Match summary
Stoke City beat Sheffield United 2-1 in the Championship (England), Regular Season.
Stoke City vs Sheffield UnitedResult, Lineups & H2H
Bet365 Stadium
Stoke City vs Sheffield United in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Stoke City's first win over Sheffield United in 5 meetings on record.Previous win: 2022-10-08 (3-1); since then 0D 5L; all competitions.
- Stoke City moved from 12th to 6th in the Championship (England) table with this result.6 places up. Table rebuilt from 84 results before kickoff and 87 after it (including 2 matches played at the same time); 24 teams; 13 points after 8 matches.
- Stoke City won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 51st minute; timeline of 3 goals matches the final score.
- Sam Gallagher's 86th-minute goal decided the match.Stoke City's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Stoke City3W 1D 1L
Stoke CitySheffield United
10Pointsof 156
9Goals scored6
6Goals conceded8
2Clean sheets0
13Scored in a row0
4Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win2
2Conceded in a row7
Head to head10 meetings · Oct 2018 – Dec 2025
- Stoke City wins
- 2
- Draws
- 2
- Sheffield United wins
- 6
2.9goals per meeting
60%both teams scored
60%3+ goals
60%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsStoke City 0W 0D 5L · 3 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 84 earlier results
Stoke CitySheffield United
#12Position#15
10Points7 v 7 games9
0Goal difference-1
1.57Scored per gameleague avg 1.421.14
1.57Conceded per game1.29
#5Form table position#13
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Stoke CitySheffield United
- 88'Substitution · Sheffield United · Romelle Donovan · InOut: Jamal Baptiste
- Goal · Stoke City · Sam Gallagher2-186'
- 80'Substitution · Sheffield United · Jordan Ayew · InOut: Patrick Bamford
- Substitution · Stoke City · Luca Bombino · InOut: Eric-Junior Bocat80'
- 80'Substitution · Sheffield United · Tahith Chong · InOut: Ben Brereton Díaz
- Substitution · Stoke City · Million Manhoef · InOut: Justin Devenny80'
- 80'Substitution · Sheffield United · Jamie Shackleton · InOut: Hamza Dewan Choudhury
- Goal · Stoke City · Jack McGlynn1-178'
- 69'Yellow Card · Sheffield United · Rhys Norrington-Davies
- 67'Substitution · Sheffield United · Tom Cannon · InOut: Oliver Arblaster
- Substitution · Stoke City · Junior Tchamadeu · InOut: Maksym Taloverov65'
- Substitution · Stoke City · Sam Gallagher · InOut: Djibril Soumaré64'
- Substitution · Stoke City · George Hirst · InOut: Lamine Cissé64'
- Yellow Card · Stoke City · Eric-Junior Bocat63'
- Yellow Card · Stoke City · Ethan Galbraith63'
- 63'Yellow Card · Sheffield United · Liam Kitching
- 54'Yellow Card · Sheffield United · Oliver Arblaster
- 51'Goal · Sheffield United · Kalvin Phillips 0-1
- Yellow Card · Stoke City · Maksym Taloverov43'
- Yellow Card · Stoke City · Justin Devenny32'
- 10'Yellow Card · Sheffield United · Kalvin Phillips
Match Statistics
Match stats
Stoke CitySheffield United
62%Ball Possession38%
12Shots Total8
5Shots On Target3
8Corners1
13Fouls15
4Yellow Cards4
2Offsides0
2Saves3
474Passes292
5Shots Off Target3
67Attacks78
35Dangerous Attacks24
6Shots Inside Box3
6Shots Outside Box5
2Goals1
15Free Kicks13
2Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions5
10Tackles15
2Assists0
390Accurate Passes196
1Injuries1
24Total Crosses8
6Accurate Crosses3
12Interceptions13
48Duels Won49
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-3 · 3-4-2-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 36(70%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 67(90%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 7.1 | 64' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 45(84%) | 3 | 6/11 | |
| 7.0 | 26' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 4(50%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
| 6.9 | 25' | 0 | 1 | - | 11(82%) | - | 2/4 | |
| 6.9 | 80' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 33(82%) | 2 | 4/8 | |
| 6.8 | 64' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 11(75%) | - | 6/11 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 64(91%) | - | 5/6 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 31(78%) | - | 3/11 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 69(88%) | 1 | 6/13 | |
| 6.8 | 65' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 41(92%) | - | 6/8 | |
| 6.6 | 10' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(50%) | 2 | 2/3 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 39(60%) | - | - | |
| 6.4 | 26' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(60%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.3 | 10' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0/2 | |
| 6.3 | 80' | 0 | 0 | - | 14(80%) | 1 | 1/6 |
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