Stoke City 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday — EFL Championship, 3 Apr 2026
Stoke City beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 3 April 2026 at Bet365 Stadium, Stoke on Trent. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, L. Cisse got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Stoke City have won 2 and Sheffield Wednesday 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Bet365 Stadium · Stoke on Trent·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 18'Foul
- 1-032'assist: S. Thomas
- 42'
- Half-time1-0
- 2-057'
- 58'
- 58'
- 58'out: T. Adaramola
- 59'
- 59'
- 74'out: L. Baker
- 74'out: Tomáš Rigo
- 78'Foul
- 84'
- 87'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Stoke City
- 8.3Sorba ThomasM
- 8.3Jesurun Rak-SakyiF
- 8.0Bosun LawalD
- 7.7Aaron CresswellD
- 7.6Steven N'ZonziM
- 7.5Ashley PhillipsD
- 7.3Gavin BazunuG
- 7.3Eric-Junior BocatM
- 7.2Samuel GallagherF
- 7.2Lamine CisséF
- 7.0Jun-Ho BaeM
- 6.9Tatsuki SekoM
- 6.9Benjamin GibsonD
- 6.7Tomáš RigoM
- 6.3Lewis BakerM
- 6.2Million ManhoefF
Sheffield Wednesday
- 8.2Pierce CharlesG
- 7.2Svante IngelssonM
- 7.2Jaden HeskeyF
- 6.9Tayo AdaramolaD
- 6.7Charlie McNeillF
- 6.7Dominic IorfaD
- 6.6Olaf KobackiF
- 6.6Nathaniel ChalobahM
- 6.5Jarvis ThorntonM
- 6.3Devlan MosesF
- 6.3Liam PalmerD
- 6.3Sean FusireM
- 6.2Gabriel OtegbayoD
- 6.2Max LoweM
- 6.0Jerry YatesF
Line-ups
Sheffield Wednesday3-4-2-1
Stoke City3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Stoke CityMark Robins
Substitutes
- 23Benjamin Gibson84'D6.9
- 20Samuel Gallagher58'F7.2
- 4Benjamin PearsonM
- 8L. Baker74'M6.3
- 19Tomáš Rigo74'M6.7
- 25T. SimkinG
- 10J. Bae58'M7.0
- 49Milan SmitF
- 50S. AginaM
Sheffield WednesdayHenrik Pedersen
Substitutes
- 14Nathaniel Chalobah59'M6.6
- 19Olaf Kobacki59'F6.6
- 45T. Adaramola58'D6.9
- 43Zain Silcott-DuberryM
- 21J. NdalaF
- 25L. StretchG
- 28C. McGheeD
- 31William GraingerF
- 40D. Moses87'F6.3
Team statistics
48%Possession52%
2.54Expected goals (xG)1.39
12Total shots16
6Shots on target2
5Shots off target4
1Blocked shots10
7Corners2
3Offsides0
16Fouls11
2Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves4
1.18Goals prevented1.18
357Total passes391
295Accurate passes315
83%Pass accuracy81%
Stoke City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorba Thomas | 97 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 8.3 |
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | 58 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8.3 |
| Bosun Lawal | 84 | – | – | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Aaron Cresswell | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Steven N'Zonzi | 74 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Ashley Phillips | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Gavin Bazunu | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Eric-Junior Bocat | 97 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Samuel Gallagher | 39 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Lamine Cissé | 74 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Jun-Ho Bae | 39 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Tatsuki Seko | 97 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Benjamin Gibson | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Tomáš Rigo | 23 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Lewis Baker | 23 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Million Manhoef | 58 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6.2 |
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Charles | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.2 |
| Svante Ingelsson | 97 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Jaden Heskey | 87 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Tayo Adaramola | 39 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Charlie McNeill | 59 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Dominic Iorfa | 97 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Olaf Kobacki | 38 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Nathaniel Chalobah | 38 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Jarvis Thornton | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Devlan Moses | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Liam Palmer | 97 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Sean Fusire | 97 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Gabriel Otegbayo | 97 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Max Lowe | 58 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Jerry Yates | 97 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.0 |
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