Stoke City 4-0 Charlton Athletic: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Stoke City won it

Justin Devenny put Stoke City ahead in the 15th minute from the penalty spot. Ethan Galbraith made it 2-0 to Stoke City in the 22nd minute. George Hirst made it 3-0 to Stoke City in the 25th minute, set up by Eric-Junior Bocat. Justin Devenny made it 4-0 to Stoke City in the 40th minute, set up by Eric-Junior Bocat.

It was 4-0 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.

Justin Devenny scored twice.

Danny McNamara of Charlton Athletic was sent off in the 50th minute for a second yellow card. The referee, R. Madley, showed 4 yellow cards: 1 to Stoke City and 3 to Charlton Athletic.

Stoke City: M. Robins, 3-5-2 · Charlton Athletic: N. Jones, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.59 for Stoke City and 2.13 for Charlton Athletic.

Stoke City scored about 3.4 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Charlton Athletic left about 2.1 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Charlton Athletic created the better chances, 2.13 xG to 0.59, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Stoke City had 8 shots on target, Charlton Athletic 3.

Stoke City had 63% of the ball and turned it into the win.

A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Stoke City came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 0.97 expected goals for and 1.57 against, and had won 50% of their matches.

Charlton Athletic came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 1.5 a match, with 1.13 expected goals for and 1.63 against, and had won 25% of their matches.

Stoke City vs Charlton Athletic: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Justin Devenny (Stoke City), rated 8.6 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.

Stoke City

• Justin Devenny 8.6 2 goals
• Eric-Junior Bocat 7.9 2 assists
• Ethan Galbraith 7.8 1 goal
• Ben Wilmot 7.7
• George Hirst 7.3 1 goal

Charlton Athletic

• Oliver Skipp 6.8
• Tyler Bindon 6.8
• Miles Leaburn 6.8
• Millenic Alli 6.7
• Conor Coventry 6.6

The lowest-rated starter was Timothy Ouma at 5.9. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Stoke City: Stoke City vs Preston North End Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
• Charlton Athletic: Middlesbrough vs Charlton Athletic Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Stoke City vs Charlton Athletic

What was the score in Stoke City vs Charlton Athletic?

Stoke City 4-0 Charlton Athletic (half-time 4-0), Championship, Saturday 5 September 2026.

Who scored in Stoke City vs Charlton Athletic?

Justin Devenny 15', Ethan Galbraith 22', George Hirst 25', Justin Devenny 40'.

Did Moneyball predict Stoke City vs Charlton Athletic correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Stoke City vs Charlton Athletic?

Justin Devenny, rated 8.6 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Stoke City vs Charlton Athletic?

R. Madley.