Stoke City 2-1 Sheffield Utd: result and stats, Championship
Match info
Stoke City3-4-3Line ups3-4-2-1Sheffield Utd

Ryan ShawcrossSubstitutions
- 64'D. Soumare
276.7S. Gallagher
207.5 - 64'
- 65'M. Talovierov
406.2J. Tchamadeu
226.9A - 80'E. Bocat
176.6L. Bombino
216.6 - 80'J. Devenny
136.3M. Manhoef
426.2
Unused
- J. GriffithsG
24 - B. GibsonD
23 - B. PearsonM
4 - T. RigoM
19
Substitutions
- 67'O. Arblaster
46.3T. Cannon
96.7 - 80'H. Choudhury
86.2J. Shackleton
166.3 - 80'P. Bamford
456.0J. Ayew
106.5 - 80'B. Brereton Diaz
226.6T. Chong
196.5 - 88'J. Baptiste
335.6R. Donovan
116.9
Unused
Home

OutA. CresswellKnee Injury
OutS. IngelssonInjury
OutB. LawalMuscle Injury
Away

OutH. BurrowsInjury
OutR. OneHamstring Injury
OutF. SerikiKnee Injury

| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0,73 | -1,27 | 14/38 | 7/30 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0,12 | -0,88 | 24/39 | 5/20 |
Possession & Passing
Attack
Box & Quality
Defense & Discipline
Half by half
The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?
First half
Second half
xG analytics
Stoke City
Sheffield UtdExpected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.
xG race
20 shotsChance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.
How those chances were made
Momentum
16 swingsWhich side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.
Match replay
91'
2-1
90' Saved Thomas Cannon 0.04 xG · Throw in set piece · HeaderShot map
12 v 8Stoke City shoot right, Sheffield Utd left. Bigger dot = better chance.
Goal mouth
12 on target · 3 scoredWhere each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.
Average positions
Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.
An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.
Passing network
Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.
Most-connected pair: Galbraith and Soumaré, 23 passes between them.
Most-connected pairs: Baptiste and Choudhury; Tanganga and Cooper. 9 passes each.
Tactical battle
63control37

In possession
Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.
Out of possession
↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.
Carrying
Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.
Beating the press
A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.
Threat created
xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.
Tempo
An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.
More match stats
Attack
Passing
Duels
Defending
Goal profile
This seasonHow often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.
They score
They concede
Heaviest results
best 4-0 (H)·worst 1-4 (A)
best 3-2 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)
Match summary
Stoke City beat Sheffield Utd 2-1 at bet365 Stadium in the Championship. It was goalless at half-time, and Stoke City came from behind to win. Scorers: J. McGlynn (78'), S. Gallagher (86') for Stoke City; K. Phillips (51') for Sheffield Utd. In their last 6 meetings, Stoke City have won 1, Sheffield Utd 5, with 0 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.
→ Double chance: Stoke City or draw
Why this prediction
The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.
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Head-to-headLast 6 meetings
- 19 Sept 2026
Stoke City2 - 1Sheffield Utd
Championship - 29 Dec 2025
Stoke City1 - 2Sheffield Utd
Championship - 6 Dec 2025
Sheffield Utd4 - 0Stoke City
Championship - 25 Apr 2025
Stoke City0 - 2Sheffield Utd
Championship - 26 Oct 2024
Sheffield Utd2 - 0Stoke City
Championship - 14 Jan 2023
Sheffield Utd3 - 1Stoke City
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