Match prediction·England: EFL Cup·Wednesday 26 Aug, 18:45 UTC

Tottenham Hotspur vs Charlton Athletic

Bawler weighs each team's recent scoring and defending, then adjusts for home advantage and injuries to work out how this match is likely to go. This page shows the full chain — every number we used.

📊 Win probability
56.4% home28.8% draw14.8% away
📈 xG chain — base → adjustments → final goal estimate
Tottenham HotspurstepCharlton Athletic
1.73Base xG · rolling 26-match0.80
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.73Final goal estimate — what the model uses0.80

Tottenham average 6.0 corners per game at home this season (24 competitive matches). Charlton average 3.2 corners per game away from home this season (25 competitive matches).

🎯 Scoreline distribution · chance of each scoremodel estimate
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home windrawaway win

Team news — absences and latest club updates· as of 13 Aug 2026

SpursHome
Unavailable / doubtful
  • Xavi SimonsRuptured anterior cruciate ligament, right knee, sustained 25 April 2026 v Wolves; surgery early May. Ruled out at least seven months
    Expected return: reports differ — 'at least seven months' implies approximately December 2026; Transfermarkt lists 20 February…
  • Wilson OdobertCruciate ligament tear
    Expected return: 28 November 2026 (Transfermarkt)
  • Dejan KulusevskiKnee cartilage; out 13+ months and missed the ENTIRE 2025/26 season. Sweden's team doctor said the injury is 'in a tricky spot' and 'is not recovering quickly enough due…
    Expected return: No timeline given
  • Mohammed KudusQuadriceps/thigh tendon injury sustained January 2026 and aggravated in April (one source describes it as a hamstring); missed the second half of 2025/26
    Expected return: Imminent - De Zerbi, 26 July 2026: 'Kudus is very close, I think.
  • Cristian RomeroMuscular leg problem sustained for Argentina in the 2026 World Cup final v Spain on 19 July, forced off before the second hydration break.
    Expected return: No timeline given
+9 more absences reported
Latest updates
  • 1 Aug · Return
    Kulusevski's return from his knee injury being carefully managed
    De Zerbi is managing his comeback from the season-long knee problem; still flagged as injured with no fixed return.

Club news is gathered once a day from club statements and reporting, last on 13 Aug 2026. It is not a confirmed team sheet — squads are named about an hour before kick-off, after this page was built, so late fitness news may not appear above.

Predicted lineups — expected XI, not a confirmed team sheet

SpursHome4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper
GKAntonin Kinsky
Defence
RBPedro PorroCBJan Paul van HeckeCBMicky van de VenLBAndy Robertson
Midfield
CMSandro TonaliCMMateus FernandesAMJames Maddison
Attack
RWMohammed KudusLWMathys TelSTDominic Solanke
Selection doubts
  • GOALKEEPER (the most live battle in the squad): Antonin Kinsky started the survival-clinching final day of 2025/26, signed a new deal to 2032 on 30 June, and Tribal Football, Italpress and Football…
  • CENTRE-BACK: Jan Paul van Hecke (£52m) and Micky van de Ven are the likeliest pair, but Marcos Senesi (free) is on extended post-World Cup leave, captain Cristian Romero picked up a muscular injury…

Our projected starting elevens from squad news as of 30 July 2026 — not team sheets. Clubs confirm their starting elevens around an hour before kick-off, after this page was built. Only one side in this fixture is covered by our squad dossiers.

Early projection

These are the model's current numbers for a fixture that hasn't come round yet. They firm up on matchday, once team news and lineups are in — and once the model's call is locked it's never edited, which is what makes the track record mean anything.

Fantasy angle — top FPL picks in this fixture (2026/27 projections)

TonaliTonaliTOT · MID · £5.5m2.9 pts
TelTelTOT · MID · £6.0m2.7 pts
KinskyKinskyTOT · GKP · £4.5m2.6 pts
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Tottenham vs Charlton — Head-to-Head

This is the first meeting Bawler has on record between Tottenham and Charlton — the model's ledger starts at model launch, so no earlier fixtures between these two sides have been logged and settled yet.

The model's verdict for this fixture: Tottenham 56% · draw 29% · Charlton 15%.

Model probabilities are edge estimates for entertainment — not betting advice, and past performance does not guarantee future results. 18+.

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