Match report
Lloyd Jones header gives Charlton victory over West Ham
West Ham lost 1-0 to Charlton at London Stadium in a Championship round two fixture, with Nathan Jones's side making it back-to-back wins away from home. Lloyd Jones settled the contest with an early strike, and the scoreline held from there through both halves.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Charlton struck inside the opening ten minutes when Lloyd Jones converted a Sonny Carey assist to make it 0-1, and the visitors carried that lead in at the break. West Ham could not find a way back despite dominating territory for long spells, and the away side's slender advantage from the seventh minute proved decisive at the final whistle.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side controlled the ball for large periods, racking up 70 per cent possession, yet they managed only four shots and failed to hit the target once. Charlton, by contrast, tested the goalkeeper twice from an equal number of attempts and made their limited chances count, leaving West Ham winless and in 17th position while Charlton climbed to second.
Lloyd Jones scored the only goal of the match and earned the highest rating on the pitch at 7.9, capping a decisive display at the back and up front for Charlton.
West Ham enjoyed 70 per cent of the possession but could not turn that dominance into a single shot on target.
Charlton won 2–1 away against West Ham (half-time 0–1).
West Ham met Charlton in the Championship (Regular Season - 2). Kick-off was Saturday, 22 August 2026, 14:00 UTC at London Stadium. Referee: Andrew Kitchen.
Team pages: West Ham · Charlton · Championship
Key moments
- 7' Goal: Lloyd Jones (assist: Sonny Carey) — 0–1 · Watch Lloyd Jones's goal video (7')
- 56' Goal: Tyreece Anthony Tupac Shakur Campbell — 0–2 · Watch Tyreece Anthony Tupac Shakur Campbell's goal video (56')
- 74' Goal: Joël Piroe — 1–2
Starting line-ups
West Ham (4-4-1-1)
Charlton (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave West Ham 77%, the draw 16%, Charlton 7%. It finished West Ham 1–2 Charlton.
West Ham's rating gap decides it — West Ham are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of West Ham's 77%. The draw at 16% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why West Ham at 77%?
West Ham sit 386 points higher on our strength rating — 1794 to 1408. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.8% of 5,077 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 81–12–7.
Why not higher?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims West Ham's column. Across 10,641 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018. Championship home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (26.9% vs 24.9% norm). Championship homes won 43.0% of 8,367 games vs 44.9% across all 99,210 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw only 16%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 12.4%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,834. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. Championship runs draw-heavy, adding 2.0 points.
What did we measure but not count?
West Ham average 6 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 386 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here.
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About this match
On this page: the West Ham vs Charlton final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Championship fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Lloyd Jones's goal against West Ham (7').
- Watch Tyreece Anthony Tupac Shakur Campbell's goal against West Ham (56').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from West Ham 1–2 Charlton. Explore more on the West Ham and Charlton team pages or the Championship page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of West Ham vs Charlton?
Charlton won 2–1 away against West Ham (half-time 0–1).
›Who scored in West Ham vs Charlton?
Lloyd Jones (7') for Charlton; Tyreece Anthony Tupac Shakur Campbell (56') for Charlton; Joël Piroe (74') for West Ham.
›Where can I watch West Ham vs Charlton highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from West Ham 1–2 Charlton are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between West Ham and Charlton?
West Ham and Charlton have met 1 time — 1 win for West Ham, 0 wins for Charlton and 0 draws.