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 251–300 of 749 players
| # | Player | Club | Apps | Min | G | npG | xG | G − xG | Min/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | Ben Whiteman | Preston North End | 43 | 3,736 | 2 | 2 | 1.51 | +0.49 | 1868 |
| 185 | Matt Grimes | Coventry City | 46 | 4,125 | 2 | 1 | 1.64 | +0.36 | 2063 |
| 253 | Will Keane | Preston North End | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0.22 | +0.78 | 24 |
| 253 | William Grainger | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 0.40 | +0.60 | 112 |
| 253 | Harry Souttar | Leicester City | 2 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 0.61 | +0.39 | 178 |
| 253 | Oliver Bostock | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 206 | 1 | 1 | 0.24 | +0.76 | 206 |
| 253 | Kieran Dowell | Hull City | 13 | 265 | 1 | 1 | 0.59 | +0.41 | 265 |
| 253 | Leo Castledine | Middlesbrough | 9 | 275 | 1 | 1 | 1.71 | −0.71 | 275 |
| 253 | Edoardo Bove | Watford | 11 | 298 | 1 | 1 | 1.02 | −0.02 | 298 |
| 253 | Silko Thomas | Leicester City | 17 | 313 | 1 | 1 | 0.45 | +0.55 | 313 |
| 253 | Leo Walta | Swansea City | 10 | 316 | 1 | 1 | 0.21 | +0.80 | 316 |
| 253 | Augustus Kargbo | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 445 | 1 | 1 | 1.90 | −0.90 | 445 |
| 253 | Raees Bangura-Williams | Millwall | 14 | 474 | 1 | 1 | 0.51 | +0.49 | 474 |
| 253 | Makenzie Kirk | Portsmouth | 14 | 481 | 1 | 1 | 2.69 | −1.69 | 481 |
| 253 | Oscar Fraulo | Derby County | 19 | 483 | 1 | 1 | 0.21 | +0.79 | 483 |
| 253 | Jacob Brown | Portsmouth | 15 | 505 | 1 | 1 | 1.99 | −0.99 | 505 |
| 253 | Sontje Hansen | Middlesbrough | 17 | 515 | 1 | 1 | 0.99 | +0.01 | 515 |
| 253 | Luke Berry | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 521 | 1 | 1 | 1.50 | −0.50 | 521 |
| 253 | David Akintola | Hull City | 20 | 535 | 1 | 1 | 1.11 | −0.11 | 535 |
| 253 | Alex Bangura | Middlesbrough | 13 | 547 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | +0.67 | 547 |
| 253 | Andrew Moran | Preston North End | 11 | 578 | 1 | 1 | 0.67 | +0.33 | 578 |
| 253 | Jamie Allen | Coventry City | 23 | 595 | 1 | 1 | 0.55 | +0.45 | 595 |
| 253 | Robert Apter | Charlton Athletic | 13 | 603 | 1 | 1 | 0.49 | +0.51 | 603 |
| 253 | Luke Harris | Oxford United | 16 | 623 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | +0.68 | 623 |
| 253 | Emiliano Marcondes | Norwich City | 16 | 648 | 1 | 1 | 2.41 | −1.41 | 648 |
| 253 | Daniel Bennie | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 648 | 1 | 1 | 1.77 | −0.77 | 648 |
| 253 | Tyler Goodrham | Oxford United | 13 | 689 | 1 | 1 | 0.67 | +0.33 | 689 |
| 253 | Akin Famewo | Hull City | 15 | 698 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | +0.87 | 698 |
| 253 | Tanto Olaofe | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 702 | 1 | 1 | 1.30 | −0.30 | 702 |
| 253 | Andreas Weimann | Derby County | 25 | 727 | 1 | 1 | 2.17 | −1.17 | 727 |
| 253 | Ben Gibson | Stoke City | 13 | 731 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | +0.50 | 731 |
| 253 | Gustavo Caballero | Portsmouth | 12 | 761 | 1 | 1 | 1.22 | −0.22 | 761 |
| 253 | Yu Hirakawa | Hull City | 31 | 820 | 1 | 1 | 1.06 | −0.06 | 820 |
| 253 | Paris Maghoma | Norwich City | 14 | 829 | 1 | 1 | 1.61 | −0.61 | 829 |
| 253 | Kwadwo Baah | Watford | 27 | 852 | 1 | 1 | 0.97 | +0.03 | 852 |
| 253 | Filip Krastev | Oxford United | 16 | 857 | 1 | 1 | 1.02 | −0.02 | 857 |
| 253 | Wout Faes | Leicester City | 15 | 866 | 1 | 1 | 0.72 | +0.28 | 866 |
| 253 | Chiedozie Ogbene | Sheffield United | 15 | 868 | 1 | 1 | 0.56 | +0.44 | 868 |
| 253 | Ben Johnson | Ipswich Town | 17 | 868 | 1 | 1 | 0.44 | +0.56 | 868 |
| 253 | Tomi Horvat | Bristol City | 15 | 873 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | −1.08 | 873 |
| 253 | Alexander Gilbert | Middlesbrough | 21 | 878 | 1 | 1 | 1.28 | −0.28 | 878 |
| 253 | Róbert Boženík | Stoke City | 22 | 892 | 1 | 1 | 2.62 | −1.62 | 892 |
| 253 | Jamie Donley | Oxford United | 17 | 907 | 1 | 1 | 0.95 | +0.05 | 907 |
| 253 | August Priske | Birmingham City | 17 | 909 | 1 | 1 | 2.73 | −1.73 | 909 |
| 253 | Greg Leigh | Oxford United | 16 | 909 | 1 | 1 | 1.87 | −0.87 | 909 |
| 253 | Liam Cooper | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 909 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 | +0.90 | 909 |
| 253 | Jeremy Monga | Leicester City | 27 | 931 | 1 | 1 | 0.34 | +0.66 | 931 |
| 253 | Ilias Chair | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 944 | 1 | 1 | 2.34 | −1.34 | 944 |
| 253 | Reece Burke | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 952 | 1 | 1 | 0.88 | +0.13 | 952 |
| 253 | Derek Mazou-Sacko | Millwall | 21 | 1,015 | 1 | 1 | 0.36 | +0.64 | 1015 |
- 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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