Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd: result 1-2 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 24Kick-off on December 29, 2025 at 07:45 PM (UTC)bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
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What was the result of Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd?
Sheffield Utd won 1-2 on December 29, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 47′J. RiedewaldSheffield Utd
- 53′T. CannonSheffield Utd
- 65′B. WilmotStoke City
Official lineup for Stoke City vs Sheffield Utd
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Stoke City
4-4-2- 9D. Mubama
- 20S. Gallagher
- 7S. Thomas
- 15S. Nzonzi
- 12T. Seko
- 42M. Manhoef
- 23B. Gibson
- 16B. Wilmot
- 26A. Phillips
- 18B. Lawal
- 1V. Johansson
Sheffield Utd
4-4-2- 23T. Campbell
- 7T. Cannon
- 10C. O'Hare
- 44J. Riedewald
- 18El Hadji Djibril Soumaré
- 11A. Brooks
- 14H. Burrows
- 6Tyler Bindon
- 2J. Tanganga
- 38F. Seriki
- 1M. Cooper
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Stoke City have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Sheffield Utd have 7, 2 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2025 | Preston(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Watford(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Swansea(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Ipswich(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Sheffield Utd(away) | 0-4 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2025 | Wrexham(away) | 3-5 | Championship |
| Dec 20, 2025 | Birmingham(home) | 3-0 | Championship |
| Dec 12, 2025 | West Brom(away) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Norwich(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Stoke City(home) | 4-0 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Stoke City wins, 0 draws, 4 Sheffield Utd wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2025 | Sheffield Utd 4-0 Stoke City | Championship |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Stoke City 0-2 Sheffield Utd | Championship |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Sheffield Utd 2-0 Stoke City | Championship |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Sheffield Utd 3-1 Stoke City | Championship |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Stoke City 3-1 Sheffield Utd | Championship |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Stoke City 1-0 Sheffield Utd | Championship |
Last archived meeting: Sheffield Utd vs Stoke City on Dec 6, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Stoke City score 1.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Utd score 1.9 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke City | 1.2 | 1.1 | 5 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Sheffield Utd | 1.9 | 1.4 | 6 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Stoke City sit 6th in Championship (19 points from 11 matches) and Sheffield Utd sit 11th (15 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 19 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
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