Stoke City vs Sheffield United

S24SU · OFFICIAL MATCHDAY EDITION · 2026/27 · No.11

19th September 2026 - Kick-off 12:30
Stoke City v. Sheffield United
EFL Championship Week 7 - Bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent

EFL Championship Week 7 – Saturday 19th September 2026, 12:30 – Bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
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Match Info

Competition: EFL Championship Week 7

Kick-off: Saturday 19th September 2026, 12:30

Venue: Bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent/frow]

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Officials

Referee: Tim Robinson

Assistants: Andrew Dallison and Hugh Gilroy

Fourth Official: Ed Duckworth

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[ChipButtyBlade]

532 again or 5221

Defence versus attack again..like most of the away games this season.

 

[Blood Red]

Looks like we're parking two buses .....

 

[DeanLearner'sCat]

The reaction to this line-up is quite bizarre. It's the same team that started against Wolves, only with Baptiste replacing (the rubbish) McGuinness and RND replacing (the injured) McCallum.

 

[Esteban Cambiasso]

Arblaster was very poor against Fleetwood, surprised to see him in the team

 

[Thrice]

What happened to Burrows? I thought he was just out of the lineup because of an illness. Is he injured?

 

[Wright1889]

What happened to Burrows? I thought he was just out of the lineup because of an illness. Is he injured?

Injured.

 

[JOEYDEE]

The reaction to this line-up is quite bizarre. It's the same team that started against Wolves, only with Baptiste replacing (the rubbish) McGuinness and RND replacing (the injured) McCallum.

Soooo..only 80 % of the Wolves starters ?

 

[Guesty]

Glad to see we've got the cloning machine up and running.

 

[MobileBlade]

Soooo..only 80 % of the Wolves starters ?

Your line up would have been given the performance against Wolves and the subsequent rubbish midweek?

 

[luffenhamblade]

I am beginning to think Wilder doesn't know what he is doing

Don’t think he posts the team sheet online himself - despite having fingers on everything

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

He's our only available LB/LWB.

Hey, Don't let the truth get in the way of a frothy mouthed Anti-Wilder rant...

 

[Jimmy Fleck]

Urgh

 

[SE1Blade]

So let's break this down.

Goalkeeper - Cooper
Centre back - Tanganga
Centre back - Kitching
Centre back - Baptiste
Left wing back - Norrington-Davies
Centre mid - Choudhury
Centre mid - Peck
Centre mid - Arblaster
Centre mid - Phillips
Left wing - Brereton Diaz
Striker - Bamford

WHAT THE FUCKING HELL IS THAT?!?!
WHAAAAT THE FUCKING HELL IS THAT?

Just play them in their correct positions, stop shoehorning them in. He's absolutely lost the plot.

Choudhury will be right wing bs k in a 3-5-2 is my guess. Diaz up top.

 

[Bladedog]

Donovan been our best player up to now..but can't get a start now..i don't get it.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

In case it hasn't been said
They're drilling as a FOUR
Baptiste at conventional right back

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Our only player who likes to take on his man, has skill, pace and likes to play forward thinking football...benched. utter fcking madness.

 

[1973Blade]

Four at the back with Baptiste on the right?

 

[relish]

Doherty isn't very good. He's slow as fuck and isn't the answer unless the question is Who has the turning circle of a cruise ship and is also considerably slower than one?

He's up there with Rothwell, Jairo and Brereton Diaz in the why the fuck are we wasting money on clowns like this?

I assume this was the reason Hamza was brought in: Seriki was injured and by then it had become clear to Wilder that Doherty wasn’t a viable number two. It raises all kinds of questions about our scouting given that Wolves fans were all telling us that Doherty’s legs had gone. But here we are.

 

[fifty shades of blade]

I assume this was the reason Hamza was brought in: Seriki was injured and by then it had become clear to Wilder that Doherty wasn’t a viable number two. It raises all kinds of questions about our scouting given that Wolves fans were all telling us that Doherty’s legs had gone. But here we are.

Like when you're desperate playing Football Manager and you just get anyone in on loan or on a free

 

[PotterLog]

How is Soumare doing?

With 15 minutes to go to kickoff I’ll respectfully exercise my right not to answer that for now

 

[Harry's Game]

At least the rest of the country will be watching Millwall vs West Ham

 

[uTurn]

So we're playing Baptiste at RB, after he got battered at Cardiff in that position, against a team that will put a lot of their offense down the wings?

Recipe for disaster. Though given the alternative would appear to be Hamza as RB/RWB, I'm not sure which straw is shorter.

 

[bakeblade]

Good to see Baptiste get a start.

Peck posted saying everyone needs to take responsibility for mid week.

Result today far less important than seeing a performance.

Still think this squad is capable of more than we have seen so far.

Up the fucking Blades

Baptiste should have played on Wednesday. Surely if we are going to a back 3, you play the 3 that did well against Wolves.
Difficult to argue against the criticism against Wilder.

 

[Tazzy]

Cant see us getting anything from this ,I just dont trust the players to put a shift in

 

[BangorBlade]

Why would you not start with the same team that started against wolves ??

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

If i see us hoofing the ball up to an isolated Bamford.....my head will explode.

Oh fuck it i know they will so here goes.

 

[lazyfecklessblade]

That match day squad.. a bunch of academy kids, players nobody else wants and D-list soccer aid fodder.

Look at how far we done fell

 

[Blade58]

How’s Cooper in yellow kit? Thought that wasn’t allowed?

 

[FriethBlade]

The away end illustrates the apathy around our support at the minute. Well done to those who have travelled

 

[Greenwich Blade]

The away end illustrates the apathy around our support at the minute. Well done to those who have travelled

The home fans don't look to have turned up in numbers, either.