Stoke City 4-0 Charlton Athletic: result and report
Championship · Saturday 5 September 2026
Result
Stoke City 4-0 Charlton Athletic
Championship · Saturday 5 September 2026, 11:30 UTC · Bet365 Stadium, Stoke · half-time 4-0
Stoke City 4-0 Charlton Athletic: match report
Stoke City defeated Charlton Athletic 4-0 in the Championship on Saturday 5 September 2026 at Bet365 Stadium. The half-time score was 4-0.
Justin Devenny opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Stoke City's goals came from Justin Devenny (15', penalty), Ethan Galbraith (22'), George Hirst (25') and Justin Devenny (40'). Charlton Athletic did not score.
Discipline: Stoke City received 1 yellow card; Charlton Athletic received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Stoke City were 22nd on 3 points from 4 and Charlton Athletic 3rd on 10 points from 4. In the current table Stoke City are 4th on 26 points and Charlton Athletic are 21st on 14 points.
Stoke City lined up in a 3-5-2 and Charlton Athletic in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Justin Devenny of Stoke City (8.6), ahead of Eric-Junior Bocat (7.9).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Stoke City wins, 0 draws and 3 for Charlton Athletic.
Key events
- 15'Penalty goal · Justin Devenny
- 22'Goal · Ethan Galbraith
- 25'Goal · George Hirst
- 40'Goal · Justin Devenny
- 45+3'Yellow card · Miles Leaburn
- 45+5'Yellow card · Ethan Galbraith
- 48'Yellow card · Danny McNamara
- 50'Second yellow · Danny McNamara
- 62'Yellow card · Conor Coventry
Form and table
- Stoke CityLast five: L L L W
- Charlton AthleticLast five: W W W D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Stoke City | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 26 | LWDWW |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 14 | DLLLL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Stoke City line-up (3-5-2)
Viktor Johansson, Ben Wilmot, Bosun Lawal, Luke Graham, Ben Johnson, Justin Devenny, Djibril Soumaré, Ethan Galbraith, Eric-Junior Bocat, Sam Gallagher, George Hirst
Charlton Athletic line-up (4-2-3-1)
Arthur Okonkwo, Ivan Mesik, Lloyd Jones, Tyler Bindon, Amari'i Bell, Timothy Ouma, Oliver Skipp, Karlan Grant, Joe Rankin-Costello, Tyreece Campbell, Miles Leaburn
More Championship fixtures
- Wrexham vs Middlesbrough19:45 UTC
- Cardiff City vs West Ham United19:45 UTC
- Bristol City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers20:00 UTC
- Derby County vs Bolton Wanderers20:00 UTC
- Wrexham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers12:30 UTC
- Portsmouth vs Stoke City12:30 UTC