Wolves vs Stoke

29 August 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Tom Nield

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Rodrigo Gomes 19’, 23’
  • Raúl Jiménez 55’ (pen)
  • Jordan James 84’
  • Sam Gallagher 2’

Match summary

Wolves came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Stoke. Wolves led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Sam Gallagher put Stoke ahead in the 2nd minute, Rodrigo Gomes equalised in the 19th minute, and Gomes put Wolves in front in the 23rd minute. In the second half, Raúl Jiménez made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 55th minute and Jordan James made it 4-1 in the 84th minute.

The chances backed that up: Wolves created 2.72 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Stoke's 0.91 from 10.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
18 Shots 10
8 Shots on target 3
7 Corners 1
70 Attacks 71
38 Dangerous attacks 40
407 Passes 362
84.3% Pass accuracy 85.6%
21 Tackles 20
13 Fouls 15
1 Yellow cards 4
2 Offsides 3

Key events

Wolves Stoke
Kick-off
2’
Sam GallagherRight foot shot0-1 (Stoke)
13’
Sam GallagherShot on target
Corner
14’
15’
Rodrigo GomesRight foot shot1-1 (Wolves)
19’
Raúl JiménezShot on target
19’
Rodrigo Gomes2-1 (Wolves)
22’
Mateus ManéShot on target
22’
30’
Sam GallagherShot on target
31’
39’
42’
Corner
45’
Half-time2-1
Second half underway
Corner
53’
Raúl JiménezPenalty3-1 (Wolves)
55’
Mateus ManéShot on target
64’
Corner
64’
Corner
68’
Corner
70’
Mateus ManéShot on target
71’
Jordan JamesRight foot shot4-1 (Wolves)
84’
Corner
86’
Corner
88’
90+3’
Sorba ThomasSimulation
Full-time4-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.72 0.91 2’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), 0-1 2’ 19’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), 1-1 19’ 23’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), 2-1 23’ 55’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 3-1 55’ 84’ Jordan James (Wolves), 4-1 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.72 0.91 2’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), 0-1 Gallagher 2’ 19’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), 1-1 Gomes 19’ 23’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), 2-1 Gomes 23’ 55’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 3-1 Jiménez 55’ 84’ Jordan James (Wolves), 4-1 James 84’
Wolves 2.72 xGStoke 0.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stoke attacking Wolves attacking 
55’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 23’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 19’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 13’ Sorba Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 88’ Boubacar Traoré (Wolves), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 38’ Sorba Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 84’ Jordan James (Wolves), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 7’ Fer López (Wolves), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 22’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 58’ Sorba Thomas (Stoke), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 19’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 9’ Marshall Munetsi (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 16’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 30’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Hugo Bueno (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 2’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 33’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 88’ Tawanda Chirewa (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Bosun Lawal (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Fer López (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Tomáš Rigo (Stoke), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Hugo Bueno (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 55’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 23’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 19’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 13’ Sorba Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 88’ Boubacar Traoré (Wolves), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 38’ Sorba Thomas (Stoke), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 84’ Jordan James (Wolves), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 7’ Fer López (Wolves), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 22’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 58’ Sorba Thomas (Stoke), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 19’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 9’ Marshall Munetsi (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 16’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 30’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 82’ Hugo Bueno (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Eric Bocat (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 2’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 33’ Sam Gallagher (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 88’ Tawanda Chirewa (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Bosun Lawal (Stoke), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Fer López (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Tomáš Rigo (Stoke), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Hugo Bueno (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Wolves 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Sá
Djiga
Gomes
Bueno
Tchatchoua
André 73’
Munetsi 77’
Gomes 2 77’
López
Mané 83’
Jiménez 73’
Stoke 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Johansson
Bocat
Lawal
Wilmot
Johnson
Soumaré 85’
Galbraith
Thomas
Bae 62’
Gallagher 85’
Hirst 74’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 2 1 30 2 – – – –
Defenders4 players
90′ 5 2 – 5 – 30 – – – –
90′ 1 1 1 3 1 46 – – – –
90′ – – – 4 3 63 1 – – –
90′ 2 2 – 5 1 47 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
André Taken off
73′ – – 39 2 – – – 2 1 2 –
Marshall Munetsi Taken off
77′ – – 16 1 – 2 – 4 3 1 –
Rodrigo Gomes Taken off
77′ 2 – 12 1 – 2 – 4 2 1 –
90′ – 1 61 3 – 5 – 10 2 2 –
Mateus Mané Taken off
83′ – – 18 1 – – – 6 1 3
Boubacar Traoré Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 6 – – 1 – 2 – – –
Tommy Doyle Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 11 1 – – – – 1 – –
Jordan James Came on as a substitute
13′ 1 – 5 – – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Raúl Jiménez Taken off
73′ 1 – 4 2 0.98 – 1 10 2 19 –
Adam Armstrong Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – 2 – – 2 –
Tawanda Chirewa Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 1 – 0.03 – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 57% Avg odds 1.66
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.88
Stoke win 19% Avg odds 4.92

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.