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Championship 26/27 · 19 Sep 2026

Stoke City 2–1 Sheffield United

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.3 – 1.3
Actual xG
0.5 – 0.4
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot saw it as open: Stoke City 37%, the draw 27%, Sheffield United 36%.

Stoke City won a close one on the chances: 0.5 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Maksym Talovierov, 58.9 in 65′.

Well above their usual level: Maksym Talovierov +17.4, Kalvin Phillips +11.1, Ben Wilmot +10.7.

Well below it: Viktor Johansson −21.8, Michael Cooper −19.8, Justin Devenny −11.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Stoke City

12 Sep 2026W 2–1at Watford Championship
8 Sep 2026D 1–1at Cardiff City Championship
5 Sep 2026W 4–0v Charlton Athletic Championship
1 Sep 2026W 1–0v Norwich City Championship
29 Aug 2026L 1–4at Wolverhampton Championship

Sheffield United

16 Sep 2026L 0–1at Fleetwood Town EFL Cup
13 Sep 2026L 0–1v Wolverhampton Championship
8 Sep 2026W 2–1at Blackburn Rovers Championship
5 Sep 2026L 1–3v Norwich City Championship
1 Sep 2026W 3–2v Bolton Wanderers Championship

Head to head

29 Dec 2025Stoke City 1–2 Sheffield United Championship
6 Dec 2025Sheffield United 4–0 Stoke City Championship

Stoke City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Sam Gallagher Forward26100.0261.2–
Maksym Talovierov Defender65000.1158.9+17.4
Luca Bombino Defender1000–54.4–
Ben Wilmot Defender90000.1450.5+10.7
Jack McGlynn Midfielder90100.0846.2+1.6
Ethan Galbraith Midfielder9001–44.9+0.3
Ben Johnson Defender90000.0342.7+2.4
Djibril Soumaré Midfielder64000.0241.6+2.1
Luke Graham Defender9000–40.3−3.1
Lamine Cissé Forward64000.1139.7−2.6
Eric Bocat Defender80000.0438.7+3.9
George Hirst Forward2600–35.8–
Justin Devenny Midfielder8000–33.8−11.8
Junior Tchamadeu Defender2501–32.4–
Million Manhoef Midfielder1000–30.0–
Viktor Johansson Goalkeeper9000–28.5−21.8

Sheffield United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Kalvin Phillips Midfielder90100.0449.5+11.1
Japhet Tanganga Defender90000.0247.4−0.2
Thomas Cannon Forward23000.0645.3–
Romelle Donovan Midfielder800–40.8–
Patrick Bamford Forward8000–38.7−1.2
Sydie Peck Midfielder90000.2737.9−0.2
Ben Brereton Díaz Midfielder80000.0437.6+6.0
Michael Cooper Goalkeeper9000–35.5−19.8
Oliver Arblaster Midfielder6700–34.2−6.1
Liam Kitching Defender90000.0233.6−7.4
Rhys Norrington-Davies Defender9000–32.0−5.5
Hamza Choudhury Midfielder8000–32.0−6.4
Jamie Shackleton Defender1000–31.2–
Jamal Baptiste Defender8800–30.7–
Jordan Ayew Forward1000–30.7–
Tahith Chong Midfielder1000–25.6–