Stoke City 2-1 Sheffield United: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Stoke City won it

Sheffield United struck first through Kalvin Phillips  in the 51st minute. Stoke City levelled at 1-1 in the 78th minute through Jack McGlynn, set up by Junior Tchamadeu . Stoke City turned it round: Sam Gallagher made it 2-1 in the 86th minute, set up by Ethan Galbraith. There was no time to answer it.

It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The lead changed hands once.

The referee, T. Robinson, showed 8 yellow cards: 4 to Stoke City and 4 to Sheffield United.

Stoke City: M. Robins, 3-4-3 · Sheffield United: C. Wilder, 3-4-2-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.45 for Stoke City and 0.73 for Sheffield United.

Stoke City scored about 1.6 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Stoke City had 5 shots on target, Sheffield United 3.

Stoke City had 62% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Stoke City came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 0.97 expected goals for and 1.57 against, and had won 50% of their matches.

Sheffield United came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.29 expected goals for and 1.56 against, and had won 33% of their matches.

Stoke City vs Sheffield United: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Jack McGlynn (Stoke City), rated 7.6 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

Stoke City

• Jack McGlynn 7.6 1 goal
• Ethan Galbraith 7.5 1 assist
• Djibril Soumaré 7.1
• Sam Gallagher 7.0 1 goal
• Junior Tchamadeu 6.9

Sheffield United

• Kalvin Phillips 7.5
• Ben Brereton Díaz 6.8
• Tom Cannon 6.8
• Japhet Tanganga 6.7
• Oliver Arblaster 6.7

The lowest-rated starter was Michael Cooper at 5.8. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Stoke City: Stoke City vs Preston North End Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
• Sheffield United: Sheffield United vs Wrexham Friday 30 October 2026 · Championship

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Stoke City vs Sheffield United

What was the score in Stoke City vs Sheffield United?

Stoke City 2-1 Sheffield United (half-time 0-0), Championship, Saturday 19 September 2026.

Who scored in Stoke City vs Sheffield United?

Kalvin Phillips  51', Jack McGlynn 78', Sam Gallagher 86'.

Did Moneyball predict Stoke City vs Sheffield United correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Stoke City vs Sheffield United?

Jack McGlynn, rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Stoke City vs Sheffield United?

T. Robinson.