Stoke vs Sheffield United

29 December 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee John Busby

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

B. Wilmot 65’

J. Riedewald 47’
T. Cannon 53’

Match summary

Sheffield United beat Stoke 2-1 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

J. Riedewald put Sheffield United ahead in the 47th minute, T. Cannon made it 0-2 from a corner in the 53rd minute, and B. Wilmot pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 65th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sheffield United created 2.63 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Stoke's 0.59 from 7. Stoke had a player sent off.

Match stats

54% Possession 46%

7 Shots 15

3 Shots on target 4

6 Corners 2

451 Passes 408

76.3% Pass accuracy 76.0%

16 Tackles 16

9 Fouls 4

0 Yellow cards 1

1 Red cards 0

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Stoke Sheffield United

A. PhillipsShot on target

44’

47’

J. Riedewald

0-1

47’

T. BindonShot on target

53’

T. CannonRight foot shot

0-2

B. Jun-HoM. Manhoef

57’

L. CisséD. Mubama

58’

B. PearsonS. N'Zonzi

58’

R. BoženíkS. Gallagher

58’

B. WilmotRight foot shot

1-2

65’

T. RigoT. Seko

74’

O. ArblasterD. Soumaré

74’

T. ChongA. Brooks

74’

P. BamfordT. Campbell

76’

F. Seriki

B. LawalShot on target

78’

85’

P. BamfordShot on target

87’

M. McGuinnessT. Cannon

B. Pearson

88’

90’

A. MatosJ. Riedewald

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Stoke 0.59 xGSheffield United 2.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sheffield United attacking Stoke attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Stoke 4-4-2 Starting XI

Sheffield United 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


V. Johansson	90′	1	2	38	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


B. Lawal	90′	2	2	–	2	–	45	–	–	–	–
A. Phillips	90′	2	1	–	6	4	56	–	–	–	–
B. Wilmot	90′	1	–	–	4	2	79	–	1	–	–
B. Gibson	90′	2	3	–	6	3	50	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


M. Manhoef	57′	–	–	15	–	–	–	–	4	2	–	–
T. Seko	74′	–	–	27	–	–	2	1	2	2	–	–
S. Nzonzi	90′	–	–		–	–						–
S. Thomas	90′	–	–		–	–						–
B. Jun-Ho Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	16	–	–	1	–	3	1	–	–
B. Pearson Came on as a substituteSent off	30′	–	–	21	–	–	2	–	2	2	–
T. Rigo Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	8	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


S. Gallagher	58′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	7	1	12	–
D. Mubama	58′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	11	–
R. Boženík Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	2	–	0.13	–	–	1	–	3	–
L. Cissé Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	1	15	–

Goalkeeper1 player


M. Cooper	90′	2	1	36	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


F. Seriki	90′	3	1	–	5	1	34	–	–	–
J. Tanganga	90′	2	2	–	7	4	46	1	–	–	–
T. Bindon	90′	–	3	–	3	3	55	–	–	–	–
H. Burrows	90′	4	5	–	11	3	53	1	–	1	–
M. McGuinness Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


A. Brooks	74′	–	–	23	–	–	1	–	4	–	–	–
D. Soumaré	74′	–	–	37	2	–	1	–	3	1	–	–
J. Riedewald	89′	1	–	46	–	–	3	1	3	–	–	–
C. O'Hare	90′	–	–	35	3	–	1	–	3	–	2	–
O. Arblaster Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	3	–	–	1	1	1	–	–	–
T. Chong Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	6	–	–	–	1	2	–	2	–

Forwards3 players


T. Cannon	87′	1	–	1	1	0.16	–	–	2	–	15	–
T. Campbell	74′	–	–	4	–	0.26	–	2	3	–	15	–
P. Bamford Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	1	1	0.21	–	–	1	1	2	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Stoke win 34% Avg odds 2.73

Draw 29% Avg odds 3.30

Sheffield United win 37% Avg odds 2.53

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Stoke L L W L D

Sheffield United W D L W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sheffield United 4-0 Stoke, 06 Dec 25 Next meeting: Stoke 2-1 Sheffield United, 19 Sep 26 All Stoke vs Sheffield United meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.