Stoke City 1-2 Sheffield United: Stats & xG – Dec 29, 2025

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90'

T. Rigo

Attempt missed. T. Rigo (Stoke City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.

90'

J. Riedewald

Substitution, Sheffield United: A. Matos comes on for J. Riedewald.

88'

B. Pearson

Red card! B. Pearson (Stoke City) is sent off.

87'

T. Cannon

Substitution, Sheffield United: M. McGuinness comes on for T. Cannon.

85'

P. Bamford

Attempt saved. P. Bamford (Sheffield United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.21.

78'

B. Lawal

Attempt saved. B. Lawal (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

76'

R. Boženík

Attempt missed. R. Boženík (Stoke City), header. xG 0.06.

76'

F. Seriki

Yellow card for F. Seriki (Sheffield United).

74'

T. Campbell

Substitution, Sheffield United: P. Bamford comes on for T. Campbell.

74'

A. Brooks

Substitution, Sheffield United: T. Chong comes on for A. Brooks.

74'

D. Soumaré

Substitution, Sheffield United: O. Arblaster comes on for D. Soumaré.

74'

T. Seko

Substitution, Stoke City: T. Rigo comes on for T. Seko.

67'

R. Boženík

Attempt missed. R. Boženík (Stoke City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.

65'

B. Wilmot

Goal! Stoke City 1-2 Sheffield United. B. Wilmot (Stoke City) scores.

58'

S. Gallagher

Substitution, Stoke City: R. Boženík comes on for S. Gallagher.

58'

S. N'Zonzi

Substitution, Stoke City: B. Pearson comes on for S. N'Zonzi.

58'

D. Mubama

Substitution, Stoke City: L. Cissé comes on for D. Mubama.

57'

A. Brooks

Attempt missed. A. Brooks (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

57'

M. Manhoef

Substitution, Stoke City: B. Jun-Ho comes on for M. Manhoef.

53'

T. Cannon

Goal! Stoke City 0-2 Sheffield United. T. Cannon (Sheffield United) scores.

52'

A. Brooks

Attempt blocked. A. Brooks (Sheffield United), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.

50'

T. Campbell

Attempt blocked. T. Campbell (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

47'

T. Campbell

Attempt missed. T. Campbell (Sheffield United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.09.

47'

T. Bindon

Attempt saved. T. Bindon (Sheffield United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.14.

47'

J. Riedewald

Goal! Stoke City 0-1 Sheffield United. J. Riedewald (Sheffield United) scores.

46'

The second half is under way.

44'

A. Phillips

Attempt saved. A. Phillips (Stoke City), header from a throw-in. xG 0.07.

37'

C. O'Hare

Attempt missed. C. O'Hare (Sheffield United), right-footed shot. xG 0.42.

17'

H. Burrows

Attempt missed. H. Burrows (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.

16'

T. Campbell

Attempt blocked. T. Campbell (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.

16'

H. Burrows

Attempt missed. H. Burrows (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.

14'

C. O'Hare

Attempt missed. C. O'Hare (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.27.

11'

T. Campbell

Attempt missed. T. Campbell (Sheffield United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.

8'

B. Gibson

Attempt missed. B. Gibson (Stoke City), header from a corner. xG 0.05.

6'

D. Soumaré

Attempt missed. D. Soumaré (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

1'

Kick-off: Stoke City vs Sheffield United.

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Match events

47' ⚽ J. Riedewald0–1

53' ⚽ T. Cannon0–2

57' 🔁 B. Jun-Ho ◂ M. Manhoef

58' 🔁 L. Cissé ◂ D. Mubama

58' 🔁 B. Pearson ◂ S. N'Zonzi

58' 🔁 R. Boženík ◂ S. Gallagher

65' ⚽ B. Wilmot1–2

74' 🔁 T. Rigo ◂ T. Seko

74' 🔁 O. Arblaster ◂ D. Soumaré

74' 🔁 T. Chong ◂ A. Brooks

74' 🔁 P. Bamford ◂ T. Campbell

76' F. Seriki

87' 🔁 M. McGuinness ◂ T. Cannon

88' B. Pearson

90' 🔁 A. Matos ◂ J. Riedewald

Coaches

Mark Robins

Chris Wilder

Recent form

Stoke City

DHPreston North End0-0

LAWatford0-1

WHSwansea City2-1

LAIpswich Town0-1

LASheffield United0-4

Sheffield United

LAWrexham3-5

WHBirmingham City3-0

LAWest Bromwich Albion0-2

DHNorwich City1-1

WHStoke City4-0

Match facts

Stadium

bet365 Stadium

City

Stoke

Referee

John Busby

3.71 yellows/match · 45 matches

Kickoff

29 Dec, 19:45 UTC

Competition

Championship

Stoke City 4-4-2 · 4-4-2 Sheffield United

1 V. Johansson 6.8 18 B. Lawal 6.6 26 A. Phillips 7.0 16 B. Wilmot 7.9 23 B. Gibson 6.4 10 B. Jun-Ho 6.5 ↑ 57' 19 T. Rigo 6.5 ↑ 74' 15 S. Nzonzi 6.3 7 S. Thomas 6.6 4 B. Pearson 6.5 ↑ 58' 11 R. Boženík 6.5 ↑ 58' 1 M. Cooper 6.4 38 F. Seriki 6.4 2 J. Tanganga 6.8 6 T. Bindon 6.7 14 H. Burrows 7.0 4 O. Arblaster 6.5 ↑ 74' 24 T. Chong 6.7 ↑ 74' 28 A. Matos ↑ 90' 10 C. O'Hare 7.1 25 M. McGuinness 6.6 ↑ 87' 45 P. Bamford 6.4 ↑ 74'

Substitutes

13GJ. Bonham 40DM. Talovierov 53DJ. Bickerton 12MT. Seko↓ 74'6.4 42MM. Manhoef↓ 57'6.2 14MJ. Donley 20FS. Gallagher↓ 58'7.4 29FL. Cissé↑ 58'6.9 9FD. Mubama↓ 58'6.7

Coach: Mark Robins

Substitutes

17GA. Davies 3DS. McCallum 44MJ. Riedewald↓ 90'8.1 18MD. Soumaré↓ 74'6.4 11MA. Brooks↓ 74'6.2 8MG. Hamer 7FT. Cannon↓ 87'7.5 23FT. Campbell↓ 74'6.3 9FD. Ings

Coach: Chris Wilder

Top stats

54%Possession46%

0.59Expected goals (xG)2.5

7Total shots15

3Shots on target4

1Big chances4

6Corners2

Shots

4Shots off target8

0Blocked shots3

5Shots inside box13

2Shots outside box2

1Big chances scored2

0Big chances missed2

-0.09Goals prevented-0.32

Attack

22Touches in box32

55Final third entries52

1Offsides2

4Free kicks9

Passing

451Passes408

344Accurate passes310

38/74 (51%)Long balls18/67 (27%)

4/26 (15%)Crosses3/7 (43%)

26Throw-ins14

Duels

51Duels49

29/59 (49%)Ground duels30/59 (51%)

21/39 (54%)Aerial duels18/39 (46%)

9/16 (56%)Dribbles5/14 (36%)

9Dispossessed7

Defending

16Tackles16

75Tackles won63

9Interceptions14

25Clearances37

55Recoveries60

Discipline

9Fouls4

0Yellow cards1

1Red cards0

Goalkeeping

1Saves2

8Goal kicks10

1Punches0

Expected goals (xG) flow

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Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

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