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Stoke vs Charlton: match report

Stoke City hosted Charlton Athletic at bet365 Stadium on Saturday 5 September 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 5). Robert Madley is the referee, averaging 4.2 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Stoke 4-0 Charlton. Goals: Justin Devenny 15' (pen) for Stoke; Ethan Galbraith 22' for Stoke; George Hirst 25' for Stoke; Justin Devenny 40' for Stoke. Attendance: 21,071.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 15' Penalty: Justin Devenny (Stoke) 1-0
  • 22' Goal: Ethan Galbraith (Stoke) 2-0
  • 25' Goal: George Hirst (Stoke) 3-0
  • 40' Goal: Justin Devenny (Stoke) 4-0
  • 45'+3' Yellow card: Miles Leaburn (Charlton)
  • 45'+5' Yellow card: Ethan Galbraith (Stoke)
  • 48' Yellow card: Dan McNamara (Charlton)
  • 50' Second yellow: Dan McNamara (Charlton)
  • 62' Yellow card: Conor Coventry (Charlton)
Match stats (contains the result)
62.5%Possession37.5%
17Shots13
8Shots on target3
5Corners3
20Fouls13
1Offsides3
3Saves4
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards1

Line-ups

Stoke 3-5-2

Coach: Mark Robins

  1. 1 Viktor Johansson GK
  2. 16 Ben Wilmot DEF
  3. 18 Bosun Lawal DEF
  4. 5 Luke Graham DEF
  5. 2 Ben Johnson MID
  6. 13 Justin Devenny MID
  7. 27 Djibril Soumaré MID
  8. 8 Ethan Galbraith MID
  9. 17 Eric Bocat MID
  10. 20 Sam Gallagher FWD
  11. 15 George Hirst FWD

Bench

  • 9 Róbert Bozeník FWD
  • 11 Lamine Cissé FWD
  • 40 Maksym Talovierov DEF
  • 7 Jack McGlynn MID
  • 4 Ben Pearson MID
  • 24 Joshua Griffiths GK
  • 21 Luca Bombino DEF
  • 19 Tomás Rigo MID
  • 10 Bae Jun-Ho MID

Charlton 4-2-3-1

Coach: Nathan Jones

  1. 13 Arthur Okonkwo GK
  2. 18 Ivan Mesík DEF
  3. 5 Lloyd Jones DEF
  4. 44 Tyler Bindon DEF
  5. 17 Amari'i Bell DEF
  6. 16 Timothy Noor Ouma MID
  7. 34 Oliver Skipp MID
  8. 9 Karlan Grant FWD
  9. 26 Joe Rankin-Costello MID
  10. 7 Tyreece Campbell FWD
  11. 11 Miles Leaburn FWD

Bench

  • 20 Dan McNamara DEF
  • 6 Conor Coventry MID
  • 19 Millenic Alli FWD
  • 33 Micah Mbick FWD
  • 30 Rob Apter MID
  • 21 Tiernan Brooks GK
  • 32 Alan Mwamba DEF
  • 14 Sonny Carey MID
  • 8 Harvey Knibbs MID
Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 11 February 2026: Charlton Athletic 1-0 Stoke City
  • Tuesday 25 November 2025: Stoke City 3-0 Charlton Athletic
  • Saturday 8 February 2020: Stoke City 3-1 Charlton Athletic
  • Saturday 10 August 2019: Charlton Athletic 3-1 Stoke City
  • Tuesday 29 January 2008: Charlton Athletic 1-0 Stoke City