Stoke vs Sheffield Utd

Championship 29 Dec 2025, 19:45
Stoke
Stoke
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd
🏟 Bet365 Stadium Round 24

Match report

Sheffield Utd edged past Stoke 2-1 in the Championship on 29 December 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Sheffield Utd dominated possession with 77% of the ball and had 15 shots to Stoke's 7.

B. Pearson was sent off in the 88th minute.

The match was played at Bet365 Stadium.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 23% - 77% Shots 7 - 15 On target 3 - 4 Corners 6 - 2 Fouls 9 - 4 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Ben Wilmot
Stoke · 1 goal
8 Jaïro Riedewald 1 goal
8 Ashley Phillips captained the side
7 Thomas Cannon 1 goal
7 Viktor Johansson captained the side
First half vs second half
Stoke stepped it up after the break, with 5 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–7 5–8
Shots On Goal 1–0 2–4
Ball Possession 41–59 —
Corners 1–1 5–1
Attacks 35–63 51–44
Match statistics
6 Corners 2
5 Substitution 5
86 Attacks 107
46 Dangerous Attacks 36
2 On Target 3
5 Off Target 11
23% Ball Possession 77%
7 Shots Total 15
3 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 8
0 Shots Blocked 3
5 Shots Inside Box 13
2 Shots Outside Box 2
9 Fouls 4
6 Corners 2
1 Offsides 2
53% Ball Possession 47%
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 2
446 Passes Total 407
341 Passes Accurate 313
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Stoke · 4-2-3-1
1 V. Johansson
18 B. Lawal 26 A. Phillips 16 B. Wilmot 23 B. Gibson
12 T. Seko 15 S. N'Zonzi
42 M. Manhoef 20 S. Gallagher 7 S. Thomas
9 D. Mubama
Sheffield Utd · 4-4-2
1 M. Cooper
38 F. Seriki 2 J. Tanganga 6 T. Bindon 14 H. Burrows
11 A. Brooks 18 D. Soumaré 44 J. Riedewald 10 C. O'Hare
7 T. Cannon 23 T. Campbell
Stoke
Coach
Mark Robins
Substitutes
  • 10 Jun-Ho Bae
  • 4 Ben Pearson
  • 11 Róbert Boženík
  • 29 Lamine Cissé
  • 19 Tomáš Rigo
  • 13 Jack Bonham
  • 40 Maksym Talovierov
  • 53 Josh Bickerton
  • 14 Jamie Donley
Sheffield Utd
Coach
Chris Wilder
Substitutes
  • 4 Oliver Arblaster
  • 24 Tahith Chong
  • 45 Patrick Bamford
  • 25 Mark McGuinness
  • 28 Alex Matos
  • 17 Adam Davies
  • 3 Sam McCallum
  • 8 Gustavo Hamer
  • 9 Danny Ings
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ J. Bae ↓ M. Manhoef Stoke
  • 58' ↑ B. Pearson ↓ S. N'Zonzi Stoke
  • 58' ↑ L. Cisse ↓ D. Mubama Stoke
  • 58' ↑ R. Bozenik ↓ S. Gallagher Stoke
  • 74' ↑ T. Rigo ↓ T. Seko Stoke
  • 74' ↑ O. Arblaster ↓ D. Soumare Sheffield Utd
  • 74' ↑ P. Bamford ↓ T. Campbell Sheffield Utd
  • 74' ↑ T. Chong ↓ A. Brooks Sheffield Utd
  • 87' ↑ M. McGuinness ↓ T. Cannon Sheffield Utd
  • 90+5' ↑ A. Matos ↓ J. Riedewald Sheffield Utd
Cards
  • 88' B. Pearson Stoke
  • 76' F. Seriki Sheffield Utd
Head-to-head
Stoke 1 0 draws 5 Sheffield Utd
2025-12-29 Stoke vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 2
2025-12-06 Sheffield Utd vs Stoke 4 - 0
2025-04-25 Stoke City vs Sheffield United 0 - 2
2024-10-26 Sheffield United vs Stoke City 2 - 0
2022-04-02 Stoke City vs Sheffield United 1 - 0
2021-10-16 Sheffield United vs Stoke City 2 - 1
Recent form
Stoke D D D W W
Sheffield Utd W D D L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Stoke vs Sheffield Utd?
Stoke lost 1-2 against Sheffield Utd on 29 December 2025.
Who won Stoke vs Sheffield Utd?
Sheffield Utd won the match 2-1.
Where was Stoke vs Sheffield Utd played?
The match was played at Bet365 Stadium.
Who had more possession in Stoke vs Sheffield Utd?
Sheffield Utd had 77% of possession, compared to 23% for the other side.