Championship 25/26 · 30 Aug 2025

Stoke City 0–1 West Bromwich Albion

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG: –
Actual xG: 1.0 – 0.7
Goals: 0 – 1

West Bromwich Albion won a close one on the chances: 0.7 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Alex Williams, 78.3 in 9′.

Stoke City

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Viktor Johansson Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	47.8
Ben Wilmot Defender	90	0	0	–	44.0
Tatsuki Seko Midfielder	85	0	0	–	40.6
Divin Mubama Forward	90	0	0	0.44	40.4
Ben Pearson Midfielder	11	0	0	–	39.0
Bosun Lawal Defender	90	0	0	0.03	38.7
Róbert Boženík Forward	12	0	0	–	38.1
Jun-Ho Bae Midfielder	85	0	0	0.15	37.4
Aaron Cresswell Defender	89	0	0	–	35.8
Lewis Baker Midfielder	90	0	0	0.11	32.2
Million Manhoef Midfielder	90	0	0	0.21	30.8
Junior Tchamadeu Defender	90	0	0	–	23.9
Sorba Thomas Midfielder	90	0	0	0.01	10.2
Eric Bocat Defender	1	0	0	–	0.0

West Bromwich Albion

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Alex Williams Defender	9	0	0	–	78.3
Joshua Griffiths Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	60.0
Nathaniel Phillips Defender	90	1	0	0.19	59.8
Josh Maja Forward	1	0	0	–	52.7
Alex Mowatt Midfielder	88	0	0	–	50.4
Callum Styles Defender	90	0	0	–	46.5
Toby Collyer Midfielder	11	0	0	0.10	44.5
Chris Mepham Defender	90	0	0	–	43.9
Aune Selland Heggebø Forward	90	0	0	0.09	43.5
Isaac Price Midfielder	90	0	0	0.11	43.3
Mikey Johnston Midfielder	88	0	0	0.13	42.4
Jed Wallace Midfielder	79	0	0	0.03	42.0
Jayson Molumby Midfielder	89	0	0	0.02	40.5
George Campbell Defender	90	0	0	–	37.1
Ousmane Diakité Midfielder	9	0	0	–	34.0