Match Report
5 points and 4 places separated them: Stoke City 17th with 55, Sheffield United 13th with 60. The last five rounds placed Sheffield United 7th in the league for form — higher than their 13th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.11/1.22 for Stoke City and 1.43/1.43 for Sheffield United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.
9 meetings are on record — 2 won by Stoke City, 5 by Sheffield United, 2 drawn, at 2.89 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings.
The match was played at Bet365 Stadium (capacity 30,089). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Stoke City: Ben Wilmot (65') · Sheffield United: Tom Cannon (53'), Jaïro Riedewald (47')
Key stats
Possession: Stoke City 54% · Sheffield United 46% · Total shots: 7-15 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 6-2