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Stoke City 1-2 Sheffield United · Championship

Stoke City lost to Sheffield United 1-2 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Stoke City and Sheffield United met in the Championship at bet365 Stadium in Stoke on Monday, 29 December 2025.

Goalscorers

Stoke City: B. Wilmot 65'. Sheffield United: J. Riedewald 47'; T. Cannon 53'.

How the match went

Stoke City saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Stoke City had 7 shots with 3 on target, Sheffield United 15 with 4 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 6 to Stoke City and 2 to Sheffield United. Stoke City conceded 9 fouls, Sheffield United 4. The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for Stoke City, 1 for Sheffield United) and 1 red card.

Line-ups

Stoke City started in a 4-4-2: V. Johansson, B. Lawal, A. Phillips, B. Wilmot, B. Gibson, M. Manhoef, T. Seko, S. Nzonzi, S. Thomas, S. Gallagher, D. Mubama.

Sheffield United started in a 4-4-2: M. Cooper, F. Seriki, J. Tanganga, T. Bindon, H. Burrows, A. Brooks, D. Soumaré, J. Riedewald, C. O'Hare, T. Cannon, T. Campbell.

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Minute by minute

  1. 47'Goal! Stoke City 0-1 Sheffield United. J. Riedewald (Sheffield United) scores.
  2. 53'Goal! Stoke City 0-2 Sheffield United. T. Cannon (Sheffield United) scores.
  3. 65'Goal! Stoke City 1-2 Sheffield United. B. Wilmot (Stoke City) scores.
  4. 88'Red card! B. Pearson (Stoke City) is sent off.
Full commentary (36 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Stoke City vs Sheffield United.
  2. 6'Attempt missed. D. Soumaré (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  3. 8'Attempt missed. B. Gibson (Stoke City), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  4. 11'Attempt missed. T. Campbell (Sheffield United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  5. 14'Attempt missed. C. O'Hare (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.27.
  6. 16'Attempt missed. H. Burrows (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  7. 16'Attempt blocked. T. Campbell (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  8. 17'Attempt missed. H. Burrows (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  9. 37'Attempt missed. C. O'Hare (Sheffield United), right-footed shot. xG 0.42.
  10. 44'Attempt saved. A. Phillips (Stoke City), header from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
  11. 46'The second half is under way.
  12. 47'Goal! Stoke City 0-1 Sheffield United. J. Riedewald (Sheffield United) scores.
  13. 47'Attempt saved. T. Bindon (Sheffield United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.14.
  14. 47'Attempt missed. T. Campbell (Sheffield United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.09.
  15. 50'Attempt blocked. T. Campbell (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  16. 52'Attempt blocked. A. Brooks (Sheffield United), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  17. 53'Goal! Stoke City 0-2 Sheffield United. T. Cannon (Sheffield United) scores.
  18. 57'Substitution, Stoke City: B. Jun-Ho comes on for M. Manhoef.
  19. 57'Attempt missed. A. Brooks (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  20. 58'Substitution, Stoke City: L. Cissé comes on for D. Mubama.
  21. 58'Substitution, Stoke City: B. Pearson comes on for S. N'Zonzi.
  22. 58'Substitution, Stoke City: R. Boženík comes on for S. Gallagher.
  23. 65'Goal! Stoke City 1-2 Sheffield United. B. Wilmot (Stoke City) scores.
  24. 67'Attempt missed. R. Boženík (Stoke City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
  25. 74'Substitution, Stoke City: T. Rigo comes on for T. Seko.
  26. 74'Substitution, Sheffield United: O. Arblaster comes on for D. Soumaré.
  27. 74'Substitution, Sheffield United: T. Chong comes on for A. Brooks.
  28. 74'Substitution, Sheffield United: P. Bamford comes on for T. Campbell.
  29. 76'Yellow card for F. Seriki (Sheffield United).
  30. 76'Attempt missed. R. Boženík (Stoke City), header. xG 0.06.
  31. 78'Attempt saved. B. Lawal (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  32. 85'Attempt saved. P. Bamford (Sheffield United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.21.
  33. 87'Substitution, Sheffield United: M. McGuinness comes on for T. Cannon.
  34. 88'Red card! B. Pearson (Stoke City) is sent off.
  35. 90'Substitution, Sheffield United: A. Matos comes on for J. Riedewald.
  36. 90'Attempt missed. T. Rigo (Stoke City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
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