Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 – 1 Stoke City: Championship Match Report

Championship · 3

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Full Time

4–1

Saturday, 29 August 2026 · Molineux Stadium

Stoke City

Wolverhampton Wanderers won after full-time.

⚽ Jordan James 84'⚽ Rodrigo Gomes 22'⚽ Rodrigo Gomes 19' ⚽ Sam Gallagher 2'

Match Events

90+3'

Sorba ThomasStoke City

85'

Tomas RigoStoke City · Djibril Soumaré

85'

Tyler MartinStoke City · Sam Gallagher

84'

Jordan JamesWolverhampton Wanderers · Fer López

4-1

83'

Tawanda ChirewaWolverhampton Wanderers · Mateus Mané

77'

Jordan JamesWolverhampton Wanderers · Rodrigo Gomes

77'

Tommy DoyleWolverhampton Wanderers · Marshall Munetsi

74'

Róbert BoženíkStoke City · George Hirst

73'

Boubacar TraoréWolverhampton Wanderers · André

73'

Adam ArmstrongWolverhampton Wanderers · Raúl Jiménez

62'

Million ManhoefStoke City · Jun-ho Bae

55'

Raúl JiménezWolverhampton Wanderers

3-1

45'

Sam GallagherStoke City

39'

Mateus ManéWolverhampton Wanderers

31'

Bosun LawalStoke City

22'

Rodrigo GomesWolverhampton Wanderers

2-1

19'

Rodrigo GomesWolverhampton Wanderers

1-1

15'

Jun-ho BaeStoke City

Sam GallagherStoke City

0-1

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Wolverhampton Wanderers7421514

Stoke City8413113

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VenueMolineux StadiumSaturday, 29 August 2026

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RefereeTom Nield

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

1 6.9

José Sá

38 7.1

Jackson Tchatchoua

34 7

Nasser Djiga

24 6.4

Toti

3 6.3

Hugo Bueno

7 6.6

André

5 6.6

Marshall Munetsi

21 8.1

Rodrigo Gomes

28 7.9

Fer López

36 6.4

Mateus Mané

9 7.7

Raúl Jiménez

Substitutes 9

#4 Santiago Bueno Defender

#6 David Møller Wolfe Defender

#8 Jordan James Midfielder

7.3

#10 Adam Armstrong Attacker

6.5

#12 Boubacar Traoré Midfielder

6.5

#13 João Virgínia Goalkeeper

#17 Pedro Lima Defender

#20 Tommy Doyle Midfielder

6.8

#23 Tawanda Chirewa Attacker

6.5

Stoke City Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

1 6.4

Viktor Johansson

2 6.7

Ben Johnson

18 6.6

Bosun Lawal

16 6.8

Ben Wilmot

17 5.6

Eric-Junior Bocat

27 6.3

Djibril Soumaré

8 6.3

Ethan Galbraith

20 7

Sam Gallagher

10 6.5

Jun-ho Bae

7 6.2

Sorba Thomas

15 6.3

George Hirst

Substitutes 9

#4 Ben Pearson Midfielder

#5 Luke Graham Defender

#9 Róbert Boženík Attacker

6.4

#19 Tomas Rigo Midfielder

6.6

#24 Josh Griffiths Goalkeeper

#42 Million Manhoef Attacker

6.4

#43 Freddie Anderson Defender

#52 Laurence Giani Defender

#58 Tyler Martin Attacker

6.5

Statistics

Match Statistics

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Comparison

Stoke City

53% Ball Possession % 47%

18 Shots Total 10

8 Shots On Target 3

3 Shots Off Target 5

7 Shots Blocked 2

13 Shots Insidebox 6

5 Shots Outsidebox 4

11 Goal Attempts 6

5 Big Chances Created 1

2 Big Chances Missed 1

7 Corners 1

2 Offsides 3

13 Fouls 15

1 Yellowcards 4

407 Passes 362

343 Successful Passes 310

84% Successful Passes Percentage 86%

12 Key Passes 7

48 Long Passes 30

22 Successful Long Passes 11

46% Successful Long Passes Percentage 37%

15 Total Crosses 21

5 Accurate Crosses 4

15 Dribble Attempts 20

6 Successful Dribbles 8

40% Successful Dribbles Percentage 40%

21 Tackles 20

6 Interceptions 11

56 Duels Won 53

2 Saves 4

84 Attacks 82

34 Dangerous Attacks 39

14 Free Kicks 13

22 Throwins 19

7 Goal Kicks 6

1 Penalties 0

5 Substitutions 4

15 Successful Headers 12

1 Assists 0

4 Goals 1

72 Ball Safe 65

21 Tackles Won 20