Stoke City 2-2 Leicester — EFL Championship, 21 Feb 2026
Stoke City and Leicester drew 2-2 in the EFL Championship on 21 February 2026 at Bet365 Stadium, Stoke on Trent. Benjamin Wilmot scored for Stoke City; Divine Mukasa and Harry Winks for Leicester. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Stoke City have won 0 and Leicester 4, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Bet365 Stadium · Stoke on Trent·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-03'assist: A. Cresswell
- 39'
- Half-time1-0
- 50'Foul
- 1-152'assist: J. Monga
- 54'
- 63'
- 70'Argument
- 70'Argument
- 71'
- 71'
- 1-276'assist: Divine Mukasa
- 79'
- 2-289'assist: L. Cisse
- Full-time2-2
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Stoke City
- 8.0Benjamin WilmotD
- 7.5Sorba ThomasM
- 7.2Aaron CresswellD
- 7.0Benjamin PearsonM
- 6.9Lamine CisséF
- 6.7Steven N'ZonziM
- 6.7Eric-Junior BocatM
- 6.6Benjamin GibsonD
- 6.6Jun-Ho BaeF
- 6.5Milan SmitF
- 6.5Tommy SimkinG
- 6.5Tatsuki SekoM
- 6.5Million ManhoefF
- 6.3Jesurun Rak-SakyiF
- 6.2Ashley PhillipsD
Leicester
- 8.0Divine MukasaM
- 7.5Harry WinksM
- 6.9Luke ThomasD
- 6.7Oliver SkippM
- 6.6Caleb OkoliD
- 6.6Jeremy MongaM
- 6.5Asmir BegovićG
- 6.3Benjamin NelsonD
- 6.3Victor KristiansenD
- 6.3Stephy MavididiM
- 6.2Joe AriboM
- 6.2Patson DakaF
- 5.9Ricardo PereiraD
Line-ups
Leicester4-2-3-1
Stoke City3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Stoke CityMark Robins
Substitutes
- 15S. N'Zonzi54'M6.7
- 23Benjamin Gibson71'D6.6
- 34F. FieldingG
- 40Maksym TalovierovD
- 42Million Manhoef71'F6.5
- 21Jesurun Rak-Sakyi79'F6.3
- 60J. Osei KyremehF
- 54R. OtegbayoM
- 59G. KellyM
LeicesterGary Rowett
Substitutes
- 18J. Aribo63'M6.2
- 33Luke Thomas70'39'D6.9
- 1Jakub StolarczykG
- 39S. ThomasF
- 27W. MarcalF
- 12D. RichardsF
- 56Olabade AlukoD
- 25Louis PageM
- 62K. GrayD
Team statistics
45%Possession55%
1.77Expected goals (xG)1.66
11Total shots15
3Shots on target5
6Shots off target7
2Blocked shots3
7Corners4
4Offsides3
5Fouls6
2Yellow cards1
3Goalkeeper saves1
-0.10Goals prevented-0.10
320Total passes401
226Accurate passes304
71%Pass accuracy76%
Stoke City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Wilmot | 90 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 8.0 |
| Sorba Thomas | 90 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Aaron Cresswell | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Benjamin Pearson | 54 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Lamine Cissé | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Steven N'Zonzi | 36 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Eric-Junior Bocat | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Benjamin Gibson | 19 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Jun-Ho Bae | 79 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Milan Smit | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Tommy Simkin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Tatsuki Seko | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Million Manhoef | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ashley Phillips | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Leicester
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divine Mukasa | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | 8.0 |
| Harry Winks | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Luke Thomas | 51 | – | 0 | 1 | 6 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Oliver Skipp | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Caleb Okoli | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jeremy Monga | 63 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Asmir Begović | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Benjamin Nelson | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Victor Kristiansen | 39 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Stephy Mavididi | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Joe Aribo | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Patson Daka | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Ricardo Pereira | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Stoke CityLLDLD
- L15 Feb 26HFulham1-2
- L11 Feb 26ACharlton0-1
- D07 Feb 26AWest Brom0-0
- L31 Jan 26HSouthampton0-2
- D24 Jan 26ABirmingham1-1
LeicesterLLLLL
- L14 Feb 26ASouthampton1-2
- L10 Feb 26HSouthampton3-4
- L07 Feb 26ABirmingham1-2
- L31 Jan 26HCharlton0-2
- L24 Jan 26HOxford United1-2
Head-to-head
- 22 Nov 25Leicester2-1Stoke City
- 03 Feb 24Stoke City0-5Leicester
- 07 Oct 23Leicester2-0Stoke City
- 09 Jan 21Stoke City0-4Leicester
- 24 Feb 18Leicester1-1Stoke City
- 04 Nov 17Stoke City2-2Leicester
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | QPR | 46 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 46 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 46 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 | Charlton | 46 | -14 | 53 |
| 21 | West Brom | 46 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 46 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 | Leicester | 46 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | -60 | 0 |
Before and after
Stoke City
- Previous: Stoke City 1-2 Fulham, 15 Feb 2026 · FA Cup
- Next: Stoke City 2-1 Oxford United, 25 Feb 2026 · EFL Championship
Leicester
- Previous: Southampton 2-1 Leicester, 14 Feb 2026 · FA Cup
- Next: Middlesbrough 1-1 Leicester, 24 Feb 2026 · EFL Championship
Data updated