Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Charlton Athletic FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Sheffield Wednesday FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Charlton Athletic FC
Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Hillsborough 23,513 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 49' Matt Godden
Gabriel Otegbayo 76' 1–1
Y 15' Greg Docherty
Y 61' Harry Clarke
Jaden Heskey 65' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Charlton Athletic FC — Championship at Hillsborough.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Parsons (England)
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
  • Assistant 2 David Harrison (England)
6 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

5
2
1
Sheffield Wednesday FC 8 games · Avg 1.8 goals Charlton Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-18 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC 2025-10-18 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2023-02-25 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2022-08-13 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Charlton Athletic FC 2022-02-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D
11 Apr Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
06 Apr Leicester City FC H 1–1 D
03 Apr Stoke City FC A 0–2 L
21 Mar Hull City AFC A 1–3 L
14 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 0–2 L
Charlton Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
11 Apr Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
06 Apr Watford FC A 1–1 D
03 Apr Bristol City FC H 1–2 L
21 Mar Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
14 Mar Oxford United FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Charlton Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlton Athletic FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/4
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/2
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Charlton Athletic FC
Tyreece Campbell 4 G
Lloyd Jones 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Hillsborough. Sheffield Wednesday FC are looking to make home advantage count against Charlton Athletic FC.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sheffield Wednesday FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Greg Docherty was booked on 15.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sheffield Wednesday FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Joe Rankin-Costello has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Henrik Pedersen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 49' Against the run of play, Matt Godden has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 54' Sean Fusire, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 59' Sheffield Wednesday FC have won 470 goals from 386 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' Harry Clarke picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Charlton Athletic FC — Sichenje Collins on, Reece Burke off on 62 minutes.
  • 65' Jaden Heskey has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 65.
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield Wednesday FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' A quiet spell here at Hillsborough. Sheffield Wednesday FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 76' Gabriel Otegbayo adds to his 2 season tally! Sheffield Wednesday FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 77' A change in the Charlton Athletic FC ranks — Matt Godden exits the field as Tyreece Campbell enters on 77.
  • 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nathaniel Chalobah, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 87' It looks surprising Charlton Athletic FC does not make any changes. Tyreece Campbell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' A change in the Sheffield Wednesday FC ranks — Nathaniel Chalobah exits the field as Marvelous Nakamba enters on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henrik Pedersen

Charlton Athletic FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Steven Fletcher 3
Matt Godden 1
Atdhe Nuhiu 1
Macauley Bonne 1
George Byers 1
Callum Paterson 1
Tyreeq Bakinson 1
Liam Palmer 1

Head to Head

2026-04-18 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC 2025-10-18 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2023-02-25 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2022-08-13 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Charlton Athletic FC 2022-02-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2026-04-18 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-04-11 Coventry City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2026-04-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2026-04-03 Stoke City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2026-03-21 Hull City AFC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2026-03-14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC L

Charlton Athletic FC Form

2026-04-18 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-04-11 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-04-03 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2026-03-21 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2026-03-14 Oxford United FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Charlton Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC42% Draw30% Charlton Athletic FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Charlton Athletic FC
58%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Charlton Athletic FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC26% Draw52% Charlton Athletic FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.7%
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Charlton Athletic FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Charlton Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.