EFL Championship · Matchday 5

Stoke City v Charlton Athletic

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:30:00 UTCbet365 StadiumMatchday 5

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Stoke City 31%Draw 25%Charlton Athletic 44%

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

Stoke CityCharlton Athletic
63Possession37
17Shots13
8Shots on target3
5Shots off target7
4Blocked shots3
10Shots inside box10
7Shots outside box3
5Corners3
1Offsides3
20Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards1
3Saves4
501Passes288
429Accurate passes221

Match events

  • 15′Justin Devenny · penalty
  • 22′Ethan Galbraith
  • 25′George Hirst (assist Eric Bocat)
  • 26′Tyreece Campbell ← Danny McNamara
  • 34′Sam Gallagher → Róbert Boženík
  • 40′Justin Devenny (assist Eric Bocat)
  • 45′Miles Leaburn
  • 45′Ethan Galbraith
  • 45′Timothy Noor Ouma ← Conor Coventry
  • 48′Danny McNamara
  • 57′George Hirst → Lamine Cissé
  • 58′Justin Devenny → Jack McGlynn
  • 58′Mohammed Lawal → Maksym Talovierov
  • 62′Conor Coventry
  • 72′Miles Leaburn ← Micah Mbick
  • 72′Joe Rankin-Costello ← Millenic Alli
  • 79′Karlan Grant ← Robert Apter
  • 79′Djibril Soumaré → Ben Pearson

Stoke City · Charlton Athletic

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

Stoke City5-3-2
206.8↓34'Gallagher
27.2Johnson
167.2Wilmot
17.3Johansson
157.8↓57'Hirst
178.8Bocat
87.5Galbraith
57.2Graham
138.8↓58'Devenny
276.8↓79'Soumaré
187.2↓58'Lawal
Charlton Athletic5-4-1
135.7Okonkwo
176.3Bell
56.3Jones
186.3Mesík
446.3Bindon
266.3↓72'Rankin-Costello
76.3↓26'Campbell
116.0↓72'Leaburn
166.3↓45'Ouma
346.3Skipp
96.3↓79'Grant

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Stoke City

  • 20Sam Gallagher6.8
  • 2Ben Johnson7.2
  • 16Ben Wilmot7.2
  • 1Viktor Johansson7.3
  • 15George Hirst7.8
  • 17Eric Bocat8.8
  • 8Ethan Galbraith7.5
  • 5Luke Graham7.2
  • 13Justin Devenny8.8
  • 27Djibril Soumaré6.8
  • 18Mohammed Lawal7.2

Charlton Athletic

  • 5Lloyd Jones6.3
  • 17Amari'i Bell6.3
  • 34Oliver Skipp6.3
  • 9Karlan Grant6.3
  • 26Joe Rankin-Costello6.3
  • 18Ivan Mesík6.3
  • 13Arthur Okonkwo5.7
  • 11Miles Leaburn6.0
  • 7Tyreece Campbell6.3
  • 44Tyler Bindon6.3
  • 16Timothy Noor Ouma6.3
Stoke CityTale of the tapeCharlton Athletic
5-3-2Formation—
19 ptsTable14 pts
+2Goal difference-5
WLLLLFormDWWWL
1Head-to-head wins1
31%Win chance44%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Stoke City 1W0D1W Charlton Athletic

Goals 3–1

  • 2026-02-11Charlton Athletic1–0Stoke City
  • 2025-11-25Stoke City3–0Charlton Athletic

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Stoke City

WLLLL
  • vsNorwich City1-0
  • @Wolverhampton Wanderers1-4
  • @Southampton1-3
  • vsSwansea City1-2
  • @Bristol City0-2

Charlton Athletic

DWWWL
  • @West Bromwich Albion1-1
  • vsPreston North End1-0
  • @West Ham United2-1
  • vsDerby County2-1
  • @Swansea City1-3

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 24-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Stoke City11614+219
Charlton Athletic11353-514