Stoke City vs Sheffield United; Sky Bet Championship
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Stoke City vs Sheffield United. Sky Bet Championship.
Bet365 Stadium.
Stoke City 2
- J McGlynn (78th minute)
- S Gallagher (86th minute)
Sheffield United 1
- K Phillips (51st minute)
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Stoke 2-1 Sheffield United: Potters hit back for victory at Sam Gallagher nets stunner
Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Stoke City and Sheffield United at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday; Jack McGlynn and Sam Gallagher score in comeback victory.
Saturday 19 September 2026 14:38, UK
Battling Stoke staged a fine comeback to stun Sheffield United with a 2-1 win at the bet365 Stadium.
Two goals in the space of 11 breathtaking second-half minutes from Jack McGlynn and super-sub Sam Gallagher saw the Potters turn the game on its head and make it an impressive four wins in their last five Sky Bet Championship fixtures.
Kalvin Phillips' first league goal for five-and-a-half years, a 51st-minute long-range free-kick, had put the Blades on course for what would have been only their second away league win of the season.
But McGlynn levelled for the hosts in the 78th minute with a left-foot screamer - his second goal in as many games - and Gallagher completed a battling fightback with a sublime 86th-minute volley which was worthy of winning any game.
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The unchanged home side started the brighter of the two sides and could have been ahead after only 12 minutes.
Djibril Soumare had time and space but rifled his left-foot shot from the edge of the area straight at an alert Michael Cooper.
Lamine Cisse, making his 150th career appearance, fired wide of the target shortly afterwards as the hosts pressed for an opener.
And just before the half-hour mark Ben Johnson cut inside after receiving the ball wide on the right, only to power his left-foot shot at Cooper.
The Blades bounced out of the blocks at the start of the second half and Sydie Peck, recently called up to the England Under-21 squad, blazed a left-foot shot over from a decent position on the edge of the box.
And, not long after, the visitors took the lead thanks to a spot of individual brilliance from Phillips and much to the delight of the 1,939 travelling fans.
The 30-year-old lined up a free-kick from distance and somehow squeezed his shot past Viktor Johansson at his near post. In truth, the experienced Sweden international goalkeeper will know he should have done a lot better.
The goal was just what was needed to ignite the contest and Stoke deservedly equalised through McGlynn's super strike.
Eric Bocat had moments earlier tested Cooper and, with momentum on their side, Gallagher stole the show with his late winner, superbly bringing the ball down before volleying home.
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