Match Report
Stoke edged past Sheffield Utd 2-1 on 19 September 2026. Kalvin Phillips opened the scoring 51 minutes into the game for Sheffield Utd to make it 1-0. Jack McGlynn levelled it 78 minutes into the game for Stoke, set up by Junior Tchamadeu, to make it 1-1. Sam Gallagher put Stoke in front late on, in the 86th minute, set up by Ethan Galbraith, to make it 2-1. 8 players were booked, among them Kalvin Phillips (10'), Justin Devenny (32'), Maksym Taloverov (43'), Ollie Arblaster (54'), Eric Bocat (63') and Liam Kitching (63'). Sam Gallagher scored after coming off the bench. Our current Elo ratings make Sheffield Utd clearly the stronger side, by 104 rating points over Stoke, even though it was Stoke who won this one. Every goal came after the interval. Stoke are unbeaten in the latest 5 matches of their recorded form. Stoke won this pairing for the first time in our records, after 2 meetings without a win.