Wolves 4-1 Stoke City — EFL Championship, 29 Aug 2026
Wolves beat Stoke City 4-1 in the EFL Championship on 29 August 2026 at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton. Samuel Gallagher, Rodrigo Gomes, Raúl Jiménez, Jordan James got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Wolves have won 2 and Stoke City 3.
· kickoff·Molineux Stadium · Wolverhampton·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-12'
- 15'Foul
- 1-119'
- 2-122'
- 31'Foul
- 39'Foul
- 45'Foul
- Half-time2-1
- 3-155'Penalty
- 62'
- 73'
- 73'out: Boubacar Traoré
- 74'
- 77'
- 77'
- 83'
- 4-184'assist: Fer López
- 85'out: Tyler Martin
- 85'
- 90+3'
- Full-time4-1
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Wolves
- 8.7Rodrigo GomesM
- 7.7Fer LópezM
- 7.5Raúl JiménezF
- 7.1J. JamesM
- 6.9Tawanda ChirewaF
- 6.8N. DjigaD
- 6.7Adam ArmstrongF
- 6.7Toti GomesD
- 6.6AndréM
- 6.6Thomas DoyleM
- 6.5José SáG
- 6.5Jackson TchatchouaD
- 6.4Marshall MunetsiM
- 6.4Mateus ManeM
- 6.1Boubacar TraoréM
- 6.1Hugo BuenoD
- 6.6João VirgíniaG
- 6.6Santiago BuenoD
- 6.6Pedro LimaD
- 6.6David Møller WolfeD
Stoke City
- 7.7Samuel GallagherM
- 6.9B. JohnsonD
- 6.5Benjamin WilmotD
- 6.4Viktor JohanssonG
- 6.3Ethan GalbraithM
- 6.3Róbert BoženíkF
- 6.2Million ManhoefF
- 6.1El Hadji Djibril SoumaréM
- 6.1George HirstF
- 6.0Eric-Junior BocatD
- 5.9Tomáš RigoM
- 5.8Bae Jun-HoM
- 5.8B. LawalD
- 5.1S. ThomasM
- 6.6Joshua GriffithsG
- 6.6Freddie AndersonD
- 6.6Benjamin PearsonM
- 6.6Luke GrahamD
Line-ups
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Wolves4-2-3-1
Substitutes
WolvesCésar Peixoto
Substitutes
- 13João VirgíniaG6.6
- 10Adam Armstrong73'F6.7
- 4Santiago BuenoD6.6
- 20Thomas Doyle77'M6.6
- 12Boubacar Traoré73'M6.1
- 23Tawanda Chirewa83'F6.9
- 6David Møller WolfeD6.6
- 8J. JamesM7.1
- 17Pedro LimaD6.6
Stoke CityMark Robins
Substitutes
- 4Benjamin PearsonM6.6
- 9Róbert Boženík74'F6.3
- 24Joshua GriffithsG6.6
- 42Million Manhoef62'F6.2
- 19Tomáš Rigo85'M5.9
- 5Luke GrahamD6.6
- 43Freddie AndersonD6.6
Team statistics
52%Possession48%
18Total shots10
8Shots on target3
3Shots off target5
7Blocked shots2
7Corners1
2Offsides3
13Fouls15
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves4
405Total passes362
343Accurate passes310
Wolves
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Gomes | 77 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.7 |
| Fer López | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Raúl Jiménez | 73 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 |
| J. James | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Tawanda Chirewa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| N. Djiga | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Adam Armstrong | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Toti Gomes | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| André | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Thomas Doyle | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| José Sá | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Jackson Tchatchoua | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Marshall Munetsi | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Mateus Mane | 83 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.4 |
| Boubacar Traoré | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Hugo Bueno | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.1 |
| João Virgínia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Santiago Bueno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Pedro Lima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| David Møller Wolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Stoke City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Gallagher | 85 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.7 |
| B. Johnson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Benjamin Wilmot | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Viktor Johansson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Ethan Galbraith | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6.3 |
| Róbert Boženík | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Million Manhoef | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| El Hadji Djibril Soumaré | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 |
| George Hirst | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Eric-Junior Bocat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Tomáš Rigo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Bae Jun-Ho | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.8 |
| B. Lawal | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.8 |
| S. Thomas | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 |
| Joshua Griffiths | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Freddie Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Benjamin Pearson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Luke Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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