Stoke City 2-1 Oxford United — EFL Championship, 25 Feb 2026
Stoke City beat Oxford United 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 25 February 2026 at Bet365 Stadium, Stoke on Trent. L. Cisse, Ciaron Brown, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 3 meetings, Stoke City have won 1 and Oxford United 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Bet365 Stadium · Stoke on Trent·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 10'
- 1-036'assist: Million Manhoef
- 1-144'assist: S. Mills
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 53'Foul
- 2-157'assist: S. Thomas
- 66'
- 66'out: Ole Romeny
- 66'
- 70'
- 78'
- 83'
- 89'Argument
- 90+4'out: Milan Smit
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Stoke City
- 7.9Million ManhoefM
- 7.6Sorba ThomasM
- 7.3Ashley PhillipsD
- 7.3Lamine CisséF
- 7.2Jesurun Rak-SakyiM
- 7.0Tommy SimkinG
- 7.0Maksym TalovierovD
- 6.9Jun-Ho BaeM
- 6.9Benjamin WilmotD
- 6.9Tatsuki SekoM
- 6.9Tomáš RigoM
- 6.3Steven N'ZonziM
- 6.3Eric-Junior BocatD
Oxford United
- 7.9Cameron BrannaganM
- 7.7Ciaron BrownD
- 7.3Will VaulksM
- 7.2James CummingG
- 6.9Ole RomenyF
- 6.9Yunus KonakM
- 6.9Stanley MillsM
- 6.7Christ MakossoD
- 6.7Nik PrelecF
- 6.5Jin-woo JeonM
- 6.5Mark HarrisF
- 6.3Samuel LongD
- 6.3Aidomo EmakhuF
- 6.3Jack CurrieD
- 6.3William LankshearF
- 6.2Myles Peart-HarrisM
Line-ups
Oxford United4-2-3-1
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Stoke CityMark Robins
Substitutes
- 23Benjamin GibsonD
- 34F. FieldingG
- 4Benjamin PearsonM
- 12Tatsuki Seko78'M6.9
- 10J. Bae70'M6.9
- 49Milan Smit90+4'F
- 54R. OtegbayoM
- 59G. KellyM
- 3S. AginaM
Oxford UnitedMatt Bloomfield
Substitutes
- 9Mark Harris83'F6.5
- 21Matt IngramG
- 24Hidde ter AvestD
- 11Ole Romeny66'F6.9
- 6Michał HelikD
- 12R. RooskenF
- 10Aidomo Emakhu46'F6.3
- 16Nik Prelec66'F6.7
- 5Y. E. Konak66'M6.9
Team statistics
62%Possession38%
1.51Expected goals (xG)1.46
21Total shots9
9Shots on target2
7Shots off target5
5Blocked shots2
8Corners7
1Offsides5
11Fouls5
2Yellow cards1
1Goalkeeper saves6
-0.32Goals prevented-0.32
456Total passes269
388Accurate passes199
85%Pass accuracy74%
Stoke City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Million Manhoef | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7.9 |
| Sorba Thomas | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Ashley Phillips | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Lamine Cissé | 89 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | 70 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7.2 |
| Tommy Simkin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Maksym Talovierov | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Jun-Ho Bae | 20 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Benjamin Wilmot | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Tatsuki Seko | 12 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Tomáš Rigo | 78 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Steven N'Zonzi | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Eric-Junior Bocat | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
Oxford United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Brannagan | 66 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 7.9 |
| Ciaron Brown | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Will Vaulks | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| James Cumming | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Ole Romeny | 24 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Yunus Konak | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Stanley Mills | 66 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Christ Makosso | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Nik Prelec | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jin-woo Jeon | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Mark Harris | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Samuel Long | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Aidomo Emakhu | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jack Currie | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.3 |
| William Lankshear | 66 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Myles Peart-Harris | 83 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Stoke CityDLLDL
Oxford UnitedDLLDL
- D21 Feb 26AMiddlesbrough0-0
- L15 Feb 26HSunderland0-1
- L10 Feb 26HNorwich0-3
- D07 Feb 26ACoventry0-0
- L03 Feb 26ASheffield Utd1-3
Head-to-head
- 04 Nov 25Oxford United0-3Stoke City
- 25 Jan 25Stoke City0-0Oxford United
- 14 Sept 24Oxford United1-0Stoke City
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