Stoke City vs Sheffield United

EFL Championship Matchweek 24 - Monday 29th December 2025 - 19:45 - Bet365 Stadium
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Referee: John Busby
Assistants: Mark Russell & Sam Lewis
Fourth Official: Simon Mather

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[Blade In Flame]

First

 

[Roygbiv]

Could do with a loss to finally put out the optimism in those left who are still thinking about the play offs. Start next year with zero hope for all. We can do this

 

[Flumps]

Could do with a loss to finally put out the optimism in those left who are still thinking about the play offs. Start next year with zero hope for all. We can do this

Enter new year's eve miserable and start the year with zero hope

Business as usual

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

A win would be the best result for us here

 

[Blacksea]

They got bullied on Friday night and the same happened at West Brom in the second half,didn't get into robust tackles,didn't get into second balls,didn't get into dead balls and crosses into the box with ariel challenges and blocks on opponents.
Without the willingness to match the opponents strength you have nothing to underpin your own play with and it just gets swept aside when opponents realise that you aren't up for the fight,in other words,a soft touch,and until we get players of that nature with both a physical and mental strength, opponents who can mix it are going to play on it.

 

[FriethBlade]

Be interesting to see how many changes are made. Surely Brooks will start, Blaster shouldn't be risked but who comes in for him? Is Mee available? Does he bring McGuiness in if not? Can Bamford manage 2 games in 4 days?

 

[bartman]

Hopefully Mee can start, goes back to two up front, starts Brooks and rests Arblaster

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Nowt to come 4 nowt stoke

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Matos to dominate the game from start to finish

 

[Blade56]

Wilder tactics will do for us again 3-1.

3-1 lead and we try to defend the game out. Other sides get ahead and they carry on attacking. When will he learn no matter how big your lead rolling over to have your belly tickled doesn’t work.

With current owners and Wilder having them over a barrel I see nothing but mediocre mid to bottom half and Wilder looking for lower level gems and lazy journeyman being our fate. He’s in his element!

 

[SandyMcBlade]

Yer, let the owners give us another great window like the last one....

 

[Scoips]

Could do with a loss to finally put out the optimism in those left who are still thinking about the play offs. Start next year with zero hope for all. We can do this

Ha ha. so true!!

 

[espoo blade]

Could do with a loss to finally put out the optimism in those left who are still thinking about the play offs. Start next year with zero hope for all. We can do this

As they say "it's the hope that kills you". So here's to a defeat and healthy new year for all Blades!

 

[Sithblade]

Could do with a loss to finally put out the optimism in those left who are still thinking about the play offs. Start next year with zero hope for all. We can do this

 

[coolasanidiot]

Gus, McCallum, Blast, Bamf-provide a strong bench. C'Mon Blades.

 

[Cappy]

 

[bakeblade]

Gus, McCallum, Blast, Bamf-provide a strong bench. C'Mon Blades.

Soumare masterclass incoming

 

[Belvedere Blade]

 

[BangorBlade]

Looks like a straight 4-4-2 with Hamer on the bench, happy days

 

[Matlock Blade]

Good. Wilder wants the red and white wizards to win.

 

[jono_t2000]

Hamer dropped,
Back to 2 up front.

The winning ways are about to return

 

[toledo]

Midfield is still an enormous issue

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

 

[Matlock Blade]

Soumare? Might as well play Shackleton and Matos.

 

[Yoonitedite]

Matos to dominate the game from start to finish

The Subbutio version

 

[Jimmy Fleck]

Midfield is still an enormous issue

Don’t worry. Matos and a nowhere near ready arblaster to come on.

 

[Pintor75]

Another team taking a downward turn, still they always do I guess, a chance to be beating these leicester& oxford on their current form

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Stoke will do exactly what Wrexham did overun our midfield thru the middle and down the sides waiting in the penalty area will be Sam Gallagher.

 

[Jimmy Fleck]

Another team taking a downward turn, still they always do I guess, a chance to be beating these leicester& oxford on their current form

Believe Wrexham hadn’t won in 5 before Boxing Day…