Wolves vs Stoke City — Championship
4-1
Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Going into the match, Wolves had won 1, drawn 5, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.0 goals a game; Stoke City had won 1, drawn 1, lost 8 in 10, scoring 0.8.
Match report
Home form going in: Wolves
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 5, lost 4 (W D D D L). 1.0 scored per game, 1.9 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- W 1-3 at Preston · 22 Aug 2026
- D 2-2 vs Blackburn · 14 Aug 2026
- D 1-1 at Burnley · 24 May 2026
- D 1-1 vs Fulham · 17 May 2026
- L 3-0 at Brighton · 9 May 2026
- D 1-1 vs Sunderland · 2 May 2026
Away form going in: Stoke City
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 1, lost 8 (L L L L L). 0.8 scored per game, 2.1 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 3-1 at Southampton · 22 Aug 2026
- L 1-2 vs Swansea · 15 Aug 2026
- L 2-0 at Bristol City · 2 May 2026
- L 1-3 vs Portsmouth · 25 Apr 2026
- L 1-3 vs Millwall · 21 Apr 2026
- L 2-0 at Wrexham · 18 Apr 2026
How it unfolded
- 2' Normal Goal — S. Gallagher (Stoke City)
- 19' Normal Goal — R. Gomes (Wolves)
- 23' Normal Goal — R. Gomes (Wolves)
- 55' Penalty — R. Jimenez (Wolves)
- 84' Normal Goal — J. James (Wolves)
Match statistics
| Wolves | Metric | Stoke City |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals | 1 |
| 53 | Ball possession | 47 |
| 2.66 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.83 |
| 18 | Total shots | 10 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 3 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 13 | Attempts inside box | 6 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 407 | Total passes | 362 |
| 343 | Accurate passes | 310 |
| 84 | Pass accuracy | 86 |
| 12 | Key passes | 8 |
| 109 | Duels | 118 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |