Championship xG leaders 2026/2027
Championship players ranked by expected goals (xG) in 2026/2027, every player with minutes included. Will Lankshear has the most expected goals, 7.09 xG from 886 minutes.
Showing 201–250 of 576 players
| # | Player | Club | Min | Shots | xG | npxG | xG/shot | xG/90 | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Tristan Crama | Millwall | 122 | 3 | 0.57 | 0.57 | — | 0.42 | 0 |
| 201 | Kellen Fisher | Norwich City | 302 | 6 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0 |
| 201 | Marko Stamenić | Swansea City | 809 | 9 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 201 | Amin Nabizada | Watford | 489 | 12 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 3 |
| 205 | Jake Cooper | Millwall | 982 | 7 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 1 |
| 206 | Jordan Storey | Preston North End | 810 | 5 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 206 | Rob Dickie | Bristol City | 616 | 7 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 1 |
| 206 | Liam Kitching | Sheffield United | 630 | 7 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0 |
| 209 | Terry Devlin | Portsmouth | 681 | 8 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 2 |
| 209 | Papa Amadou Diallo | Norwich City | 160 | 6 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.09 | 0.30 | 1 |
| 209 | Callum Styles | West Bromwich Albion | 990 | 12 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 209 | Ben Wilmot | Stoke City | 945 | 7 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 1 |
| 213 | Jimmy Dunne | Queens Park Rangers | 869 | 7 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 1 |
| 214 | Josh Windass | Wrexham | 260 | 7 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0 |
| 214 | Jack Stephens | Southampton | 543 | 4 | 0.51 | 0.51 | — | 0.08 | 0 |
| 214 | Sam Greenwood | Bristol City | 377 | 10 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0 |
| 217 | Marcus Edwards | Burnley | 335 | 6 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 1 |
| 217 | Alex Robertson | Cardiff City | 978 | 13 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0 |
| 219 | Myles Peart-Harris | Middlesbrough | 300 | 5 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0 |
| 219 | Gabriel Osho | Cardiff City | 885 | 3 | 0.49 | 0.49 | — | 0.05 | 0 |
| 221 | Millenic Alli | Charlton Athletic | 308 | 6 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0 |
| 221 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis | Southampton | 90 | 2 | 0.48 | 0.48 | — | 0.48 | 0 |
| 221 | Chris Forino | Bolton Wanderers | 540 | 5 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0 |
| 221 | Rubin Colwill | Cardiff City | 293 | 5 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 1 |
| 221 | Lisav Naif Eissat | Bristol City | 688 | 9 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 1 |
| 226 | Jordan Thompson | Preston North End | 873 | 8 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 1 |
| 226 | Oscar Fraulo | Derby County | 370 | 6 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0 |
| 228 | Brad Potts | Preston North End | 34 | 4 | 0.46 | 0.46 | — | 1.23 | 0 |
| 228 | Ben Johnson | Stoke City | 900 | 8 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 1 |
| 228 | Jhon Solís | Birmingham City | 697 | 6 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 231 | Madiodio Dia | Portsmouth | 561 | 9 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0 |
| 231 | Tawanda Chirewa | Wolverhampton | 101 | 6 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.07 | 0.40 | 1 |
| 233 | Chiedozie Ogbene | Lincoln City | 198 | 8 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0 |
| 233 | Lamine Cissé | Stoke City | 387 | 8 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 1 |
| 235 | Kenny McLean | Norwich City | 710 | 9 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0 |
| 235 | Dastan Satpaev | Burnley | 254 | 6 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0 |
| 235 | Luke Ayling | Middlesbrough | 714 | 5 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0 |
| 238 | Joe Worrall | Wrexham | 247 | 5 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 1 |
| 238 | Melker Widell | Swansea City | 537 | 13 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0 |
| 238 | Ivan Mesík | Charlton Athletic | 641 | 5 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 1 |
| 241 | Ruairi McConville | Norwich City | 830 | 8 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 1 |
| 241 | Krystian Bielik | Cardiff City | 584 | 5 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 243 | Alfie Jones | Middlesbrough | 160 | 1 | 0.40 | 0.40 | — | 0.23 | 1 |
| 243 | Rabby Nzingoula | West Bromwich Albion | 561 | 9 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 243 | Ben Whiteman | Wrexham | 923 | 9 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 1 |
| 243 | Jack McGlynn | Stoke City | 436 | 10 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 247 | Chris Mepham | West Bromwich Albion | 433 | 3 | 0.39 | 0.39 | — | 0.08 | 0 |
| 247 | Ugo Raghouber | Burnley | 470 | 7 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 1 |
| 247 | Patrick Roberts | Birmingham City | 392 | 4 | 0.39 | 0.39 | — | 0.09 | 0 |
| 247 | Kristi Montgomery | Blackburn Rovers | 934 | 4 | 0.39 | 0.39 | — | 0.04 | 1 |
- goals 2+ above xG
- under 90 minutes
What the data shows
- Will Lankshear has 1.56 xG more than Jarrod Bowen, the next-highest.
About these figures What each column counts, and which feed it was counted from. Show Hide
- Min
- Minutes played.
- Shots
- Shots he has taken in this competition this season.
- xG
- Expected goals: the quality of the chances he took, summed.
- npxG
- Expected goals with penalties taken out.
- xG/shot
- Expected goals per shot taken — the average chance he gets on the end of. Shown from 5 shots.
- xG/90
- Expected goals per 90 minutes played.
- G
- Goals scored, penalties included.
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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