽
Rak-Sakyi
Assist: Thomas
Rak-Sakyi
Yellow Card
Second Half
⚽
Cissé
58'
⇄
Lowe
⇄
Manhoef
⇄
Rak-Sakyi
59'
⇄
Thornton
59'
⇄
McNeill
⇄
Nzonzi
⇄
Cissé
Baker
Yellow Card
⇄
Unknown
87'
⇄
Heskey
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 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 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Stoke CitySheffield Wednesday
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.54VS1.39
Attack3 · 2 won
12
Shots
16
6
Shots on target
2
11
Shots in the box
11
1
Shots outside box
5
5
Shots off goal
4
7
Corners
2
Possession & Passing1 · 3 won
48%
Possession
52%
357
Total passes
391
295
Accurate passes
315
83%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline0 · 3 won
16
Fouls
11
2
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
1
Blocked shots
10
1.18
Goals prevented
1.18
Stoke City
3-4-2-1
Sheffield Wednesday
3-4-2-1Stoke City
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 3A. CresswellD
- 7S. ThomasM
- 12T. SekoM
- 15S. NzonziM
- 17E. BocatM
- 18B. Lawal
- 21J. Rak-SakyiF
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 29L. CisséF
- 31G. BazunuG
- 42M. ManhoefF
Substitutes
- 4B. PearsonM
- 8L. BakerM
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 19T. RigoM
- 20S. GallagherF
- 23B. GibsonD
- 25Tommy SimkinG
- 49M. SmitF
- 50Sydney AginaM
Sheffield Wednesday
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1P. CharlesG
- 2L. PalmerD
- 3M. LoweM
- 4S. FusireM
- 6D. IorfaD
- 8S. IngelssonM
- 12J. YatesF
- 17C. McNeillF
- 22G. OtegbayoD
- 24Jaden HeskeyF
- 37Jarvis ThorntonM
Substitutes
- 14N. ChalobahM
- 19O. KobackiF
- 21Joel Tshisanga NdalaF
- 25Logan StretchG
- 28Cole McGheeD
- 31W. GraingerF
- 40D. MosesF
- 43Z. Silcott-DuberryM
- 45T. AdaramolaD
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | F | 58 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 97 | 8.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — |
| Bosun Lawal | D | 84 | 8.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Aaron Cresswell | D | 97 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven N'Zonzi(C) | M | 74 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 97 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | 97 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bocat | M | 97 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Lamine Cissé | F | 74 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 97 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Million Manhoef | F | 58 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/6 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sydney Agina | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milan Smit | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Simkin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Gallagher | F | 39 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 39 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ben Gibson | D | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 23 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Lewis Baker | M | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Charles | G | 97 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaden Heskey | F | 87 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Svante Ingelsson | M | 97 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Dominic Iorfa | D | 97 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Charlie McNeill | F | 59 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Jarvis Thornton | M | 59 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Fusire | M | 97 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Liam Palmer(C) | D | 97 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Max Lowe | M | 58 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Otegbayo | D | 97 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Yates | F | 97 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Logan Stretch | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zain Silcott-Duberry | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Ndala | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Grainger | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cole McGhee | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tayo Adaramola | D | 39 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Olaf Kobacki | F | 38 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 |
| Nathaniel Chalobah | M | 38 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Devlan Moses | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |