Stoke City 2 – 1 Sheffield United: Championship Match Report

Championship · 8

Stoke City

Full Time

2–1

Saturday, 19 September 2026 · Bet365 Stadium

Sheffield United

⚽ Sam Gallagher 86'⚽ Jack McGlynn 78' ⚽ Kalvin Phillips 51'

Match Events

88'

Romelle DonovanSheffield United · Jamal Baptiste

86'

Sam GallagherStoke City · Ethan Galbraith

2-1

80'

Jamie Shackleton Sheffield United · Hamza Dewan Choudhury

80'

Million ManhoefStoke City · Justin Devenny

80'

Tahith ChongSheffield United · Ben Brereton Díaz

80'

Luca BombinoStoke City · Eric-Junior Bocat

80'

Jordan AyewSheffield United · Patrick Bamford

78'

Jack McGlynnStoke City · Junior Tchamadeu

1-1

69'

Rhys Norrington-DaviesSheffield United

67'

Tom CannonSheffield United · Oliver Arblaster

65'

Junior Tchamadeu Stoke City · Maksym Taloverov

64'

George HirstStoke City · Lamine Cissé

64'

Sam GallagherStoke City · Djibril Soumaré

63'

Liam KitchingSheffield United

63'

Ethan GalbraithStoke City

63'

Eric-Junior BocatStoke City

54'

Oliver ArblasterSheffield United

51'

Kalvin Phillips Sheffield United

0-1

43'

Maksym Taloverov Stoke City

32'

Justin DevennyStoke City

10'

Kalvin Phillips Sheffield United

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Stoke City8413113

Sheffield United8233-29

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VenueBet365 StadiumSaturday, 19 September 2026

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RefereeTim Robinson

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Stoke City Starting XI

Formation 3-4-3

1 5.9

Viktor Johansson

16 6.9

Ben Wilmot

40 6.8

Maksym Taloverov

5 6.8

Luke Graham

2 6.8

Ben Johnson

27 7.1

Djibril Soumaré

8 7.4

Ethan Galbraith

17 7

Eric-Junior Bocat

7 7.6

Jack McGlynn

11 6.8

Lamine Cissé

13 6.4

Justin Devenny

Substitutes 9

#4 Ben Pearson Midfielder

#15 George Hirst Attacker

6.5

#19 Tomas Rigo Midfielder

#20 Sam Gallagher Attacker

7.1

#21 Luca Bombino Defender

6.6

#22 Junior Tchamadeu Defender

6.9

#23 Ben Gibson Defender

#24 Josh Griffiths Goalkeeper

#42 Million Manhoef Attacker

6.3

Sheffield United Starting XI

Formation 4-4-2

1 6.4

Michael Cooper

8 6.5

Hamza Dewan Choudhury

5 6.7

Japhet Tanganga

15 6.4

Liam Kitching

30 6.3

Rhys Norrington-Davies

33 6.1

Jamal Baptiste

42 6.7

Sydie Peck

4 6.7

Oliver Arblaster

27 7.6

Kalvin Phillips

45 6.6

Patrick Bamford

22 6.6

Ben Brereton Díaz

Substitutes 9

#2 Matt Doherty Defender

#7 Joe Rothwell Midfielder

#9 Tom Cannon Attacker

6.8

#10 Jordan Ayew Attacker

6.4

#11 Romelle Donovan Midfielder

#16 Jamie Shackleton Defender

6.2

#17 Adam Davies Goalkeeper

#19 Tahith Chong Midfielder

6.4

#25 Mark McGuinness Defender

Statistics

Match Statistics

Stoke City

Comparison

Sheffield United

62% Ball Possession % 38%

12 Shots Total 8

5 Shots On Target 3

5 Shots Off Target 3

2 Shots Blocked 2

6 Shots Insidebox 3

6 Shots Outsidebox 5

6 Goal Attempts 5

8 Corners 1

2 Offsides 0

12 Fouls 15

4 Yellowcards 4

467 Passes 290

384 Successful Passes 197

82% Successful Passes Percentage 68%

9 Key Passes 4

73 Long Passes 58

29 Successful Long Passes 10

40% Successful Long Passes Percentage 17%

25 Total Crosses 8

7 Accurate Crosses 3

8 Dribble Attempts 12

2 Successful Dribbles 3

25% Successful Dribbles Percentage 25%

11 Tackles 13

12 Interceptions 16

49 Duels Won 47

2 Saves 3

67 Attacks 78

35 Dangerous Attacks 24

15 Free Kicks 12

15 Throwins 24

4 Goal Kicks 9

5 Substitutions 5

1 Injuries 1

2 Assists 0

2 Goals 1

94 Ball Safe 68

9 Tackles Won 5