EFL Championship · Matchday 1
- Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCThe ValleyMatchday 1
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Charlton Athletic 39%Draw 34%Derby County 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Charlton AthleticDerby County
45Possession55
0.97Expected goals (xG)1
13Shots15
4Shots on target4
4Shots off target5
5Blocked shots6
9Shots inside box11
4Shots outside box4
5Corners4
0Offsides1
7Fouls16
0Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
3Saves2
375Passes453
285Accurate passes349
76Pass accuracy77
Match events
- 23'Sammie Szmodics (assist Carlton Morris)
- 54'Sammie Szmodics ← Alex Mowatt
- 59'Matthew Godden → Miles Leaburn
- 59'Sonny Carey → Millenic Alli
- 60'Sondre Langås
- 61'Lloyd Jones (assist Karlan Grant)
- 73'Karlan Grant → Joe Rankin-Costello
- 80'Tyreece Campbell
- 83'Oscar Fraulo ← Corey Taylor
- 83'Craig Forsyth ← Rhian Brewster
- 84'Joe Ward ← Max Johnston
- 84'Lewis Travis ← Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
- 85'Danny McNamara → Ivan Mesík
- 85'Nathaniel Chalobah → Collins Lusaka Sichenje
- 90'Rhian Brewster
- 90'Alex Mowatt
Charlton Athletic · Derby County
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
256.8Mannion
176.8Bell
57.8Jones
126.8Koumetio
206.8↓85'McNamara
66.8Coventry
77.8Campbell
76.8Campbell
146.8↓59'Carey
156.8↓85'Chalobah
97.5↓73'Grant
246.8↓59'Godden
36.3↓83'Forsyth
186.3Taylor
97.1Morris
117.3↓54'Szmodics
236.3↓84'Ward
276.3↓84'Travis
286.3Sanderson
16.1Zetterström
296.3↓83'Fraulo
86.3Clark
66.0Langås
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Charlton Athletic
- 15Nathaniel Chalobah6.8
- 5Lloyd Jones7.8
- 17Amari'i Bell6.8
- 24Matthew Godden6.8
- 9Karlan Grant7.5
- 20Danny McNamara6.8
- 12Billy Koumetio6.8
- 6Conor Coventry6.8
- 14Sonny Carey6.8
- 7Tyreece Campbell7.8
- 25William Mannion6.8
- 7Tyreece Tupac Shakur Campbell6.8
Derby County
- 3Craig Forsyth6.3
- 18Charlie Taylor6.3
- 9Carlton Morris7.1
- 11Sammie Szmodics7.3
- 23Joe Ward6.3
- 27Lewis Travis6.3
- 28Dion Sanderson6.3
- 1Jacob Widell Zetterström6.1
- 29Oscar Fraulo6.3
- 8Bobby Clark6.3
- 6Sondre Langås6.0
Charlton AthleticTale of the tapeDerby County
—Formation4-5-1
10 ptsTable4 pts
-1Goal difference-5
1Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Charlton Athletic 1W1D1W Derby County
Goals 4–4
- 2026-08-15Charlton Athletic2–1Derby County
- 2026-01-20Charlton Athletic1–2Derby County
- 2025-09-30Derby County1–1Charlton Athletic
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10 |
| Derby County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |