English League Championship

Stoke City vs Leicester City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Stoke City
  • 3': Ben Wilmot
  • 89': Ben Wilmot
FT
2 - 2
Leicester City
  • 52': Divine Mukasa
  • 76': Harry Winks

About

Stoke City are hosting Leicester City at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Milan Smit (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
  • 2': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
  • 3': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Divine Mukasa.
  • 3': Goal! Stoke City 1, Leicester City 0. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a corner.
  • 4': Offside, Leicester City. Patson Daka is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
  • 9': Foul by Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City).
  • 9': Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Asmir Begovic (Leicester City). Assisted by Tatsuki Seko.
  • 23': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Asmir Begovic.
  • 25': Offside, Leicester City. Patson Daka is caught offside.
  • 25': Offside, Stoke City. Milan Smit is caught offside.
  • 26': Offside, Stoke City. Milan Smit is caught offside.
  • 29': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
  • 30': Offside, Stoke City. Ashley Phillips is caught offside.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Milan Smit (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 31': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Divine Mukasa.
  • 36': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tommy Simkin.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Substitution, Leicester City. Luke Thomas replaces Victor Kristiansen because of an injury.
  • 41': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 45'+1': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
  • 45'+2': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Stoke City 1, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 1, Leicester City 0.
  • 47': Foul by Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
  • 47': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Dangerous play by Divine Mukasa (Leicester City).
  • 50': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 50': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Ben Nelson (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
  • 52': Goal! Stoke City 1, Leicester City 1. Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) left footed shot from long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremy Monga.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Milan Smit (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tatsuki Seko.
  • 54': Substitution, Stoke City. Steven Nzonzi replaces Ben Pearson.
  • 58': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 58': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Joe Aribo replaces Jeremy Monga.
  • 65': Offside, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 68': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tommy Simkin.
  • 68': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
  • 68': Tommy Simkin (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Substitution, Stoke City. Million Manhoef replaces Milan Smit.
  • 71': Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Gibson replaces Eric-Junior Bocat.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Divine Mukasa.
  • 76': Goal! Stoke City 1, Leicester City 2. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Divine Mukasa.
  • 78': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  • 78': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Substitution, Stoke City. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Divine Mukasa.
  • 81': Ben Nelson (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Lamine Cissé (Stoke City).
  • 83': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Ben Gibson (Stoke City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
  • 89': Goal! Stoke City 2, Leicester City 2. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lamine Cissé.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 90'+4': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  • 90'+5': Offside, Stoke City. Ashley Phillips is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Joe Aribo (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Divine Mukasa with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Ben Nelson (Leicester City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 90'+7': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Divine Mukasa with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Stoke City 2, Leicester City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Stoke City 2, Leicester City 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 5
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 3
54.7 Possession 45.3
15 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
304 Accurate Passes 226
401 Passes 320
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 6
11 Crosses 23
0.4 Cross % 0.3
47 Long Balls 58
11 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
2 Effective Tackles 6
10 Tackles 12
0.2 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 12
26 Effective Clearances 23
26 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 23,997

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 35 +34 71
2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
3 Millwall 35 +7 62
4 Ipswich Town 33 +25 60
Full Table

Line-Ups

STK Stoke City (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
25 Tommy Simkin (GK)
16 Ben Wilmot
3 Aaron Cresswell
26 Ashley Phillips
12 Tatsuki Seko
4 Ben Pearson Yellow Card
17 Eric Bocat
7 Sorba Thomas Yellow Card
49 Milan Smit
29 Lamine Cisse
10 Bae Jun-Ho
Stoke City Substitutes:
Jerome Osei Kyremeh, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, Million Manhoef, Ben Gibson, Frank Fielding, Raphael-Pijus Otegbayo, Maksym Talovierov, Steven N'Zonzi, Gabriel Kelly.

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Asmir Begovic (GK)
4 Ben Nelson
5 Caleb Okoli
16 Victor Kristiansen
21 Ricardo Pereira
29 Divine Mukasa
22 Oliver Skipp
8 Harry Winks
20 Patson Daka
10 Stephy Mavididi
28 Jeremy Monga
Leicester City Substitutes:
Kevon Gray, Silko Thomas, Louis Page, Joe Aribo, Olabade Aluko, Dujuan Richards, Wanya Marcal-Madivadua, Jakub Stolarczyk, Luke Thomas.

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