Stoke City vs Sheffield United

Stoke City

bet365 Stadium

29 Dec 2025, 20:45

1:2

Finished

Sheffield United

Sheffield United

Away

Match summary

2ND HALF

Jairo Riedewald

Goal

47'

Tom Cannon(H. Burrows)

Goal

53'

57'

Joon-Ho Bae

M. Manhoef

58'

B. Pearson

Divin Mubama

58'

Lamine Cissé

Sam Gallagher

58'

R. Bozenik

S. N'zonzi

65'

Goal

Ben Wilmot

Andre Brooks

O. Arblaster

74'

D. Soumaré

Tahith Chong

74'

74'

Tomáš Rigo

T. Seko

Tyrese Campbell

Patrick Bamford

74'

Femi Seriki

76'

Tom Cannon

M. Mcguinness

87'

88'

B. Pearson

Jairo Riedewald

Alex Matos

95'

Match statistics

53%Possession47%

451Passes Attempted408

344Completed Passes310

6Corners2

26Throw-ins14

7Shots On Target15

Line-ups

Stoke City

Formation

4-4-2

V. Johansson

#1V. Johansson

Ben Wilmot

#16Ben Wilmot

Ashley Phillips

#26Ashley Phillips

Ben Gibson

#23Ben Gibson

Bosun Lawal

#18Bosun Lawal

S. N'zonzi

#15S. N'zonzi

T. Seko

#12T. Seko

Sorba Thomas

#7Sorba Thomas

M. Manhoef

#42M. Manhoef

Divin Mubama

#9Divin Mubama

Sam Gallagher

#20Sam Gallagher

Starting XI

V. Johansson #1
Ben Wilmot #16	⚽65'
Ashley Phillips #26
Ben Gibson #23
Bosun Lawal #18
S. N'zonzi #15	58'
T. Seko #12	74'
Sorba Thomas #7
M. Manhoef #42	57'
Divin Mubama #9	58'
Sam Gallagher #20	58'

Will not play

Samuel James

Samuel James Gallagher

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Lewis Renard

Lewis Renard Baker

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Róbert

Róbert Bozeník

Forward

Dislocated shoulder

Return: Late February 2026

Viktor Tobias

Viktor Tobias Johansson

Goalkeeper

Shoulder injury

Return: Late February 2026

Gavin Okeroghene

Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu

Goalkeeper

Hip injury

Return: Late February 2026

Divin Saku

Divin Saku Mubama

Forward

Broken leg

Return: Out for season

Junior Baptiste

Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Stoke City

Mark Robins

Stoke City

Formation

4-4-2

V. Johansson

#1V. Johansson

Ben Wilmot

#16Ben Wilmot

Ashley Phillips

#26Ashley Phillips

Ben Gibson

#23Ben Gibson

Bosun Lawal

#18Bosun Lawal

S. N'zonzi

#15S. N'zonzi

T. Seko

#12T. Seko

Sorba Thomas

#7Sorba Thomas

M. Manhoef

#42M. Manhoef

Divin Mubama

#9Divin Mubama

Sam Gallagher

#20Sam Gallagher

Starting XI

V. Johansson #1
Ben Wilmot #16	⚽65'
Ashley Phillips #26
Ben Gibson #23
Bosun Lawal #18
S. N'zonzi #15	58'
T. Seko #12	74'
Sorba Thomas #7
M. Manhoef #42	57'
Divin Mubama #9	58'
Sam Gallagher #20	58'

Will not play

Samuel James

Samuel James Gallagher

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Lewis Renard

Lewis Renard Baker

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Róbert

Róbert Bozeník

Forward

Dislocated shoulder

Return: Late February 2026

Viktor Tobias

Viktor Tobias Johansson

Goalkeeper

Shoulder injury

Return: Late February 2026

Gavin Okeroghene

Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu

Goalkeeper

Hip injury

Return: Late February 2026

Divin Saku

Divin Saku Mubama

Forward

Broken leg

Return: Out for season

Junior Baptiste

Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Stoke City

Mark Robins

Sheffield United

Formation

4-4-2

M. Cooper

#1M. Cooper

T. Bindon

#6T. Bindon

J. Tanganga

#2J. Tanganga

H. Burrows

#14H. Burrows

Femi Seriki

#38Femi Seriki

Jairo Riedewald

#44Jairo Riedewald

D. Soumaré

#18D. Soumaré

C. O'Hare

#10C. O'Hare

Andre Brooks

#11Andre Brooks

Tyrese Campbell

#23Tyrese Campbell

Tom Cannon

#7Tom Cannon

Starting XI

M. Cooper #1
T. Bindon #6
J. Tanganga #2
H. Burrows #14	🎯53'
Femi Seriki #38	76'
Jairo Riedewald #44	95' ⚽47'
D. Soumaré #18	74'
C. O'Hare #10
Andre Brooks #11	74'
Tyrese Campbell #23	74'
Tom Cannon #7	87' ⚽53'

Will not play

Jairo

Jairo Riedewald

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid February 2026

Thomas

Thomas Davies

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Sam Benjamin

Sam Benjamin McCallum

Defender

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Late April 2026

Manager

Sheffield United

Chris Wilder

Head-to-head

25 matches

Stoke City

Stoke City

5

Wins

11

Draws

9

Wins

Sheffield United

Sheffield United

Championship2023 • 1 match

Sheffield Utd

Stoke City

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Stoke City

Sheffield Utd

Stoke City

Sheffield Utd

Championship2021 • 1 match

Sheffield Utd

Stoke City

Championship2019 • 1 match

Stoke City

Sheffield Utd

Championship2018 • 1 match

Sheffield Utd

Stoke City

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

John Busby

Venue:

bet365 Stadium

Capacity:

28 383

Stoke City vs Sheffield United match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Stoke City and Sheffield United. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.