EFL Championship · Matchday 2

West Ham United v Charlton Athletic

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCLondon StadiumMatchday 2

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

West Ham United 44%Draw 20%Charlton Athletic 36%

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

West Ham UnitedCharlton Athletic
78Possession22
2.96Expected goals (xG)0.57
25Shots7
9Shots on target5
9Shots off target2
7Blocked shots0
18Shots inside box5
7Shots outside box2
7Corners4
0Offsides1
9Fouls16
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
3Saves8
664Passes191
612Accurate passes124
92Pass accuracy65

Match events

  • 7′Lloyd Jones (assist Sonny Carey)
  • 46′Mohamadou Kanté → Lewis Orford
  • 47′Max Kilman
  • 50′Danny McNamara
  • 56′Tyreece Campbell
  • 66′Sonny Carey ← Alan Mwamba
  • 70′Miles Leaburn ← Micah Mbick
  • 70′Konstantinos Mavropanos → Joel Veltman
  • 71′Oliver Scarles → Divine Tayon Mahogany Mukasa
  • 72′Karlan Grant
  • 74′Joël Piroe
  • 77′Nathaniel Chalobah ← Joe Rankin-Costello
  • 78′Karlan Grant ← Collins Lusaka Sichenje
  • 81′Taty Castellanos
  • 90′Lloyd Jones
  • 90′Taty Castellanos (assist Taty Castellanos) · penalty missed

West Ham United · Charlton Athletic

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

West Ham United4-2-4
206.3Bowen
26.3Walker-Peters
156.3↓70'Mavropanos
36.0Kilman
106.3Solomon
97.3Piroe
115.1Castellanos
16.1Hermansen
306.3↓71'Scarles
76.3Engels
176.3↓46'Kanté
Charlton Athletic4-5-1
136.8Okonkwo
176.8Bell
57.5Jones
126.8Koumetio
206.5McNamara
66.8Coventry
76.8Campbell
116.8↓70'Leaburn
147.5↓66'Carey
156.8↓77'Chalobah
96.5↓78'Grant

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

West Ham United

  • 20Jarrod Bowen6.3
  • 2Kyle Walker-Peters6.3
  • 15Konstantinos Mavropanos6.3
  • 3Max Kilman6.0
  • 10Manor Solomon6.3
  • 9Joël Piroe7.3
  • 11Taty Castellanos5.1
  • 1Mads Hermansen6.1
  • 30Oliver Scarles6.3
  • 7Arne Engels6.3
  • 17Mohamadou Kanté6.3

Charlton Athletic

  • 15Nathaniel Chalobah6.8
  • 5Lloyd Jones7.5
  • 17Amari'i Bell6.8
  • 9Karlan Grant6.5
  • 20Danny McNamara6.5
  • 12Billy Koumetio6.8
  • 6Conor Coventry6.8
  • 14Sonny Carey7.5
  • 13Arthur Okonkwo6.8
  • 11Miles Leaburn6.8
  • 7Tyreece Tupac Shakur Campbell6.8
West Ham UnitedTale of the tapeCharlton Athletic
4-2-4Formation—
22 ptsTable14 pts
+18Goal difference-5
DFormWLWLD
44%Win chance36%

Head to head

First meeting

West Ham United and Charlton Athletic have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

West Ham United

D
  • @Burnley2-2

Charlton Athletic

WLWLD
  • vsDerby County2-1
  • @Swansea City1-3
  • vsHull City2-1
  • vsIpswich Town1-2
  • @Sheffield Wednesday1-1

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 24-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
West Ham United11641+1822
Charlton Athletic11353-514