Stoke City conquers Sheffield United 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

STOKE. Stoke City defeats Sheffield United 3-1.

October 9, 2022

STOKE. Stoke City tops Sheffield United 3-1.

The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Peter Bankes with the help of Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Andrew Kitchen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.

Match Statistics

Stoke City

3 - 1

Sheffield United

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

14 Total 8
5 On Target 2
9 Off Target 6
2 Shots blocked 0

110 Attack 123
50 Dangerous attack 48
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 5

Fouls

12 Total 6
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Stoke City was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Sheffield United that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Stoke City was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Stoke City won the match.

Stoke City shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Sheffield United shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Stoke City received 3 yellow cards (T. Fosu, B. Wilmot and T. Campbell). Talking about the opposition, Sheffield United received 1 yellow card (R. Norrington-Davies).

Match Timeline

B. Wilmot(goal)P. Jagielka

28'

Rhian Brewster(goal)J. McAtee

45'

58'

62'

66'

O. Arblaster- sub ->J. McAtee

72'

75'

Ben Osborn- sub ->K. Gordon

75'

Daniel Jebbison- sub ->T. Doyle

75'

82'

83'

B. Wilmot- Yellow

86'

90'

T. Campbell- Yellow

90'

Rhys Norrington-Davies- Yellow

Jordan Thompson- sub ->L. Baker

90'

Jordan Thompson- sub ->L. Baker

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

101

After this match, Stoke City will have 16 points like Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic to hold in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Sheffield United will stay with 24 points like Norwich City and Queens Park Rangers to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will play away against Wigan Athletic on the 2nd of November with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Wigan Athletic (8 draws).

Sheffield United will play away agasint Bristol City on the 1st of November with a 11-6 head to head in favor of Sheffield United (2 draws).

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City

Josef Bursik 1.England

6.2

Phil Jagielka 6.England

8.4

45'

Morgan Fox 3.Wales

6.8

Dujon Sterling 20.England

6.8

82'

B. Wilmot 16.England

7.8

86'

L. Baker 8.England

7.8

90'

Josh Laurent 28.England

6.6

Will Smallbone 18.Republic of Ireland

6.7

83'

Tarique Fosu-Henry 24.England

8.0

62'

Dwight Gayle 11.England

6.3

72'

T. Campbell 10.England

6.8

90'

Substitutes

J. Bonham 13.Republic of Ireland

Aden Flint 4.England

Harry Clarke 2.England

6.4

82'

Sam Clucas 7.England

6.4

83'

Jordan Thompson 15.Northern Ireland

90'

Liam Delap 17.England

7.0

72'

90'

D'Margio Wright-Phillips 29.England

Stoke City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Alex Neil decided to play with the following team: Josef Bursik (6.2), Dujon Sterling (6.8), Phil Jagielka (8.4), Ben Wilmot (7.8), Morgan Fox (6.8), Josh Laurent (6.6), Will Smallbone (6.7), Lewis Baker (7.8), Tyrese Campbell (6.8), Dwight Gayle (6.3) and Tariqe Fosu-Henry (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: Sam Clucas (6.4), Liam Delap (7.0), Aden Flint, Jordan Thompson, Harry Clarke (6.4), D’Margio Wright-Phillips and Jack Bonham.

Substitutions

Stoke City made 5 changes: D. Gayle for L. Delap (72′), D. Sterling for H. Clarke (82′), W. Smallbone for S. Clucas (83′), L. Baker for J. Thompson (90′) and L. Baker for J. Thompson (90′).

Best player: Phil Jagielka

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Stoke City was Phil Jagielka.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 40 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United

Wes Foderingham 18.England

6.4

Chris Basham 6.England

6.3

John Egan 12.Republic of Ireland

6.5

Rhys Norrington-Davies 33.Wales

7.0

90'

Kyron Gordon 34.England

6.6

75'

Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland

6.8

Thomas Doyle 22.England

6.7

75'

James McAtee 28.England

7.2

66'

Iliman Ndiaye 29.France

7.2

Reda Khadra 11.Germany

6.6

58'

Rhian Brewster 7.England

7.1

75'

28'

Substitutes

Adam Davies 1.Wales

Sai Sachdev 39.England

75'

Andre Brooks 35.England

O. Arblaster 30.England

6.2

66'

Ben Osborn 23.England

75'

Daniel Jebbison 36.Canada

75'

Patrick McCarthy 10.England

6.8

58'

Sheffield United started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Paul Heckingbottom played with: Wes Foderingham (6.4), Kyron Gordon (6.6), Chris Basham (6.3), John Egan (6.5), Rhys Norrington-Davies (7.0), Tommy Doyle (6.7), Oliver Norwood (6.8), James McAtee (7.2), Iliman Ndiaye (7.2), Rhian Brewster (7.1) and Reda Khadra (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Daniel Jebbison, Sai Sachdev, Andre Brooks, Adam Davies, Oliver Arblaster (6.5), Billy Sharp (6.8) and Ben Osborn.

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 5 changes: R. Khadra for B. Sharp (58′), J. McAtee for O. Arblaster (66′), K. Gordon for B. Osborn (75′), T. Doyle for D. Jebbison (75′) and R. Brewster for S. Sachdev (75′).