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').

What it means

Stoke has lost 3 straight.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 6

Wolves boss Peixoto on potential VAR use in the Championship: 'Important to be more fair'

ESPN · Aug 31

Stoke City near deal for USMNT's McGlynn from Dynamo - sources

ESPN · Aug 20

Nigeria's Tolu Arokodare puts struggles with Wolves behind him, targets goals and glory with Ajax

ESPN · Aug 14

Raúl Jiménez marks Wolves return by rescuing draw with Blackburn

ESPN · Aug 14

Wolves 2-2 Blackburn: Raúl Jiménez converts last minute penalty to rescue point in curtain raiser - as it happened

ESPN · Jul 23

Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare denies forcing cancellation of training and agitating for a move away

ESPN · Jul 20

João Gomes bolsters Aston Villa midfield as switch from Wolves confirmed

ESPN · Jul 16

Aston Villa reach agreement to sign Wolves midfielder João Gomes - sources

Lineups

Stoke4th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Viktor JohanssonG
2Ben WilmotCD-L
3Bosun LawalCD-R
4Eric BocatLB
5Ben JohnsonRB
6Bae Jun-HoAM
7Ethan GalbraithLM
8Djibril SoumaréRM
9George HirstF
10Sorba ThomasAM-L
11Sam GallagherAM-R

Wolves5th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1José SáG
2Toti GomesCD-L
3Nasser DjigaCD-R
4Hugo BuenoLB
5Jackson TchatchouaRB
6Fernando LópezAM
7Marshall MunetsiLM
8AndréRM
9Raúl JiménezF
10Mateus ManéAM-L
11Rodrigo GomesAM-R

Head to head

STK leads series 3-1-1

Last meeting: Stoke 2, Wolves 1 (Dec 17)

Last 5

STK

L@ WOL1-4
L@ SOU1-3
Lvs SWA1-2

WOL

Wvs STK4-1
W@ PNE3-1
Tvs BLK2-2

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Game info

Venue: Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England · Attendance 30,334
Officials: Tom Nield (Referee)

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