Match Centre: Sheffield United vs Stoke City
Player of the match Femi Seriki 8.7
GolVolt rating 2.7GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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4 of 8
Sheffield United turned that many shots on target into goals with only 39% of the ball.
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4 → 6
Stoke City drop 2 places in the table. Sheffield United: 19 → 18.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Settled by 40′.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 40′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 2.0 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% McGuinness scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 5.0 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 6.1 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 5.7 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 2.7more watchable than 27% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
4 goals3 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 10' Goal: Mark McGuinnessassist: Hamer1:0
- 33' Junior Tchamadeuyellow card
- 40' Goal: Femi SerikiSheffield United2:0
- 44' Goal: Patrick Bamfordassist: Seriki3:0
- Half-time · 3:0
- 46' SubstitutionBindon for McGuinness
- 46' SubstitutionPhillips for Rigo
- 57' SubstitutionGallagher for Thomas
- 65' 2 substitutionsCannon for BamfordSoumaré for Riedewald
- 68' Andre Brooksyellow card
- 71' SubstitutionCissé for Manhoef
- 72' SubstitutionO'Hare for Hamer
- 75' Ashley Phillipsyellow card
- 77' Goal: Sydie Peckpenalty4:0
- 78' SubstitutionBurrows for McCallum
- 84' 2 substitutionsBoženík for MubamaN'Zonzi for Lawal
- Full-time · 4:0
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Sheffield United
Stoke City
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Sheffield United
- 17 Adam Davies GK —
- 6 Tyler Bindon DEF on
- 14 Harrison Burrows DEF on
- 4 Oliver Arblaster MID —
- 10 Callum O'Hare MID on
- 18 Djibril Soumaré MID on
- 24 Tahith Chong MID —
- 7 Tom Cannon ATT on
- 9 Danny Ings ATT —
Stoke City
- 13 Jack Bonham GK —
- 3 Aaron Cresswell DEF —
- 26 Ashley Phillips DEF on
- 40 Maksym Taloverov DEF —
- 14 Jamie Paul Donley MID —
- 15 Steven N'Zonzi MID on
- 11 Róbert Boženík ATT on
- 20 Sam Gallagher ATT on
- 29 Lamine Cissé ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Sheffield United Femi Seriki
- 2. place · Sheffield United Gustavo Hamer
- 3. place · Sheffield United Mark McGuinness
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