Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 17 Jan 2026

Charlton Athletic 1–0 Sheffield United

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.2 – 1.2
Actual xG
1.0 – 0.6
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot saw it as open: Charlton Athletic 35%, the draw 28%, Sheffield United 37%.

Charlton Athletic won a close one on the chances: 1.0 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Thomas Kaminski, 56.5 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Sonny Carey +12.5.

Well below it: Japhet Tanganga −42.3, James Bree −20.6, Sydie Peck −9.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Charlton Athletic

4 Jan 2026D 2–2at Blackburn Rovers Championship
1 Jan 2026D 1–1v Coventry City Championship
29 Dec 2025L 1–2at Portsmouth Championship
26 Dec 2025L 0–1at Norwich City Championship
20 Dec 2025W 1–0v Oxford United Championship

Sheffield United

1 Jan 2026W 3–1v Leicester City Championship
29 Dec 2025W 2–1at Stoke City Championship
26 Dec 2025L 3–5at Wrexham Championship
20 Dec 2025W 3–0v Birmingham City Championship
12 Dec 2025L 0–2at West Bromwich Albion Championship

Head to head

20 Sep 2025Sheffield United 0–1 Charlton Athletic Championship

Charlton Athletic

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Thomas Kaminski Goalkeeper9000–56.5+4.2
Sonny Carey Midfielder51100.3549.4+12.5
Lyndon Dykes Forward4501–45.1+3.5
Joe Rankin-Costello Midfielder90000.0243.9+4.6
Lloyd Jones Defender90000.0543.7−0.0
Tyreece Campbell Forward45000.0338.6−0.9
Matt Godden Forward100–38.1–
Harvey Knibbs Midfielder3900–37.1–
Karoy Anderson Midfielder90000.0235.9+1.8
Macauley Gillesphey Defender9000–33.3−0.5
Charlie Kelman Forward4500–32.2−8.5
Miles Leaburn Forward89000.4230.4−7.5
Harry Clarke Midfielder9000–30.3–
Kayne Ramsay Defender90000.1130.2−6.7
James Bree Defender4500–10.5−20.6

Sheffield United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Tyler Bindon Defender45000.0251.0+4.5
Michael Cooper Goalkeeper9000–50.0+0.3
Ben Mee Defender4600–47.8−0.9
Patrick Bamford Forward68000.0638.2−8.5
Thomas Cannon Forward44000.2236.0–
Callum O'Hare Midfielder4400–34.7–
Oliver Arblaster Midfielder6800–34.0−7.4
Sydie Peck Midfielder4600–33.2−9.8
Andre Brooks Midfielder90000.1332.7−3.1
Harrison Burrows Defender4500–32.7−5.4
Tyrese Campbell Forward2200–30.5–
Femi Seriki Defender9000–30.3+1.3
Sam McCallum Defender9000–27.9−6.3
Gustavo Hamer Midfielder22000.0115.1–
Japhet Tanganga Defender47000.016.5−42.3
Djibril Soumaré Midfielder35000.120.0–