Championship top scorers 2025/2026
Championship top scorers in 2025/2026: every player with minutes ranked by goals scored. Žan Vipotnik leads the scoring on 23 goals, from 2955 minutes.
Showing 51–100 of 749 players
| # | Player | Club | Apps | Min | G | npG | xG | G − xG | Min/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Callum O'Hare | Sheffield United | 45 | 3,468 | 8 | 8 | 10.18 | −2.18 | 434 |
| 42 | Isaac Price | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 3,642 | 8 | 8 | 9.31 | −1.31 | 455 |
| 53 | Oliver Rathbone | Wrexham | 26 | 1,169 | 7 | 7 | 1.86 | +5.14 | 167 |
| 53 | Rhian Brewster | Derby County | 29 | 1,469 | 7 | 6 | 4.54 | +2.46 | 210 |
| 53 | Charlie Kelman | Charlton Athletic | 33 | 1,550 | 7 | 5 | 4.48 | +2.52 | 221 |
| 53 | Andri Guðjohnsen | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 1,553 | 7 | 7 | 6.36 | +0.64 | 222 |
| 53 | Nathan Broadhead | Wrexham | 38 | 1,924 | 7 | 7 | 5.51 | +1.49 | 275 |
| 53 | Josh Sargent | Norwich City | 23 | 1,953 | 7 | 6 | 9.41 | −2.41 | 279 |
| 53 | Jack Rudoni | Coventry City | 30 | 2,110 | 7 | 7 | 4.75 | +2.25 | 301 |
| 53 | Leo Scienza | Southampton | 37 | 2,415 | 7 | 7 | 5.07 | +1.93 | 345 |
| 53 | Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | Coventry City | 35 | 2,494 | 7 | 7 | 4.40 | +2.60 | 356 |
| 53 | Million Manhoef | Stoke City | 45 | 2,926 | 7 | 7 | 6.22 | +0.78 | 418 |
| 53 | Ben Brereton Díaz | Derby County | 40 | 3,067 | 7 | 6 | 7.23 | −0.23 | 438 |
| 53 | Imrân Louza | Watford | 42 | 3,587 | 7 | 6 | 7.60 | −0.60 | 512 |
| 53 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis | Southampton | 41 | 3,690 | 7 | 7 | 3.97 | +3.03 | 527 |
| 66 | Adam Idah | Swansea City | 25 | 849 | 6 | 5 | 4.36 | +1.64 | 142 |
| 66 | Mathias Kvistgaarden | Norwich City | 36 | 1,154 | 6 | 6 | 5.59 | +0.41 | 192 |
| 66 | Thomas Cannon | Sheffield United | 36 | 1,729 | 6 | 6 | 4.65 | +1.35 | 288 |
| 66 | Paul Smyth | Queens Park Rangers | 36 | 1,863 | 6 | 6 | 4.37 | +1.63 | 311 |
| 66 | Tyrese Campbell | Sheffield United | 34 | 1,886 | 6 | 6 | 5.47 | +0.53 | 314 |
| 66 | Daniel Jebbison | Preston North End | 38 | 2,014 | 6 | 6 | 6.75 | −0.75 | 336 |
| 66 | Jordan Ayew | Leicester City | 42 | 2,279 | 6 | 4 | 5.58 | +0.42 | 380 |
| 66 | Andre Brooks | Sheffield United | 39 | 2,444 | 6 | 6 | 6.42 | −0.42 | 407 |
| 66 | Cameron Brannagan | Oxford United | 37 | 3,092 | 6 | 4 | 3.85 | +2.15 | 515 |
| 75 | Sam Bell | Bristol City | 13 | 358 | 5 | 5 | 1.51 | +3.49 | 72 |
| 75 | Rayan Kolli | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 1,059 | 5 | 5 | 2.91 | +2.09 | 212 |
| 75 | Mathias Jørgensen | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 1,107 | 5 | 5 | 3.63 | +1.37 | 221 |
| 75 | Anis Ben Slimane | Norwich City | 22 | 1,235 | 5 | 5 | 2.30 | +2.70 | 247 |
| 75 | Riley McGree | Middlesbrough | 25 | 1,489 | 5 | 5 | 4.52 | +0.48 | 298 |
| 75 | Divin Mubama | Stoke City | 26 | 1,639 | 5 | 5 | 6.05 | −1.05 | 328 |
| 75 | Liam Cullen | Swansea City | 40 | 1,729 | 5 | 5 | 4.36 | +0.64 | 346 |
| 75 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | Leicester City | 36 | 1,810 | 5 | 5 | 3.91 | +1.09 | 362 |
| 75 | Ivan Azón | Ipswich Town | 38 | 1,815 | 5 | 5 | 10.54 | −5.54 | 363 |
| 75 | Lyndon Dykes | Charlton Athletic | 41 | 1,991 | 5 | 5 | 5.10 | −0.10 | 398 |
| 75 | Todd Cantwell | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 2,070 | 5 | 4 | 3.73 | +1.27 | 414 |
| 75 | Patson Daka | Leicester City | 41 | 2,084 | 5 | 5 | 7.52 | −2.52 | 417 |
| 75 | Demarai Gray | Birmingham City | 37 | 2,294 | 5 | 5 | 4.96 | +0.04 | 459 |
| 75 | Gustavo Hamer | Sheffield United | 37 | 2,502 | 5 | 3 | 4.91 | +0.09 | 500 |
| 75 | Terry Devlin | Portsmouth | 38 | 2,563 | 5 | 5 | 2.15 | +2.85 | 513 |
| 75 | Harrison Burrows | Sheffield United | 44 | 2,966 | 5 | 5 | 3.44 | +1.56 | 593 |
| 75 | Sydie Peck | Sheffield United | 40 | 3,297 | 5 | 3 | 7.74 | −2.74 | 659 |
| 75 | Camiel Neghli | Millwall | 46 | 3,299 | 5 | 5 | 4.13 | +0.87 | 660 |
| 75 | Hayden Hackney | Middlesbrough | 38 | 3,314 | 5 | 5 | 5.59 | −0.59 | 663 |
| 94 | Vivaldo | Watford | 26 | 754 | 4 | 4 | 3.54 | +0.46 | 189 |
| 94 | Kuryu Matsuki | Southampton | 20 | 1,034 | 4 | 4 | 2.71 | +1.30 | 259 |
| 94 | Cameron Archer | Southampton | 30 | 1,041 | 4 | 4 | 5.18 | −1.18 | 260 |
| 94 | Tom Ince | Watford | 27 | 1,047 | 4 | 4 | 4.03 | −0.03 | 262 |
| 94 | Luke Cundle | Millwall | 28 | 1,087 | 4 | 4 | 3.78 | +0.22 | 272 |
| 94 | Lewis Baker | Stoke City | 17 | 1,257 | 4 | 4 | 2.46 | +1.54 | 314 |
| 94 | Ali Ahmed | Norwich City | 19 | 1,310 | 4 | 4 | 2.93 | +1.07 | 328 |
- goals 2+ above xG
- under 90 minutes
What the data shows
- Žan Vipotnik leads Haji Wright, the next-highest scorer, by 6.
- Žan Vipotnik has scored 9.05 more than his chances were worth: 23 goals from 13.95 xG.
- Colby Bishop has scored 5.88 fewer than his chances were worth: 3 goals from 8.88 xG.
About these figures What each column counts, and which feed it was counted from. Show Hide
- Apps
- Matches he played in this competition this season. A match he was named in and did not play does not count.
- Min
- Minutes played.
- G
- Goals scored, penalties included.
- npG
- Goals with penalties taken out.
- xG
- Expected goals: the quality of the chances he took, summed.
- G − xG
- Goals less expected goals, over the matches with both.
- Min/G
- Minutes played for each goal scored.
Appearances, minutes, goals, assists and shots on this page are summed over the Championship matches we hold per-player figures for — the same matches the expected figures are summed over, so the two can be read against each other.
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