EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 8 | 2026-09-19 20:30 JST
2 – 1
78' J. McGlynn 86' S. Gallagher
Match summary The EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 8 fixture between Stoke City and Sheffield United was played on September 19. Stoke City narrowly beat Sheffield United 2-1. It was 0-0 at half-time. In the second half, Stoke City scored 2 and Sheffield United scored 1, with Stoke City coming out on top.
Scorers: Stoke City – J. McGlynn and S. Gallagher; Sheffield United – K. Phillips. Assists: Stoke City – E. Galbraith and J. Tchamadeu.
Stoke City controlled the game with 62% possession and 12 shots (8 for their opponents). Stoke City scored 2 from 5 shots on target. Yellow cards: Stoke City 4, Sheffield United 4 in a heated match.
Team stats 3-4-3 1 Johanss 5 Graham 40 Talovie 16 Wilmot 17 Bocat 8 Galb rai 27 Soum aré 2 John son 13 Devenny 11 Cissé 7 McGlynn
3-4-2-1 1 Cooper 15 Kitchin 5 Tangang 33 Baptist 30 Norr ing 42 Peck 27 Phil lip 8 Chou dhu 22 Brereto 4 Arblast 45 Bamford
0.65 Expected goals (xG) 0.36
-0.97 Goals prevented (xG) -0.97
View as table Stoke City Stat Sheffield United 3-4-3 Formation 3-4-2-1 62% Possession 38% 0.65 Expected goals (xG) 0.36 12 Shots 8 5 Shots on target 3 5 Shots off target 3 2 Blocked shots 2 6 Shots inside the box 3 6 Shots outside the box 5 8 Corner kicks 1 2 Offsides 0 13 Fouls 15 474 Passes 292 390 Accurate passes 196 82% Pass accuracy 67% 2 Goalkeeper saves 3 -0.97 Goals prevented (xG) -0.97 4 Yellow cards 4 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Tim Robinson, England
Player stats Stoke City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK V. Johansson 0 24(62%) 0 0 0 5.3 90 DF B. Wilmot 2 0 60(87%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 2 13(6) DF M. Talovierov 2 0 36(88%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.2 65 2 8(6) DF L. Graham 0 59(92%) 0 0 0 4 7 90 1 6(5) MF B. Johnson 1 1 0 1(100%) 1 25(81%) 0 0 0 3 6.3 90 2 11(3) MF El Hadji Djibril Soumaré 1 1 0 3 1 39(87%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.7 64 1 11(6) MF E. Galbraith 0 1 57(85%) 1 1 0 2 7.2 90 5 1 5(3) MF E. Bocat 1 1 0 2 26(79%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.6 80 1 1 8(4) FW J. McGlynn 1 1 1 29(81%) 0 0 0 1 7.9 90 2 1(1) FW L. Cissé 1 0 1(100%) 7(64%) 0 0 0 2 7 64 1 11(6) FW J. Devenny 0 1 12(86%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 80 6(1) FW G. Hirst 0 3(60%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 26 3(1) FW S. Gallagher 1 1 1 1 2(50%) 0 0 0 1 7.5 26 5(2) DF J. Tchamadeu 0 9(82%) 1 0 0 1 6.9 25 1 1 4(2) DF L. Bombino 0 2 2(50%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 10 3(2) FW M. Manhoef 0 0 0 0 1 6.2 10 2(None) GK J. Griffiths 0 0 0 0 DF B. Gibson 0 0 0 0 MF T. Rigo 0 0 0 0 MF B. Pearson 0 0 0 0
Sheffield United Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK M. Cooper 0 14(37%) 0 0 0 5.9 90 DF J. Baptiste 0 20(71%) 0 0 0 1 5.6 88 3 8(2) DF J. Tanganga 0 1 27(87%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.9 90 2 10(7) DF L. Kitching 1 0 1 1 17(59%) 0 1 0 2 6.2 90 1 9(5) MF H. Choudhury 0 3 11(65%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 80 3 7(3) MF K. Phillips 1 1 1 2 37(74%) 0 1 0 3 7.9 90 1 3 6(6) MF Sydie Peck 2 0 1(100%) 21(81%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.2 90 1 6(2) MF R. Norrington-Davies 0 1 12(63%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.6 90 10(5) FW O. Arblaster 0 1 9(64%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 67 1 1 4(2) FW B. Brereton 0 1(50%) 3 1 6(67%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.6 80 11(7) FW P. Bamford 0 6(67%) 0 0 0 3 1 6 80 1 1 11(2) FW T. Cannon 2 2 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 6.7 23 2(1) DF J. Shackleton 0 9(82%) 0 0 0 6.3 10 MF T. Chong 0 1 1(50%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.5 10 4(2) FW J. Ayew 0 1(33%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 10 3(1) MF R. Donovan 0 2 3(100%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 8 6(4) GK A. Davies 0 0 0 0 DF M. Doherty 0 0 0 0 DF M. McGuinness 0 0 0 0 MF J. Rothwell 0 0 0 0
Lineups Stoke City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 V. Johansson Starter DF 16 B. Wilmot Starter DF 40 M. Talovierov Starter DF 5 L. Graham Starter MF 2 B. Johnson Starter MF 27 El Hadji Djibril Soumaré Starter MF 8 E. Galbraith Starter MF 17 E. Bocat Starter FW 7 J. McGlynn Starter FW 11 L. Cissé Starter FW 13 J. Devenny Bench DF 22 J. Tchamadeu Bench DF 21 L. Bombino Bench FW 42 M. Manhoef Bench FW 20 S. Gallagher Bench FW 15 G. Hirst
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 24 J. Griffiths Bench DF 23 B. Gibson Bench MF 4 B. Pearson Bench MF 19 T. Rigo
Sheffield United Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 M. Cooper Starter DF 33 J. Baptiste Starter DF 5 J. Tanganga Starter DF 15 L. Kitching Starter MF 8 H. Choudhury Starter MF 27 K. Phillips Starter MF 42 Sydie Peck Starter MF 30 R. Norrington-Davies Starter FW 4 O. Arblaster Starter FW 22 B. Brereton Starter FW 45 P. Bamford Bench DF 16 J. Shackleton Bench FW 10 J. Ayew Bench FW 9 T. Cannon Bench MF 19 T. Chong Bench MF 11 R. Donovan
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 17 A. Davies Bench DF 2 M. Doherty Bench DF 25 M. McGuinness Bench MF 7 J. Rothwell
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 10' Sheffield United 🟨 Yellow card K. Phillips 1H 32' Stoke City 🟨 Yellow card J. Devenny 1H 43' Stoke City 🟨 Yellow card M. Talovierov 2H 6' Sheffield United ⚽ Goal K. Phillips 0-1 2H 9' Sheffield United 🟨 Yellow card O. Arblaster 2H 18' Stoke City 🟨 Yellow card E. Bocat 2H 18' Stoke City 🟨 Yellow card E. Galbraith 2H 18' Sheffield United 🟨 Yellow card L. Kitching 2H 19' Stoke City 🔄 Substitution OUT El Hadji Djibril Soumaré → IN S. Gallagher 2H 19' Stoke City 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Cissé → IN G. Hirst 2H 20' Stoke City 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Talovierov → IN J. Tchamadeu 2H 22' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Arblaster → IN T. Cannon 2H 24' Sheffield United 🟨 Yellow card R. Norrington-Davies 2H 33' Stoke City ⚽ Goal J. McGlynn 1-1 2H 35' Stoke City 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Bocat → IN L. Bombino 2H 35' Stoke City 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Devenny → IN M. Manhoef 2H 35' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Choudhury → IN J. Shackleton 2H 35' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Bamford → IN J. Ayew 2H 35' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Brereton → IN T. Chong 2H 41' Stoke City ⚽ Goal S. Gallagher 2-1 2H 43' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Baptiste → IN R. Donovan
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