EFL Cup 26/27, Round 1 · 8 Aug 2026

Cheltenham Town 1–3 Charlton Athletic

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Nathaniel Chalobah, 53.2 in 89′.

Well above their usual level: Nathaniel Chalobah +13.6, Danny McNamara +8.7, Conor Coventry +8.2.

Well below it: Karlan Grant −8.7, Matt Godden −8.6, William Mannion −8.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

2 May 2026	L 1–3	at Swansea City Championship
25 Apr 2026	W 2–1	v Hull City Championship
22 Apr 2026	L 1–2	v Ipswich Town Championship
18 Apr 2026	D 1–1	at Sheffield Wednesday Championship
11 Apr 2026	L 1–2	v Preston North End Championship

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Wyll Stanway Goalkeeper	25	0	0	–	80.5	–
Pierce Sweeney Defender	90	0	0	–	36.0	–
Joe Day Goalkeeper	65	0	0	–	35.9	–
George Miller Forward	65	1	0	–	34.9	–
Favour Onukwuli Forward	11	0	0	–	32.8	–
Robbie Cundy Defender	90	0	0	–	32.7	–
Shaun McWilliams Midfielder	79	0	0	–	30.0	–
Jordan Shipley Midfielder	79	0	0	–	27.6	–
Charlie McCann Midfielder	90	0	0	–	27.4	–
George Nurse Defender	65	0	0	–	26.7	–
Ben Stevenson Midfielder	90	0	0	–	24.5	–
Jake Bickerstaff Forward	11	0	0	–	24.0	–
Kirsten Otchere Forward	25	0	0	–	18.7	–
Joseph Tomlinson Midfielder	90	0	1	–	18.1	–
Ryan Broom Midfielder	25	0	0	–	15.2	–
Jonathan Tomkinson Defender	90	0	0	–	1.8	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Alan Mwamba Midfielder	1	0	0	–	100.0	–
Nathaniel Chalobah Midfielder	89	0	1	–	53.2	+13.6
Lloyd Jones Defender	90	0	0	–	49.5	+6.9
William Mannion Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	47.1	−8.2
Danny McNamara Defender	70	0	0	–	43.7	+8.7
Billy Koumetio Defender	90	0	0	–	43.3	−4.6
Collins Sichenje Defender	12	0	0	–	42.1	–
Conor Coventry Midfielder	90	0	1	–	41.8	+8.2
Millenic Alli Midfielder	12	0	0	–	41.6	–
Tyreece Campbell Forward	90	1	0	–	36.8	−0.4
Miles Leaburn Forward	20	0	0	–	36.5	–
Sonny Carey Midfielder	90	1	1	–	35.8	+7.9
Matt Godden Forward	70	1	0	–	31.5	−8.6
Ivan Mesík Defender	20	0	0	–	31.1	–
Amari'i Bell Defender	78	0	0	–	28.3	+2.8
Karlan Grant Midfielder	78	0	0	–	24.6	−8.7