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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Tottenham HotspurOpen full analysisCharlton AthleticOpen full analysis

EFL Cup 11.14X8.44215.28
SEO Match Summary
Tottenham Hotspur defeated Charlton Athletic 5-1 in this EFL Cup fixture played on 2026-08-26. The shot count was 20 for Tottenham Hotspur and 6 for Charlton Athletic. Possession finished at 73.0 percent against 27.0 percent. Expected goals were 2.5 for the home side and 0.7 for the visitors. The starting shapes were 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1. The final score, attacking indicators, discipline, goalkeeper data and visual comparison are detailed below. The figures provide a factual account of the completed match and do not turn the recap into a prediction. The Football dashboard retains the interactive filters, team histories and season views for deeper analysis.
Tottenham Hotspur T Tottenham Hotspur
5 1
Full Time
Charlton Athletic C Charlton Athletic
Kevin DansoMikey MooreDominic SolankeSavio
Expected Goals (xG) 2.50 0.70
Shots 20 6
Shots on Target 11 4
Possession 73% 27%
Post-Shot xG Faced 1.00 5.00
Yellow Cards 1 1
Total Goals6
Formation4-3-3vs4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Performance

Read it this way: PSxG conceded is how dangerous the shots on target were, Goals conceded is how many actually went in, Goals saved is the gap between the two (higher is better, a minus means he should have saved more), and Save % is the share of on-target shots kept out.

Tottenham Hotspur GK
PSxG conceded1.00
Goals conceded1
Goals saved0.00
Save %75.0%
Charlton Athletic GK
PSxG conceded5.00
Goals conceded5
Goals saved0.00
Save %54.6%
Both keepers had a routine night, with little to separate them.

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Attack vs DefensexG, shots & goals — Home/Away per competition
Form Index & ReboundL5 momentum bar with rebound state per team
Goal Geolocation MapWhere the team scores & concedes — pitch heat
Cards IntelligenceYellow/Red filtered by referee & formation
Corner MasteryDistribution per opponent & tactical context
Top Scorers Cross-RefSquad ranked vs opponent & double-scorer combos
Referee TendencyTeam output under each referee they played for
Goalkeeper WeaknessWhere the keeper concedes — by zone & foot