Stoke City 4-0 Charlton Athletic · Championship
Stoke City beat Charlton Athletic 4-0 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Stoke City and Charlton Athletic met in the Championship at bet365 Stadium in Stoke on Saturday, 5 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Stoke City: J. Devenny 15', 40'; E. Galbraith 22'; G. Hirst 25'. Charlton Athletic did not score.
How the match went
Stoke City saw more of the ball, 63% of it. Stoke City had 17 shots with 8 on target, Charlton Athletic 13 with 3 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 5 to Stoke City and 3 to Charlton Athletic. Stoke City conceded 20 fouls, Charlton Athletic 13. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (1 for Stoke City, 4 for Charlton Athletic).
Line-ups
Stoke City started in a 3-5-2: Viktor Johansson, Ben Wilmot, Bosun Lawal, Luke Graham, Ben Johnson, Justin Devenny, Djibril Soumaré, Ethan Galbraith, Eric Bocat, Sam Gallagher, George Hirst.
Charlton Athletic started in a 4-2-3-1: Arthur Okonkwo, Ivan Mesík, Lloyd Jones, Tyler Bindon, Amari'i Bell, Timothy Ouma, Oliver Skipp, Karlan Grant, Joe Rankin-Costello, Tyreece Campbell, Miles Leaburn.
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Minute by minute
- 15'Goal! Stoke City 1-0 Charlton Athletic. J. Devenny (Stoke City) converts the penalty.
- 22'Goal! Stoke City 2-0 Charlton Athletic. E. Galbraith (Stoke City) scores.
- 25'Goal! Stoke City 3-0 Charlton Athletic. G. Hirst (Stoke City) scores, assisted by E. Bocat.
- 40'Goal! Stoke City 4-0 Charlton Athletic. J. Devenny (Stoke City) scores, assisted by E. Bocat.
- 45'Half-time. Stoke City 4-0 Charlton Athletic.
- 50'Second yellow card for D. McNamara (Charlton Athletic), who is sent off.
- 90'Full-time. Stoke City 4-0 Charlton Athletic.
Full commentary (61 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Stoke City vs Charlton Athletic.
- 3'Attempt missed. T. Bindon (Charlton Athletic), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 8'Attempt missed. L. Jones (Charlton Athletic), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.16.
- 8'Attempt missed. L. Jones (Charlton Athletic), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 8'Attempt blocked. I. Mesík (Charlton Athletic), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.12.
- 8'Attempt blocked. T. Campbell (Charlton Athletic), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 13'Attempt blocked. E. Galbraith (Stoke City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 13'Corner, Stoke City.
- 15'Goal! Stoke City 1-0 Charlton Athletic. J. Devenny (Stoke City) converts the penalty.
- 16'Corner, Stoke City.
- 17'Attempt missed. G. Hirst (Stoke City), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 20'Attempt missed. J. Devenny (Stoke City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 22'Goal! Stoke City 2-0 Charlton Athletic. E. Galbraith (Stoke City) scores.
- 25'Goal! Stoke City 3-0 Charlton Athletic. G. Hirst (Stoke City) scores, assisted by E. Bocat.
- 26'Substitution, Charlton Athletic: D. McNamara comes on for T. Campbell.
- 27'Corner, Stoke City.
- 28'Corner, Stoke City.
- 28'Attempt missed. B. Wilmot (Stoke City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 30'Attempt blocked. J. Devenny (Stoke City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 31'Attempt missed. B. Lawal (Stoke City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 34'Substitution, Stoke City: R. Boženík comes on for S. Gallagher.
- 37'Corner, Charlton Athletic.
- 38'Attempt saved. K. Grant (Charlton Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 39'Corner, Charlton Athletic.
- 40'Goal! Stoke City 4-0 Charlton Athletic. J. Devenny (Stoke City) scores, assisted by E. Bocat.
- 40'Attempt missed. E. Bocat (Stoke City), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 40'Attempt blocked. R. Boženík (Stoke City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 40'Attempt saved. T. Bindon (Charlton Athletic), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 45'7 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Offside, Charlton Athletic.
- 45+2'Attempt missed. O. Skipp (Charlton Athletic), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 45+3'Yellow card for M. Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) for foul.
- 45+5'Yellow card for E. Galbraith (Stoke City) for foul.
- 45'Half-time. Stoke City 4-0 Charlton Athletic.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Charlton Athletic: C. Coventry comes on for T. Ouma.
- 48'Yellow card for D. McNamara (Charlton Athletic) for foul.
- 49'Offside, Stoke City.
- 50'Second yellow card for D. McNamara (Charlton Athletic), who is sent off.
- 52'Attempt missed. O. Skipp (Charlton Athletic), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 54'Attempt blocked. R. Boženík (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 57'Substitution, Stoke City: L. Cissé comes on for G. Hirst.
- 58'Substitution, Stoke City: M. Talovierov comes on for B. Lawal.
- 58'Substitution, Stoke City: J. McGlynn comes on for J. Devenny.
- 58'Corner, Charlton Athletic.
- 59'Attempt missed. T. Bindon (Charlton Athletic), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 62'Yellow card for C. Coventry (Charlton Athletic) for foul.
- 63'Attempt saved. M. Talovierov (Stoke City), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 68'Attempt saved. L. Jones (Charlton Athletic), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 72'Substitution, Charlton Athletic: M. Alli comes on for J. Rankin-Costello.
- 72'Substitution, Charlton Athletic: M. Mbick comes on for M. Leaburn.
- 75'Attempt saved. B. Johnson (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 79'Substitution, Stoke City: B. Pearson comes on for D. Soumaré.
- 79'Substitution, Charlton Athletic: R. Apter comes on for K. Grant.
- 82'Attempt saved. E. Galbraith (Stoke City), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 84'Attempt missed. M. Alli (Charlton Athletic), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 86'Offside, Charlton Athletic.
- 86'Attempt saved. J. McGlynn (Stoke City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 86'Attempt blocked. M. Mbick (Charlton Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. Stoke City 4-0 Charlton Athletic.