Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Stoke City

Championship

Wolves

2-1-1

4-1

Final

Stoke

1-0-3

Molineux Stadium

Match pulse

WOLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'STK

53%Possession47%

18Shots10

8On target3

7Corners1

2Saves4

13Fouls15

15'Bae Jun-HoSTK31'Bosun LawalSTK39'Mateus ManéWOL45'Sam GallagherSTK90'+3'Sorba ThomasSTK

Team	1H	2H	T
WOL	2	2	4
STK	1	0	1

Who won: Wolves 4-1

Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Stoke City 4-1 on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at Molineux Stadium. Goals for Wolves: Rodrigo Gomes (19', 22'), Raúl Jiménez (55' pen) and Jordan James (84'). Goals for Stoke: Sam Gallagher (2').

Play by play

Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, Stoke City 1.
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, Stoke City 1.
90'+3'
Yellow card
Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
S. Thomas
90'+3'
Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
90'+3'
Offside
Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
90'+2'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Bosun Lawal.
T. Rigo
90'
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'
Foul
Foul by Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
90'
Free kick won
Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Boubacar Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a corner.
B. Traoré
88'WOL
Corner awarded
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
88'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Tawanda Chirewa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
T. Chirewa
86'WOL
Corner awarded
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
85'
Sub
Subbed on for D. Soumaré
Substitution, Stoke City. Tomás Rigo replaces Djibril Soumaré.
T. Rigo
85'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Gallagher
Substitution, Stoke City. Tyler Martin replaces Sam Gallagher.
T. Martin
GOAL84'
Goal! Right footed shot
J. James · ast F. López
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, Stoke City 1. Jordan James (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fer López.
WOL 4 - 1 STK
83'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Mané
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tawanda Chirewa replaces Mateus Mané.
T. Chirewa
82'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
80'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Eric Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
E. Bocat
77'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Munetsi
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Marshall Munetsi.
T. Doyle
77'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Gomes
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jordan James replaces Rodrigo Gomes.
J. James
77'
Foul
Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
77'
Free kick won
Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'
Offside
Offside, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník is caught offside.
74'
Sub
Subbed on for G. Hirst
Substitution, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník replaces George Hirst.
R. Bozeník