Stoke City 2-1 Sheffield United: result and goals
Stoke City beat Sheffield United 2-1 on Saturday, 19 September 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Kalvin Phillips 51', Jack McGlynn 78', Sam Gallagher 86'.
Stoke City sit 9th on 20 points.
Sheffield United sit 12th on 16 points.
Stoke City have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Sheffield United have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Stoke City won 0, Sheffield United won 5, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 19 September 2026, 12:30 (UK time)
- Venue
- bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
- 👥
- 23360
The match in numbers
- A 2-1 win for Stoke City over Sheffield United.
- The first goal came from Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United) on 51'.
- Stoke City came from behind to win.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Stoke City 2, Sheffield United 1.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Stoke City 2, Sheffield United 1.
- 90'+5'Foul by George Hirst (Stoke City).
- 90'+5'Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5'Attempt saved. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Liam Kitching with a headed pass.
- 90'+3'Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3'Foul by Jordan Ayew (Sheffield United).
- 90'+2'Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Foul by Tahith Chong (Sheffield United).
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1'Foul by Luca Bombino (Stoke City).
- 90'+1'Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89'Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
- 89'Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88'Substitution, Sheffield United. Romelle Donovan replaces Jamal Baptiste.
- 86'Goal! Stoke City 2, Sheffield United 1. Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
- 84'Attempt missed. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 84'Foul by Ben Johnson (Stoke City).
- 84'Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80'Substitution, Stoke City. Million Manhoef replaces Justin Devenny.
- 80'Substitution, Stoke City. Luca Bombino replaces Eric Bocat.
- 80'Substitution, Sheffield United. Jordan Ayew replaces Patrick Bamford.
- 80'Substitution, Sheffield United. Tahith Chong replaces Ben Brereton.
- 80'Substitution, Sheffield United. Jamie Shackleton replaces Hamza Choudhury.
- 78'Goal! Stoke City 1, Sheffield United 1. Jack McGlynn (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Junior Tchamadeu.
- 77'Luke Graham (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77'Foul by Ben Brereton (Sheffield United).
- 75'Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Rhys Norrington-Davies.
- 75'Attempt saved. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Sydie Peck.
- 73'Foul by Eric Bocat (Stoke City).
- 73'Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72'Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72'Foul by Jamal Baptiste (Sheffield United).
- 71'Eric Bocat (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71'Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United).
- 70'Attempt blocked. Eric Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 69'Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69'Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69'Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United).
- 67'Substitution, Sheffield United. Thomas Cannon replaces Oliver Arblaster.
- 65'Substitution, Stoke City. Junior Tchamadeu replaces Maksym Talovierov.
- 64'Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher replaces Djibril Soumaré.
- 64'Substitution, Stoke City. George Hirst replaces Lamine Cissé.
- 63'Liam Kitching (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63'Eric Bocat (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
- 63'Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
- 62'Luke Graham (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62'Foul by Liam Kitching (Sheffield United).
- 62'Attempt blocked. Jack McGlynn (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60'Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60'Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United).
- 59'Handball by Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City).
- 59'Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Michael Cooper.
- 59'Attempt saved. Eric Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
- 55'Luke Graham (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55'Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
- 55'Offside, Stoke City. Eric Bocat is caught offside.
- 54'Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54'Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54'Foul by Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United).
- 53'Luke Graham (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53'Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
- 51'Goal! Stoke City 0, Sheffield United 1. Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 50'Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
- 50'Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49'Offside, Stoke City. Ben Johnson is caught offside.
- 48'Attempt missed. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
- 45'Second Half begins Stoke City 0, Sheffield United 0.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Stoke City 0, Sheffield United 0.
- 45'+1'Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1'Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 43'Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42'Foul by Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City).
- 42'Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42'Foul by Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City).
- 42'Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40'Attempt missed. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross following a corner.
- 39'Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
- 39'Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jamal Baptiste.
- 34'Foul by Ben Johnson (Stoke City).
- 34'Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32'Justin Devenny (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32'Foul by Justin Devenny (Stoke City).
- 32'Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31'Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Kalvin Phillips.
- 28'Attempt saved. Ben Johnson (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Eric Bocat.
- 26'Foul by Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City).
- 26'Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20'Delay in match because of an injury Lamine Cissé (Stoke City).
- 18'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18'Delay in match because of an injury Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
- 17'Attempt missed. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith following a fast break.
- 14'Attempt missed. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith with a cross following a corner.
- 14'Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
- 13'Jack McGlynn (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13'Foul by Liam Kitching (Sheffield United).
- 12'Attempt saved. Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United).
- 10'Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
- 10'Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United).
- 10'Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8'Attempt missed. Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith with a cross following a corner.
- 8'Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jamal Baptiste.
- 7'Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
- 7'Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6'Attempt missed. Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross following a corner.
- 6'Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Rhys Norrington-Davies.
- 2'Attempt blocked. Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 2'Attempt missed. Liam Kitching (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips with a cross following a corner.
- 1'Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
- 1'Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Stoke City · 3-4-3
Substitutes
24Joshua GriffithsSUB
Sheffield United · 3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Match stats
STKSHU
62.4Possession (%)37.6
12Shots8
5Shots on target3
8Corners1
12Fouls15
4Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
2Offsides0
2Saves3
Last 5 matches
Stoke City
L@ Wolverhampton Wanderers4-129 Aug 2026
WNorwich City1-01 Sept 2026
WCharlton Athletic4-05 Sept 2026
D@ Cardiff City1-18 Sept 2026
W@ Watford2-112 Sept 2026
Sheffield United
WBolton Wanderers3-21 Sept 2026
LNorwich City3-15 Sept 2026
W@ Blackburn Rovers2-18 Sept 2026
LWolverhampton Wanderers1-013 Sept 2026
L@ Fleetwood Town1-016 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
0
Stoke
0
Draws
5
Sheffield Utd
Last meetings
29 Dec 2025Stoke City1 – 2Sheffield United
6 Dec 2025Sheffield United4 – 0Stoke City
25 Apr 2025Stoke City0 – 2Sheffield United
26 Oct 2024Sheffield United2 – 0Stoke City
14 Jan 2023Sheffield United3 – 1Stoke City
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boro | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 | DWWDW |
| 2 |  Swansea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 | WWWLL |
| 3 |  West Ham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 | DDWWL |
| 4 |  Wolves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 | LLWDW |
| 5 |  West Brom | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 | LLWWD |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 | LWWDW |
| 7 |  Birmingham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DWWWL |
| 8 |  QPR | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DDWLW |
| 9 |  Stoke | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 | LWWDW |
| 10 |  Blackburn | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 | DWWLW |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 | LWWDW |
| 12 |  Sheffield Utd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 | WLWLL |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 | DWLDL |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 | WDLLD |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 | LLLDW |
| 16 |  Cardiff | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 | WLWDW |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 | WDLWL |
| 18 |  Bolton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 | WLWDL |
| 19 |  Charlton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 | LDDLL |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 | LLLLW |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 | LLLWL |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 | DWDLL |
| 23 |  Derby | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 | DDLLD |
| 24 |  Preston | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 | DLLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Stoke City v Sheffield United?
Stoke City beat Sheffield United 2-1 on Saturday 19 September (Championship).
Who scored in Stoke City v Sheffield United?
Goals: Kalvin Phillips 51', Jack McGlynn 78' and Sam Gallagher 86'.
When do Stoke City play next?
Stoke City play Preston North End on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
When do Sheffield United play next?
Sheffield United play Wrexham on Friday 30 October at 20:00 (UK time).
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