Stoke vs Sheffield Wednesday

18 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee S Martin

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Million Manhoef 21’
  • Ben Wilmot 61’

Match summary

Stoke saw off Sheffield Wednesday 2-0. Stoke led 1-0 at half-time.

Million Manhoef put Stoke ahead in the 21st minute and Ben Wilmot made it 2-0 in the 61st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Stoke created 1.05 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 1.06 from 9.

Match stats

Stoke Sheffield Wednesday
10 Shots 9
3 Shots on Target 1
2 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.05 xG 1.05
1.05 Non-penalty xG 1.05

Key events

Stoke Sheffield Wednesday
Kick-off
Million Manhoef1-0 (Stoke)
21’
Half-time1-0
Ben Wilmot2-0 (Stoke)
61’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Stoke
  • Ben Pearson
  • Wouter Burger
Sheffield Wednesday
  • Dominic Iorfa
  • Barry Bannan

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.05 1.06 21’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), 1-0 21’ 61’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), 2-0 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.05 1.06 21’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), 1-0 Manhoef 21’ 61’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), 2-0 Ben Wilmot 61’
Stoke 1.05 xGSheffield Wednesday 1.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield Wednesday attacking Stoke attacking 
55’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 21’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 57’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 21’ Jordan Thompson (Stoke), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 81’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 26’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 54’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 61’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 18’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 8’ Ashley Phillips (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 69’ Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+6’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 81’ Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 81’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 31’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 21’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 57’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 21’ Jordan Thompson (Stoke), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 81’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 26’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 54’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 61’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 18’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 8’ Ashley Phillips (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+6’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 69’ Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 81’ Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 81’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 31’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.11 – – –
Eric Bocat Taken off
13′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 5 0.46 – – –
Lewis Baker Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Sam Gallagher Taken off
89′ – – 2 0.25 – – –
Jordan Thompson Came on as a substituteTaken off
77′ – – 1 0.16 – – –
Lynden Gooch Came on as a substitute
38′ – – – – – – –
Ali Al-Hamadi Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
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.

Before kick-off

Stoke win 43% Avg odds 2.20
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.32
Sheffield Wednesday win 28% Avg odds 3.32

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

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.