Week 14 brings us a match on Oct 8th where Sheffield United will travel to Stoke to battle Stoke City in a clash of the Championship. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 18th placed Stoke City, recorded a 0-4 loss against Watford. Ismaila Sarr struck first for Watford in the 12th minute, then Ken Sema added another in the 64th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Stoke City couldn’t manage to score, and Watford took the shutout win. Stoke City is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Sheffield United recorded a 0-1 loss against Queens Park Rangers. Christopher Willock struck first for Queens Park Rangers in the 51st minute on a feed from Ethan Laird, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sheffield United couldn’t muster any offence and Queens Park Rangers ran away with the shutout win. Sheffield United is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Oliver McBurnie has been the most effective weapon for Sheffield United lately. The Scotish attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Both Ben Wilmot and Lewis Baker have been the hottest scorers for Stoke City in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.