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Stoke City vs Sheffield United: result, lineups and stats

Stoke City 9 · 20 points
2 - 1
Sheffield United 10 · 19 points
  • 78' Jack McGlynn
  • 86' Sam Gallagher
  • 51' Kalvin Phillips

Lineups Stoke City vs Sheffield United

Stoke City 3-4-3 · M. Robins
1 Johansson
5 Graham
40 Taloverov
16 Wilmot
17 Bocat
8 Galbraith
27 Soumaré
2 Johnson
13 Devenny
11 Cisse
7 McGlynn
  • 64' George Hirst Lamine Cisse
  • 64' Sam Gallagher Djibril Soumaré
  • 65' Junior Tchamadeu Maksym Taloverov
  • 80' Luca Bombino Eric Bocat
  • 80' Million Manhoef Justin Devenny

Lineup for Stoke City: Johansson, Graham, Taloverov, Wilmot, Bocat, Galbraith, Soumaré, Johnson, Devenny, Cisse, McGlynn

Bench
  • 24 J. Griffiths
  • 23 B. Gibson
  • 22 J. Tchamadeu 65'
  • 21 L. Bombino 80'
  • 19 T. Rigo
  • 42 M. Manhoef 80'
  • 4 B. Pearson
  • 15 G. Hirst
  • 20 S. Gallagher 64'
Absentees Stoke City

Ampah, Cresswell, Bocat, Gallagher, Ingelsson (injured)

Sheffield United 3-4-2-1 · Chris Wilder
1 Cooper
15 Kitching
5 Tanganga
33 Baptiste
30 Norrington-Davies
42 Peck
27 Phillips
8 Choudhury
22 Díaz
4 Arblaster
45 Bamford
  • 67' Tom Cannon Ollie Arblaster
  • 80' Jamie Shackleton Hamza Choudhury
  • 80' Tahith Chong Ben Brereton Díaz
  • 80' Jordan Ayew Patrick Bamford
  • 88' Romelle Donovan Jamal Baptiste

Lineup for Sheffield United: Cooper, Kitching, Tanganga, Baptiste, Norrington-Davies, Peck, Phillips, Choudhury, Díaz, Arblaster, Bamford

Bench
  • 11 R. Donovan 88'
  • 10 J. Ayew
  • 9 T. Cannon 67'
  • 7 J. Rothwell
  • 19 T. Chong
  • 25 M. McGuinness
  • 2 M. Doherty
  • 16 J. Shackleton 80'
  • 17 A. Davies
Absentees Sheffield United

Shackleton, Doherty (injured), Bamford, One (unavailable)

Stats Stoke City vs Sheffield United

Stoke City Match Sheffield United
  • 62% Possession 38%
  • 12 Shots 8
  • 5 Shots on target 3
  • 5 Shots off target 3
  • 8 Corners 1
  • 12 Fouls 15
  • 2 Offsides 0
  • 4 Yellow cards 4
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match preview

Stoke City

George Hirst is set to return on the right of Stoke City's attack. Lamine Cissé made his first start against Watford and set up a goal, but the place is expected to go back to Hirst for Sheffield United's visit.

On the left, Eric-Junior Bocat has had the nod twice in that role recently, with Luca Bombino, who came off the bench last time out, the alternative if Robins changes it up. Jack McGlynn made his first start in the same game and scored, and he is expected to keep his place against Sheffield United.

Sam Gallagher, who has started twice in Stoke's last five games, is doubtful due to injury for the visit of Sheffield United. Gallagher was expected to train this week as he tries to prove his fitness in time for Saturday.

Sheffield United

Romelle Donovan and Rhys Norrington-Davies are both expected to return to Sheffield United's starting eleven at Stoke City after limited involvement in the home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Donovan did not play that day, while Norrington-Davies came off the bench.

In midfield, Kalvin Phillips was given his first start in five matches against Wolves, though Chris Wilder wants to manage his game time carefully from here. Sydie Peck, by contrast, has barely missed a minute during United's last five matches and already has a goal and two assists to his name, with Wilder mindful of how much he has asked of him during that spell.

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Stoke City

  1. Ethan Galbraith 3 goals 3 assists
  2. Eric Bocat 2 goals 2 assists
  3. Jack McGlynn 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Sam Gallagher 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Justin Devenny 2 goals 0 assists

Sheffield United

  1. Patrick Bamford 5 goals 1 assists
  2. Tom Cannon 3 goals 0 assists
  3. Japhet Tanganga 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Sydie Peck 1 goals 2 assists
  5. Kalvin Phillips 1 goals 2 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Stoke City

Player Starts Min. Form
Viktor Johansson 5/5 450 mixed
Ben Wilmot 5/5 450 strong
Luke Graham 5/5 450 solid
Ben Johnson 5/5 450 mixed
Ethan Galbraith 5/5 450 solid
Jack McGlynn 5/5 384 solid
Djibril Soumaré 5/5 371 mixed
Justin Devenny 4/5 316 poor

Sheffield United

Player Starts Min. Form
Michael Cooper 5/5 450 solid
Japhet Tanganga 5/5 450 solid
Liam Kitching 5/5 450 solid
Tahith Chong 5/5 385 solid
Ben Brereton Díaz 5/5 354 solid
Tom Cannon 4/5 339 solid
Sydie Peck 3/5 315 solid
Kalvin Phillips 3/4 315 solid

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.12 1.04
  • Predicted goals2.5
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals67%
  • Corners6.7

Team comparison

STK home Per match SHU away
1.67 Points 1.33
1.67 Goals for 1.33
1.00 Goals against 1.33
1.11 xG for 1.13
1.33 xG against 1.75
4.8 Corners 3.3
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Stoke City vs Sheffield United: head-to-head record

10 previous meetings
2 Stoke City 2 draws 6 Sheffield United
  • Goals per match2.90
  • Both teams scored60%
  • Over 2.5 goals60%
  • Dec 2025 Stoke City 1 - 2 Sheffield United
  • Dec 2025 Sheffield United 4 - 0 Stoke City
  • Apr 2025 Stoke City 0 - 2 Sheffield United
  • Oct 2024 Sheffield United 2 - 0 Stoke City
  • Jan 2023 Sheffield United 3 - 1 Stoke City
  • Oct 2022 Stoke City 3 - 1 Sheffield United
  • Apr 2022 Stoke City 1 - 0 Sheffield United
  • Oct 2021 Sheffield United 2 - 1 Stoke City
  • May 2019 Stoke City 2 - 2 Sheffield United
  • Oct 2018 Sheffield United 1 - 1 Stoke City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Stoke City vs Sheffield United?

Tim Robinson refereed Stoke City vs Sheffield United.

Who is unavailable for Stoke City against Sheffield United?

Stoke City are without Ato Ampah (knee injury), Aaron Cresswell (knee injury), Eric Bocat (injury), Sam Gallagher (injury) and Svante Ingelsson (muscle injury).

Who is unavailable for Sheffield United against Stoke City?

Sheffield United are without Jamie Shackleton (health problems), Matt Doherty (injury), Patrick Bamford (not registered) and Ryan One (not registered).

What formation do Stoke City play?

Stoke City have used a 3-4-3 formation in their last 5 matches under Robins.

What formation do Sheffield United play?

Sheffield United have used a 4-2-3-1 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

How did the last meeting between Stoke City and Sheffield United finish?

On 29 December 2025, Stoke City vs Sheffield United finished 1-2.

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