Championship 2026/27, matchday 2: every number from the 12 matches

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35 goals in 12 matches — 2.92 a game, against 2.61 across all 545 matches of 2025/26. 4 home wins, 5 draws, 3 away wins. Results, goals by minute, cards, shots, possession, xG and player ratings — all of it on one page.

Results

Match	HT	xG	Shots	On target	Home poss.
Birmingham 2–2 Bristol City	1–1	1.98–1.43	8–14	2–6	65%
Lincoln 1–3 Portsmouth	1–2	2.29–1.15	15–13	5–7	39%
Millwall 3–0 Norwich	1–0	2.61–1.12	19–8	7–2	52%
Derby 2–2 Cardiff	1–2	1.62–1.98	15–16	7–7	36%
Blackburn 2–1 Middlesbrough	0–1	0.95–1.36	6–22	5–3	29%
QPR 0–0 Bolton	0–0	1.94–0.13	17–2	9–0	55%
West Ham 1–2 Charlton	0–1	2.96–0.57	25–7	9–5	78%
Swansea 0–0 Sheffield Utd	0–0	0.64–1.75	9–12	1–2	69%
Southampton 3–1 Stoke	1–1	2.32–0.67	17–14	5–2	58%
Preston 1–3 Wolves	0–1	0.66–1.54	13–16	2–5	45%
Wrexham 1–1 Watford	—–—	1.92–0.65	12–10	2–6	59%
West Brom 3–1 Burnley	1–1	1.64–1.15	11–11	7–3	51%

The heaviest match was Birmingham 2–2 Bristol City with 4 goals. 9 of 12 matches had both clubs scoring, 9 went over 2.5 goals, and 5 clubs failed to score. 16 goals came before half-time and 19 after it; 5 arrived inside the first 15 minutes and 0 after the 75th. The earliest goal of the round came in minute 7, the latest in minute 65. 2 of the 17 goals were penalties and 2 were own goals; the round produced 18 yellow cards and 0 red. The minute-by-minute feed carries 17 of the 35 goals, so every count in this paragraph is a floor, not a total; the scores and half-time scores above are complete.

Every match, in detail

Birmingham 2–2 Bristol City 2026-08-22 11:30 UTC · half-time 1–1 · 4-2-3-1 v 4-2-3-1

Goals

33' Scott Twine Bristol City
42' Sam Tickle (og) Birmingham

Cards

🟨 32' Bright Osayi-Samuel Birmingham

Best rated

7.9 Scott Twine Bristol City · 1 goal, 3 shots, 3/6 duels
7.7 Demarai Gray Birmingham · 1 goal, 1 shots, 3/4 duels
7.6 James Beadle Birmingham · 4 saves, 1/1 duels

Birmingham · Bristol City

1.98	xG	1.43
0.61	xG first half	0.62
8	Shots	14
2	On target	6
6	Shots in the box	12
1	Blocked	2
7	Corners	3
65%	Possession	35%
468	Passes	257
355	Passes completed	163
4	Saves	1
13	Fouls	12
2	Offsides	1
2	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

Lincoln 1–3 Portsmouth 2026-08-22 11:30 UTC · half-time 1–2 · 4-2-3-1 v 4-2-3-1

LNER stadium

Goals

7' Ryan Kavuma-McQueen Portsmouth assist Abu Kamara
16' Adrian Segečić Portsmouth
32' Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (pen) Lincoln

Cards

🟨 34' Freddie Draper Lincoln

Best rated

8.0 Ebou Adams Portsmouth · 1 goal, 1 shots, 3/6 duels
7.9 Abu Kamara Portsmouth · 1 assist, 2 shots, 6/8 duels
7.7 Ryan Kavuma-McQueen Portsmouth · 1 goal, 1 shots, 2/6 duels

Lincoln · Portsmouth

2.29	xG	1.15
1.84	xG first half	0.45
15	Shots	13
5	On target	7
11	Shots in the box	8
4	Blocked	4
8	Corners	3
39%	Possession	61%
219	Passes	369
140	Passes completed	271
4	Saves	4
17	Fouls	15
9	Offsides	2
3	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

Millwall 3–0 Norwich 2026-08-22 11:30 UTC · half-time 1–0 · 4-3-3 v 4-2-3-1

The Den

Goals

18' Tairyk Arconte Millwall

Cards

🟨 25' José Córdoba Norwich
🟨 37' Harry Darling Norwich
🟨 40' Jenson Metcalfe Millwall

Best rated

8.2 Camiel Neghli Millwall · 1 assist, 2 shots, 2/6 duels
8.2 Tairyk Arconte Millwall · 2 goals, 2 shots, 5/9 duels
7.7 Mark Sykes Millwall · 4/6 duels

Millwall · Norwich

2.61	xG	1.12
1.78	xG first half	0.16
19	Shots	8
7	On target	2
15	Shots in the box	4
6	Blocked	2
8	Corners	3
52%	Possession	48%
349	Passes	328
268	Passes completed	240
2	Saves	4
14	Fouls	8
9	Offsides	0
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	1

source: full match archive

Derby 2–2 Cardiff 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time 1–2

Pride Park

Goals

19' Cian Ashford Cardiff assist Ronan Kpakio
26' Carlton Morris Derby assist Bobby Clark
39' Yousef Salech Cardiff assist Rubin Colwill

Cards

🟨 9' Corey Blackett-Taylor Derby

Best rated

8.7 Joel Bagan Cardiff · 7/9 duels
7.9 Jacob Widell Zetterström Derby · 4 saves
7.5 Charlie Taylor Derby · 5/6 duels

Derby · Cardiff

1.62	xG	1.98
1.31	xG first half	1.74
15	Shots	16
7	On target	7
12	Shots in the box	10
1	Blocked	3
7	Corners	7
36%	Possession	64%
282	Passes	521
222	Passes completed	445
4	Saves	4
12	Fouls	10
5	Offsides	0
5	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

Blackburn 2–1 Middlesbrough 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time 0–1

Ewood Park

Goals

none

Cards

🟨 19' M. Hippolyte Blackburn
🟨 29' P. Oandapos;Connor Middlesbrough
🟨 29' R. Johnson Blackburn
🟨 38' A. Rinomhota Middlesbrough

Best rated

8.3 Balázs Tóth Blackburn · 2 saves, 1/1 duels
8.2 Luke Ayling Middlesbrough · 4/8 duels
7.9 Andri Guðjohnsen Blackburn · 1 goal, 1 shots, 6/12 duels

Blackburn · Middlesbrough

0.95	xG	1.36
0.63	xG first half	0.49
6	Shots	22
5	On target	3
5	Shots in the box	13
1	Blocked	12
2	Corners	10
29%	Possession	71%
271	Passes	646
200	Passes completed	585
2	Saves	2
10	Fouls	10
3	Offsides	3
4	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

QPR 0–0 Bolton 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time 0–0

Loftus Road

Goals

none

Best rated

10.0 Jack Bonham Bolton · 9 saves
8.2 Koki Saito QPR · 4/6 duels
8.2 Chris Forino Bolton · 5/6 duels

QPR · Bolton

1.94	xG	0.13
0.97	xG first half	0.06
17	Shots	2
9	On target	0
15	Shots in the box	2
5	Blocked	1
9	Corners	2
55%	Possession	45%
493	Passes	413
407	Passes completed	317
0	Saves	9
6	Fouls	8
5	Offsides	2
1	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

West Ham 1–2 Charlton 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time 0–1

London Stadium

Goals

7' Lloyd Jones Charlton assist Sonny Carey

Best rated

8.2 Arthur Okonkwo Charlton · 8 saves
7.9 Lloyd Jones Charlton · 1 goal, 2 shots, 2/3 duels
7.9 Jarrod Bowen West Ham · 3 shots, 5/8 duels

West Ham · Charlton

2.96	xG	0.57
0.47	xG first half	0.39
25	Shots	7
9	On target	5
18	Shots in the box	5
7	Blocked	0
7	Corners	4
78%	Possession	22%
664	Passes	191
612	Passes completed	124
3	Saves	8
9	Fouls	16
0	Offsides	1
2	Yellow cards	3

source: full match archive

Swansea 0–0 Sheffield Utd 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time 0–0

Swansea.com Stadium

Goals

none

Cards

🟨 24' Harrison Burrows Sheffield Utd

Best rated

7.5 Femi Seriki Sheffield Utd · 5/9 duels
7.3 Josh Tymon Swansea
7.3 Stephen Welsh Swansea · 7/11 duels

Swansea · Sheffield Utd

0.64	xG	1.75
0.33	xG first half	0.61
9	Shots	12
1	On target	2
6	Shots in the box	8
5	Blocked	4
6	Corners	3
69%	Possession	31%
542	Passes	252
429	Passes completed	143
2	Saves	1
14	Fouls	10
2	Offsides	6
2	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Southampton 3–1 Stoke 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time 1–1

Goals

8' Cyle Larin Southampton assist Flynn Downes
26' Ethan Galbraith Stoke assist Sam Gallagher

Cards

🟨 19' James Bree Southampton
🟨 38' Sam Gallagher Stoke

Best rated

7.7 Ryan Manning Southampton · 1 goal, 2 shots, 6/13 duels
7.6 Cyle Larin Southampton · 1 goal, 3 shots, 4/11 duels
7.5 Jun-Ho Bae Stoke · 1 shots, 11/13 duels

Southampton · Stoke

2.32	xG	0.67
0.57	xG first half	0.47
17	Shots	14
5	On target	2
10	Shots in the box	11
5	Blocked	7
4	Corners	2
58%	Possession	42%
475	Passes	326
411	Passes completed	260
1	Saves	2
10	Fouls	21
2	Offsides	2
3	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	1

source: full match archive

Preston 1–3 Wolves 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time 0–1

Deepdale

Goals

8' Fer López Wolves assist André

Cards

🟨 14' Andrew Hughes Preston
🟨 43' Marshall Munetsi Wolves

Best rated

9.3 Fer López Wolves · 2 goals, 3 shots, 4/4 duels
7.3 Marshall Munetsi Wolves · 1 shots, 2/4 duels
7.2 Adam Armstrong Wolves · 1 goal, 1 shots

Preston · Wolves

0.66	xG	1.54
0.15	xG first half	0.58
13	Shots	16
2	On target	5
7	Shots in the box	14
6	Blocked	3
5	Corners	4
45%	Possession	55%
401	Passes	478
310	Passes completed	408
2	Saves	0
11	Fouls	10
2	Offsides	3
4	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

Wrexham 1–1 Watford 2026-08-22 14:00 UTC · half-time None–None

Racecourse Ground

Goals

none

Best rated

7.5 Matty James Wrexham · 5/6 duels
7.5 Oliver Rathbone Wrexham · 1 shots, 4/8 duels
7.3 Nathan Broadhead Wrexham · 5/9 duels

Wrexham · Watford

1.92	xG	0.65
0.76	xG first half	0.42
12	Shots	10
2	On target	6
10	Shots in the box	5
4	Blocked	1
10	Corners	3
59%	Possession	41%
477	Passes	341
392	Passes completed	247
5	Saves	1
13	Fouls	11
1	Offsides	0
2	Yellow cards	0

source: full match archive

West Brom 3–1 Burnley 2026-08-23 11:00 UTC · half-time 1–1 · 4-4-2 v 4-2-3-1

The Hawthorns

Goals

8' Callum Styles (og) Burnley
18' Harry Whitwell West Brom assist Jimmy-Jay Morgan
46' Isaac Price West Brom
65' Isaac Price (pen) West Brom

Cards

🟨 26' Oliver Sonne Burnley
🟨 33' George Campbell West Brom
🟨 70' Marcus Edwards Burnley

Best rated

8.9 Harry Whitwell West Brom · 1 goal, 1 shots, 5/8 duels
8.6 Isaac Price West Brom · 2 goals, 4 shots, 2/5 duels
7.9 Max O'Leary West Brom · 3 saves

West Brom · Burnley

1.64	xG	1.15
0.40	xG first half	0.97
11	Shots	11
7	On target	3
9	Shots in the box	6
2	Blocked	5
3	Corners	5
51%	Possession	49%
508	Passes	479
446	Passes completed	406
3	Saves	4
8	Fouls	13
8	Offsides	0
1	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Every club, one row each

Club		Opponent	Score	xG	Shots	OT	In box	Cor	Poss	Passes	Saves	Fouls	Yel
Millwall	H	Norwich	3–0	2.61	19	7	15	8	52%	349	2	14	1
Portsmouth	A	Lincoln	3–1	1.15	13	7	8	3	61%	369	4	15	1
Southampton	H	Stoke	3–1	2.32	17	5	10	4	58%	475	1	10	3
West Brom	H	Burnley	3–1	1.64	11	7	9	3	51%	508	3	8	1
Wolves	A	Preston	3–1	1.54	16	5	14	4	55%	478	0	10	1
Blackburn	H	Middlesbrough	2–1	0.95	6	5	5	2	29%	271	2	10	4
Charlton	A	West Ham	2–1	0.57	7	5	5	4	22%	191	8	16	3
Birmingham	H	Bristol City	2–2	1.98	8	2	6	7	65%	468	4	13	2
Bristol City	A	Birmingham	2–2	1.43	14	6	12	3	35%	257	1	12	1
Cardiff	A	Derby	2–2	1.98	16	7	10	7	64%	521	4	10	1
Derby	H	Cardiff	2–2	1.62	15	7	12	7	36%	282	4	12	5
Watford	A	Wrexham	1–1	0.65	10	6	5	3	41%	341	1	11	0
Wrexham	H	Watford	1–1	1.92	12	2	10	10	59%	477	5	13	2
Bolton	A	QPR	0–0	0.13	2	0	2	2	45%	413	9	8	2
QPR	H	Bolton	0–0	1.94	17	9	15	9	55%	493	0	6	1
Sheffield Utd	A	Swansea	0–0	1.75	12	2	8	3	31%	252	1	10	2
Swansea	H	Sheffield Utd	0–0	0.64	9	1	6	6	69%	542	2	14	2
Middlesbrough	A	Blackburn	1–2	1.36	22	3	13	10	71%	646	2	10	1
West Ham	H	Charlton	1–2	2.96	25	9	18	7	78%	664	3	9	2
Burnley	A	West Brom	1–3	1.15	11	3	6	5	49%	479	4	13	2
Lincoln	H	Portsmouth	1–3	2.29	15	5	11	8	39%	219	4	17	3
Preston	H	Wolves	1–3	0.66	13	2	7	5	45%	401	2	11	4
Stoke	A	Southampton	1–3	0.67	14	2	11	2	42%	326	2	21	5
Norwich	A	Millwall	0–3	1.12	8	2	4	3	48%	328	4	8	3

West Ham had the most of the ball (78 per cent); West Ham took the most shots (25).

Goals against xG

xG is the provider's shot-quality model, not ours; we publish it because it is the same measure across every match here. One matchday is far too small to call anyone lucky — this is a record of what happened, not a verdict.

Club	Opponent	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Conceded	xG faced	Saved against xG
Portsmouth	Lincoln	3	1.15	+1.85	1	2.29	+1.29
Wolves	Preston	3	1.54	+1.46	1	0.66	-0.34
Charlton	West Ham	2	0.57	+1.43	1	2.96	+1.96
West Brom	Burnley	3	1.64	+1.36	1	1.15	+0.15
Blackburn	Middlesbrough	2	0.95	+1.05	1	1.36	+0.36
Southampton	Stoke	3	2.32	+0.68	1	0.67	-0.33
Bristol City	Birmingham	2	1.43	+0.57	2	1.98	-0.02
Millwall	Norwich	3	2.61	+0.39	0	1.12	+1.12
Derby	Cardiff	2	1.62	+0.38	2	1.98	-0.02
Watford	Wrexham	1	0.65	+0.35	1	1.92	+0.92
Preston	Wolves	1	0.66	+0.34	3	1.54	-1.46
Stoke	Southampton	1	0.67	+0.33	3	2.32	-0.68
Birmingham	Bristol City	2	1.98	+0.02	2	1.43	-0.57
Cardiff	Derby	2	1.98	+0.02	2	1.62	-0.38
Bolton	QPR	0	0.13	-0.13	0	1.94	+1.94
Burnley	West Brom	1	1.15	-0.15	3	1.64	-1.36
Middlesbrough	Blackburn	1	1.36	-0.36	2	0.95	-1.05
Swansea	Sheffield Utd	0	0.64	-0.64	0	1.75	+1.75
Wrexham	Watford	1	1.92	-0.92	1	0.65	-0.35
Norwich	Millwall	0	1.12	-1.12	3	2.61	-0.39
Lincoln	Portsmouth	1	2.29	-1.29	3	1.15	-1.85
Sheffield Utd	Swansea	0	1.75	-1.75	0	0.64	+0.64
QPR	Bolton	0	1.94	-1.94	0	0.13	+0.13
West Ham	Charlton	1	2.96	-1.96	2	0.57	-1.43

Portsmouth scored 1.85 goals more than the model expected of their chances; West Ham scored 1.96 fewer. The last column is the same subtraction at the other end: how many goals a club conceded against the xG of the shots it faced.

One column we removed. The feed also carries a field called “goals prevented”, which looks like a goalkeeping measure. In all 12 matches of this round it is identical for both clubs (Birmingham–Bristol City -0.75, Lincoln–Portsmouth +0.38, Millwall–Norwich -0.21, and so on), so it cannot be a per-club number and we do not publish it rather than guess at what it means.

Scorers and assists

18 of the 35 goals have an assist recorded against them. Assists come from the full match archive where it has arrived (10 matches) and from the live event feed otherwise, which records fewer of them — so this is a floor, not a count.

Player	Club	Goals	Assists
Fer López	Wolves	2	0
Isaac Price	West Brom	2	0
Tairyk Arconte	Millwall	2	0
Bobby Clark	Derby	1	1
Adam Armstrong	Wolves	1	0
Adrian Segečić	Portsmouth	1	0
Andri Guðjohnsen	Blackburn	1	0
Carlton Morris	Derby	1	0
Cian Ashford	Cardiff	1	0
Cyle Larin	Southampton	1	0
Daniel Imray	Wrexham	1	0
Divin Mubama	Southampton	1	0
Ebou Adams	Portsmouth	1	0
Ethan Galbraith	Stoke	1	0
Harry Whitwell	West Brom	1	0
Jeremy Sarmiento	Middlesbrough	1	0
Jordan Thompson	Preston	1	0
Joël Piroe	West Ham	1	0
Lloyd Jones	Charlton	1	0
Luca Kjerrumgaard	Watford	1	0
Luke Cundle	Millwall	1	0
Reeco Hackett-Fairchild	Lincoln	1	0
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen	Portsmouth	1	0
Ryan Manning	Southampton	1	0
Scott Twine	Bristol City	1	0
Todd Cantwell	Blackburn	1	0
Tyreece Campbell	Charlton	1	0
Yousef Salech	Cardiff	1	0
Abu Kamara	Portsmouth	0	1
André	Wolves	0	1
Camiel Neghli	Millwall	0	1
Delano Burgzorg	Preston	0	1
Finn Azaz	Southampton	0	1
Flynn Downes	Southampton	0	1
Harry Pickering	Blackburn	0	1
Jake Cooper	Millwall	0	1
Jimmy-Jay Morgan	West Brom	0	1
Morgan Whittaker	Middlesbrough	0	1
Omar Haktab Traore	Watford	0	1
Raúl Jiménez	Wolves	0	1
Ronan Kpakio	Cardiff	0	1
Rubin Colwill	Cardiff	0	1
Sam Gallagher	Stoke	0	1
Sonny Carey	Charlton	0	1
Tommy Doyle	Wolves	0	1

Player ratings, top 25

Ratings are the provider's, over the 12 matches whose player detail has arrived; 480 player appearances in total.

Player	Club	Rating	Min	G	A	Sh	Key p.	Duels	Tkl	Int	Saves
Jack Bonham	Bolton	10.0	90	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	9
Fer López	Wolves	9.3	90	2	0	3	0	4/4	1	0	0
Harry Whitwell	West Brom	8.9	81	1	0	1	2	5/8	0	0	0
Joel Bagan	Cardiff	8.7	90	0	0	0	2	7/9	2	0	0
Isaac Price	West Brom	8.6	90	2	0	4	2	2/5	0	0	0
Balázs Tóth	Blackburn	8.3	90	0	0	0	0	1/1	0	0	2
Camiel Neghli	Millwall	8.2	90	0	1	2	2	2/6	1	1	0
Tairyk Arconte	Millwall	8.2	71	2	0	2	0	5/9	1	0	0
Luke Ayling	Middlesbrough	8.2	90	0	0	0	3	4/8	1	0	0
Koki Saito	QPR	8.2	76	0	0	0	1	4/6	1	0	0
Chris Forino	Bolton	8.2	90	0	0	0	1	5/6	2	3	0
Arthur Okonkwo	Charlton	8.2	90	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	8
Ebou Adams	Portsmouth	8.0	32	1	0	1	0	3/6	2	0	0
Scott Twine	Bristol City	7.9	71	1	0	3	0	3/6	2	0	0
Abu Kamara	Portsmouth	7.9	86	0	1	2	4	6/8	1	0	0
Jacob Widell Zetterström	Derby	7.9	90	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	4
Andri Guðjohnsen	Blackburn	7.9	69	1	0	1	2	6/12	2	0	0
Ronnie Edwards	QPR	7.9	90	0	0	0	1	5/6	2	1	0
Lloyd Jones	Charlton	7.9	90	1	0	2	0	2/3	0	0	0
Jarrod Bowen	West Ham	7.9	90	0	0	3	6	5/8	0	0	0
Max O'Leary	West Brom	7.9	90	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	3
Max Weiss	Burnley	7.9	90	0	0	0	0	1/1	1	0	4
Demarai Gray	Birmingham	7.7	28	1	0	1	1	3/4	0	0	0
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen	Portsmouth	7.7	58	1	0	1	0	2/6	1	1	0
Mark Sykes	Millwall	7.7	90	0	0	0	2	4/6	2	1	0

Matchday 2 against the whole of 2025/26

One round is 12 matches and last season was 545. Every difference below is well inside what 12 matches can produce by chance; it is here as a record, not as a trend.

Measure	Matchday 2	2025/26 average	Difference
Goals per match	2.92	2.61	+0.31
Goals in the first half, per match	1.33	1.21	+0.12
Shots per club	13.0	12.6	+0.4
Shots on target per club	4.5	4.1	+0.5
xG per club	1.46	1.28	+0.18
Corners per club	5.2	5.2	+0.1
Passes per club	406	401	+5
Fouls per club	11.7	10.7	+1.0
Yellow cards per club	2.17	1.89	+0.28
Saves per club	3.0	2.8	+0.2
Home wins (share)	0.33	0.41	-0.08
Draws (share)	0.42	0.26	+0.15

Where these numbers come from

Our own database, built from the same feed every match here uses. Team figures for 12 of 12 matches, goals and cards by minute for all 12, player-level detail for 12. Crowds and referees are as published for the 0 matches that carry them . Nothing on this page is a projection.

What is missing, stated plainly. the event feed is missing 18 of the 35 goals, so goal minutes, penalties and the scorer table are floors; attendance is published for 0 of 12 matches, so there is no average to give.

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