Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 Stoke City: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Wolverhampton Wanderers won it

Stoke City struck first through Sam Gallagher in the 2nd minute. Wolverhampton Wanderers levelled at 1-1 in the 19th minute through Rodrigo Gomes. Wolverhampton Wanderers turned it round: Rodrigo Gomes made it 2-1 in the 22nd minute. Raúl Jiménez from the penalty spot made it 3-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 55th minute. Jordan James made it 4-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 84th minute, set up by Fer López.

It was 2-1 at half-time.

Rodrigo Gomes scored twice.

The lead changed hands once.

The referee, T. Nield, showed 5 yellow cards: 1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers and 4 to Stoke City.

Wolverhampton Wanderers: P. da Silva Peixoto, 4-2-3-1 · Stoke City: M. Robins, 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 0.70 for Wolverhampton Wanderers and 2.44 for Stoke City.

Wolverhampton Wanderers scored about 3.3 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Stoke City left about 1.4 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Stoke City created the better chances, 2.44 xG to 0.70, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Wolverhampton Wanderers had 8 shots on target, Stoke City 3.

Wolverhampton Wanderers had 53% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Wolverhampton Wanderers came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.7 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.72 expected goals for and 0.93 against, and had won 50% of their matches.

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.

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Stoke City: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers), rated 8.2 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

• Rodrigo Gomes 8.2 2 goals
• Raúl Jiménez 7.7 1 goal
• Fer López 7.7 1 assist
• Jordan James 7.3 1 goal
• Nasser Djiga 7.0

Stoke City

• Sam Gallagher 7.3 1 goal
• Ben Wilmot 6.8
• Ben Johnson 6.7
• Tomas Rigo 6.7
• Bosun Lawal 6.5

The lowest-rated starter was Eric-Junior Bocat at 5.5. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Wolverhampton Wanderers: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Cardiff City Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
• Stoke City: Stoke City vs Preston North End 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 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Stoke City

What was the score in Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Stoke City?

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 Stoke City (half-time 2-1), Championship, Saturday 29 August 2026.

Who scored in Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Stoke City?

Sam Gallagher 2', Rodrigo Gomes 19', Rodrigo Gomes 22', Raúl Jiménez 55', Jordan James 84'.

Did Moneyball predict Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Stoke City 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 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Stoke City?

Rodrigo Gomes, rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Stoke City?

T. Nield.