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England · 2026/27 season

EFL Championship player stats 2026/27

In the 2026/27 EFL Championship, Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) leads the scoring charts with 9 goals. Rio Cardines (Bristol City) tops the assists table with 6 assists. Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City) leads the goalkeepers with 5 clean sheets. Will Lankshear has the highest xG (6.9), a measure of the quality of chances he has had.

Updated after matches up to 559 players 24 clubs 356 goals

Rank EFL Championship players Compare players

EFL Championship top scorers 2026/27

EFL Championship top scorers 2026/27
# Player Goals xG Pens Mins/goal Apps
1 Will Lankshear Middlesbrough 9 6.9 0 98 11
2 Cyle Larin Southampton 7 4.5 0 104 11
3 Andri Gudjohnsen Blackburn Rovers 6 2.0 0 102 10
3 Jack Moylan Cardiff City 6 4.9 1 155 11
3 Jarrod Bowen  West Ham United 6 6.6 1 164 11
6 Mohamed Touré Norwich City 5 1.6 0 91 7
6 Kieffer Moore Wrexham 5 2.4 0 142 11
6 Konstantinos Mavropanos West Ham United 5 2.9 0 170 10
9 Liam Millar Birmingham City 4 1.5 0 127 7
9 Adam Idah Swansea City 4 3.5 0 145 10
9 Patrick Bamford Sheffield United 4 4.0 0 177 10
9 Lyndon Dykes Millwall 4 3.4 1 179 11
9 Oladapo Afolayan Blackburn Rovers 4 2.1 0 192 11
9 August Priske Flyger Birmingham City 4 3.8 1 204 10
9 Sam Dalby Bolton Wanderers 4 4.1 0 207 11
9 Isaac Price West Bromwich Albion 4 3.3 2 226 11
9 Tyreece Campbell Charlton Athletic 4 1.8 0 227 11
18 Demarai Gray Birmingham City 3 1.5 1 61 8
18 Raúl Jiménez Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 2.7 2 117 6
18 Marko Milovanović Portsmouth 3 4.4 2 129 9

Most assists in the EFL Championship 2026/27

Most assists in the EFL Championship 2026/27
# Player Assists Key passes Big chances Apps
1 Rio Cardines Bristol City 6 34 4 11
2 Finn Azaz Southampton 5 22 6 11
2 Jarrod Bowen  West Ham United 5 31 11 11
4 Tommy Conway Middlesbrough 3 11 1 9
4 Patrick Roberts Birmingham City 3 10 2 8
4 Lucas Pires Burnley 3 9 1 8
4 Amario Cozier-Duberry Middlesbrough 3 13 2 6
4 Liam Millar Birmingham City 3 14 4 7
4 Jacob Bruun Larsen Burnley 3 20 5 9
4 Arne Engels West Ham United 3 21 2 10
4 Ollie Tanner Cardiff City 3 24 4 11
4 Jack Moylan Cardiff City 3 15 2 11
4 Ethan Galbraith Stoke City 3 21 1 11
14 Edvin Austbø West Ham United 2 3 2 7
14 Tommy Doyle Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 4 3 10

EFL Championship goal contributions 2026/27

EFL Championship goal contributions 2026/27
# Player G+A Goals Assists Per 90 Apps
1 Jarrod Bowen  West Ham United 11 6 5 1.01 11
2 Will Lankshear Middlesbrough 9 9 0 0.91 11
2 Jack Moylan Cardiff City 9 6 3 0.87 11
4 Finn Azaz Southampton 8 3 5 0.78 11
5 Liam Millar Birmingham City 7 4 3 1.24 7
5 Andri Gudjohnsen Blackburn Rovers 7 6 1 1.03 10
5 Kieffer Moore Wrexham 7 5 2 0.89 11
5 Cyle Larin Southampton 7 7 0 0.86 11
9 Oladapo Afolayan Blackburn Rovers 6 4 2 0.70 11
9 Rio Cardines Bristol City 6 0 6 0.64 11
9 Isaac Price West Bromwich Albion 6 4 2 0.60 11
9 Ethan Galbraith Stoke City 6 3 3 0.55 11
13 Mohamed Touré Norwich City 5 5 0 0.99 7
13 Amario Cozier-Duberry Middlesbrough 5 2 3 0.96 6
13 Mohamadou Kanté West Ham United 5 3 2 0.83 10

EFL Championship xG leaders 2026/27

EFL Championship xG leaders 2026/27
# Player xG Goals G − xG xG/90 Apps
1 Will Lankshear Middlesbrough 6.9 9 +2.1 0.70 11
2 Jarrod Bowen  West Ham United 6.6 6 -0.6 0.61 11
3 Jack Moylan Cardiff City 4.9 6 +1.1 0.48 11
4 Yousef Salech Cardiff City 4.5 2 -2.5 0.58 8
4 Cyle Larin Southampton 4.5 7 +2.5 0.55 11
6 Marko Milovanović Portsmouth 4.4 3 -1.4 1.02 9
7 Sam Dalby Bolton Wanderers 4.1 4 -0.1 0.45 11
8 Patrick Bamford Sheffield United 4.0 4 0.0 0.51 10
9 August Priske Flyger Birmingham City 3.8 4 +0.2 0.42 10
10 Joël Piroe West Ham United 3.5 3 -0.5 0.61 10
10 Adam Idah Swansea City 3.5 4 +0.5 0.54 10
12 Lyndon Dykes Millwall 3.4 4 +0.6 0.43 11
13 Aune Heggebø West Bromwich Albion 3.3 3 -0.3 0.62 10
13 Isaac Price West Bromwich Albion 3.3 4 +0.7 0.33 11
15 Kyrell Lisbie Millwall 3.2 1 -2.2 0.69 7

Most clean sheets in the EFL Championship 2026/27

Most clean sheets in the EFL Championship 2026/27
# Player Clean sheets Apps Saves Apps
1 Lawrence Vigouroux Swansea City 5 11 26 11
2 J. Beadle Birmingham City 4 11 28 11
2 Mads Hermansen West Ham United 4 11 21 11
2 Michael Cooper Sheffield United 4 11 34 11
2 George Wickens Lincoln City 4 11 39 11
6 Arthur Okonkwo Charlton Athletic 3 10 37 10
6 Viktor Johansson Stoke City 3 11 38 11
6 Daniel Peretz Southampton 3 11 31 11
9 Lukas Jensen Millwall 2 2 2 2
9 Daniel Bielica Portsmouth 2 4 14 4

Most yellow cards in the EFL Championship 2026/27

Most yellow cards in the EFL Championship 2026/27
# Player Yellow Red Fouls Apps
1 Conor McGrandles Lincoln City 4 1 9 10
1 Danny McNamara Charlton Athletic 4 1 7 10
1 Jenson Metcalfe Millwall 4 1 23 11
1 José Córdoba Norwich City 4 1 12 11
5 Maksym Taloverov Stoke City 2 1 6 8
5 Stanley Mills Preston North End 2 1 15 7
5 Freddie Draper Lincoln City 5 0 37 11
5 Tom Atcheson Blackburn Rovers 2 1 8 9
5 Filip Lissah Swansea City 5 0 10 10
5 Josh Laurent Burnley 2 1 12 10
5 Deji Elerewe Lincoln City 2 1 10 11
12 Svante Ingelsson Stoke City 1 1 3 2
12 Tom Hamer Lincoln City 1 1 4 4
12 Adam Randell Bristol City 1 1 2 4
12 Brayann Pereira West Bromwich Albion 1 1 5 4

EFL Championship shots, key passes and tackles

Most shots

Most shots
# Player Shots On target
1 Jack Moylan Cardiff City 45 15
2 Jarrod Bowen  West Ham United 44 18
3 Will Lankshear Middlesbrough 37 17
4 Cyle Larin Southampton 36 13
5 Adrian Segečić Portsmouth 32 6

Most key passes

Most key passes
# Player Key passes
1 Rio Cardines Bristol City 34
2 Jarrod Bowen  West Ham United 31
3 Sebastian Berhalter Middlesbrough 24
3 Ollie Tanner Cardiff City 24
5 Alfie Devine Preston North End 23

Most tackles

Most tackles
# Player Tackles
1 Callum Styles West Bromwich Albion 38
2 Aidan Morris Middlesbrough 36
3 André Wolverhampton Wanderers 35
3 Kristi Montgomery Blackburn Rovers 35
5 Moussa Yeo Swansea City 33

Best EFL Championship players by position

Scored from 0 to 100 against players in the same role and level, on current form. Totals reward minutes; these reward quality.

Goal threat

  1. Jarrod Bowen  West Ham United 95.0
  2. Cyle Larin Southampton 88.0
  3. Will Lankshear Middlesbrough 87.9
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Creators

  1. Sebastian Berhalter Middlesbrough 96.0
  2. Arne Engels West Ham United 89.2
  3. Sydie frederick Peck Sheffield United 89.2
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Ball winners

  1. Ebou Adams Portsmouth 91.4
  2. Gonçalo Franco Swansea City 85.1
  3. Ethan Erhahon Bolton Wanderers 83.3
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Aerial dominance

  1. Chris Forino Bolton Wanderers 96.8
  2. Sam McCallum Sheffield United 96.2
  3. Craig Forsyth Derby County 95.5
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EFL Championship players by club

Birmingham City 21
Blackburn Rovers 26
Bolton Wanderers 24
Bristol City 24
Burnley 26
Cardiff City 20
Charlton Athletic 28
Derby County 25
Lincoln City 24
Middlesbrough 22
Millwall 28
Norwich City 24
Portsmouth 27
Preston North End 26
Queens Park Rangers 23
Sheffield United 25
Southampton 18
Stoke City 25
Swansea City 21
Watford 23
West Bromwich Albion 13
West Ham United 23
Wolverhampton Wanderers 21
Wrexham 22

EFL Championship player stats FAQs

Who is the top scorer in the EFL Championship 2026/27?

Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) is the top scorer with 9 goals. The top three are Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough, 9), Cyle Larin (Southampton, 7) and Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers, 6) goals.

Who has the most assists in the EFL Championship this season?

The most assists in the 2026/27 EFL Championship: Rio Cardines (Bristol City, 6), Finn Azaz (Southampton, 5) and Jarrod Bowen  (West Ham United, 5) assists.

Who has the most goal contributions in the EFL Championship?

Counting goals plus assists: Jarrod Bowen  (West Ham United, 11), Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough, 9) and Jack Moylan (Cardiff City, 9) goals and assists combined.

Which EFL Championship player has the highest xG?

Expected goals (xG) measures the quality of a player's chances. The 2026/27 leaders are Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough, 6.9), Jarrod Bowen  (West Ham United, 6.6) and Jack Moylan (Cardiff City, 4.9) expected goals.

Which goalkeeper has the most clean sheets in the EFL Championship?

Goalkeepers with the most 2026/27 clean sheets: Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City, 5), J. Beadle (Birmingham City, 4) and Mads Hermansen (West Ham United, 4) clean sheets.

Who has the most yellow cards in the EFL Championship?

Most booked in the 2026/27 EFL Championship: Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City, 4), Danny McNamara (Charlton Athletic, 4) and Jenson Metcalfe (Millwall, 4) yellow cards.

How often are these stats updated?

After every EFL Championship match. Goals, assists, cards and clean sheets come from official match data, and xG from shot-level data.

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