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Matchday

Championship 26/27 · 22 Aug 2026

West Ham United 1–2 Charlton Athletic

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
3.0 – 0.5
Actual xG
3.1 – 0.6
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made West Ham United favourites at 87%.

Charlton Athletic won although West Ham United made the better chances (3.1 xG to 0.6): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Max Kilman, 61.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Sonny Carey +18.4, Amari'i Bell +16.7, Max Kilman +15.5.

Well below it: Konstantinos Mavropanos −25.6, Kyle Walker-Peters −13.0, Valentín Castellanos −11.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

West Ham United

16 Aug 2026D 2–2at Burnley Championship
8 Aug 2026W 3–1v Portsmouth EFL Cup
24 May 2026W 3–0v Leeds United Premier League
17 May 2026L 1–3at Newcastle United Premier League
10 May 2026L 0–1v Arsenal Premier League

Charlton Athletic

15 Aug 2026W 2–1v Derby County Championship
8 Aug 2026W 3–1at Cheltenham Town EFL Cup
2 May 2026L 1–3at Swansea City Championship
25 Apr 2026W 2–1v Hull City Championship
22 Apr 2026L 1–2v Ipswich Town Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

West Ham United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Max Kilman Defender9000–61.0+15.5
Lewis Orford Midfielder45000.0647.5–
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder90000.5146.3−4.9
Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper9000–45.5−3.7
Joël Piroe Forward90100.9444.7–
Manor Solomon Forward90000.0343.5−8.0
Joël Veltman Defender2000–42.1–
Arne Engels Midfielder90000.0641.4+1.7
Mohamadou Kanté Midfielder45000.0341.3–
Valentín Castellanos Forward90001.2439.2−11.4
Oliver Scarles Defender7000–36.9−9.3
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender9000–33.3−13.0
Konstantinos Mavropanos Defender7000–31.3−25.6
Divine Mukasa Midfielder20000.2429.6–

Charlton Athletic

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Arthur Okonkwo Goalkeeper9000–57.4+10.4
Lloyd Jones Defender90100.2456.5+13.3
Billy Koumetio Defender9000–53.0+3.8
Tyreece Campbell Forward90100.0752.4+15.0
Alan Mwamba Midfielder2400–49.2–
Karlan Grant Midfielder7700–47.4+14.3
Sonny Carey Midfielder66010.0646.1+18.4
Danny McNamara Defender9000–45.5+11.3
Miles Leaburn Forward70000.1043.2+6.2
Collins Sichenje Defender1300–42.5–
Micah Mbick Forward2000–40.7–
Joe Rankin-Costello Midfielder13000.1140.3–
Amari'i Bell Defender9000–40.3+16.7
Conor Coventry Midfielder9000–38.5+3.1
Nathaniel Chalobah Midfielder7700–36.3−5.1