Championship 26/27 · 5 Sep 2026

Stoke City 4–0 Charlton Athletic

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Stoke City favourites at 50%.

Stoke City won and made the better chances: 2.2 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Justin Devenny, 59.1 in 58′.

Well above their usual level: Justin Devenny +12.2.

Well below it: Arthur Okonkwo −14.4, Tyler Bindon −13.7, Ben Johnson −10.7.

Each side's last five results before this match.

1 Sep 2026	W 1–0	v Norwich City Championship
29 Aug 2026	L 1–4	at Wolverhampton Championship
25 Aug 2026	D 1–1	v Hull City EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026	L 1–3	at Southampton Championship
15 Aug 2026	L 1–2	v Swansea City Championship

2 Sep 2026	D 1–1	at West Bromwich Albion Championship
29 Aug 2026	W 1–0	v Preston North End Championship
26 Aug 2026	L 1–5	at Tottenham Hotspur EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026	W 2–1	at West Ham United Championship
15 Aug 2026	W 2–1	v Derby County Championship

11 Feb 2026	Charlton Athletic 1–0 Stoke City Championship
25 Nov 2025	Stoke City 3–0 Charlton Athletic Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Maksym Talovierov Defender	32	0	0	0.01	60.0	–
Ben Pearson Midfielder	11	0	0	–	59.6	–
Justin Devenny Midfielder	58	2	0	1.04	59.1	+12.2
Viktor Johansson Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	53.6	+1.7
George Hirst Forward	57	1	0	0.59	47.9	+4.4
Ethan Galbraith Midfielder	90	1	0	0.15	46.9	+4.7
Jack McGlynn Midfielder	32	0	0	0.05	45.8	–
Sam Gallagher Forward	34	0	0	–	44.2	–
Luke Graham Defender	90	0	0	–	43.6	−2.4
Róbert Boženík Forward	56	0	0	0.16	40.6	+2.0
Bosun Lawal Defender	58	0	0	0.02	40.2	+1.1
Lamine Cissé Forward	33	0	0	–	37.7	–
Ben Wilmot Defender	90	0	0	0.06	35.8	−4.1
Djibril Soumaré Midfielder	79	0	0	–	33.9	−5.9
Ben Johnson Defender	90	0	0	0.01	33.1	−10.7
Eric Bocat Defender	90	0	2	0.10	26.2	−7.3

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Lloyd Jones Defender	90	0.21	46.6	−2.0
Millenic Alli Midfielder	18	0.01	44.4	–
Conor Coventry Midfielder	45	–	43.1	+3.7
Karlan Grant Midfielder	79	0.05	42.0	+6.7
Oliver Skipp Midfielder	90	0.04	41.4	+1.9
Tyreece Campbell Forward	26	0.05	39.8	–
Tyler Bindon Defender	90	0.12	37.5	−13.7
Miles Leaburn Forward	72	–	36.9	−3.2
Joe Rankin-Costello Midfielder	72	–	35.8	−6.3
Ivan Mesík Defender	90	0.12	34.6	−3.6
Arthur Okonkwo Goalkeeper	90	–	34.3	−14.4
Amari'i Bell Defender	90	–	32.9	+3.6
Timothy Ouma Midfielder	45	–	32.1	−10.2
Micah Mbick Forward	18	0.04	29.1	–
Robert Apter Midfielder	11	–	14.8	–
Danny McNamara Defender	24	–	0.0	–