Stoke City cruised to a 4-0 win over Charlton Athletic in the Championship, scoring all four goals inside the opening 40 minutes. They controlled possession from the start, finishing with 63% of the ball, and never looked back after building the early lead.
Justin Devenny opened the scoring after 15 minutes and Ethan Galbraith doubled the advantage on 22. George Hirst made it 3-0 three minutes later, with Eric Bocat setting up that goal, before Devenny scored again on 40 to complete the rout. Charlton's night got worse when Danny McNamara was sent off in the 50th minute after collecting two yellow cards.
Stoke racked up 17 shots, with eight on target, and an expected-goals figure of 2.19 underlined their dominance. Charlton had 13 attempts but only three on target. Devenny's brace was the headline performance, ably assisted by Bocat, who provided two assists across the four-goal burst.
