Afternoon everyone, welcome to your Saturday afternoon Matchday Thread. Fairly sure it will be a bit more snug following this afternoon from the benefit of our homes rather than the icy cold Fleetwood terraces. Caps dothed to all those Addicks who have made the long journey.
Last week we failed to score. Since then we’ve sold our top scorer. Goals may potentially be hard to come by today and they’ll be a lot of interest in what team Bowyer puts out.
Team news when announced.
There is no snow to be seen here in Sunny Sidcup, though it remains around freezing. Where are you in the UK / world and what’s the weather like where you are?
Come on you reds
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Trying my hardest to stay awake for the game but I think I'm gonna fail.
Feels pleasantly warm in the sunshine, chilly in the shade.
Can see snow on the tops of the moors in the far distance.
Barnsley v Scunny
Shrewsbury v Luton
Pompey v Donny
Posh v Plymouth
Sunderland v Wimbledon
I fancy Shrewsbury to get something v Luton today
Fingers crossed for a good performance and a Charlton win.
They should win.
But they are well overdue a day when things don't go to plan.
COYA
Charlton: Phillips, Solly (c), Bauer, Sarr, Purrington, Bielik, Cullen, Lapslie, Reeves, Williams, Hackett-Fairchild.
Subs: Maxwell, Dijksteel, Pratley, Marshall, Fosu, Vetokele, Parker.
Reeco Hackett-Fairchild – who impressed in a cameo role at Peterborough United last weekend – and George Lapslie have come into the side, replacing Darren Pratley, who is on the bench, and Karlan Grant, who left the club earlier this week.
The Addicks will don their yellow third kit at Highbury Stadium and they line up with Dillon Phillips in goal. He will be protected by a back four of captain Chris Solly, Naby Sarr, Patrick Bauer and Ben Purrington.
Lapslie comes into midfield alongside Krystian Bielik, Josh Cullen, Ben Reeves and Jonny Williams. Up front, Hackett-Fairchild will lead the line.
On the bench, there is a place for new signing Josh Parker, while Bowyer can also call upon Igor Vetokele, who returns to the squad following a shoulder injury.
Fans not at Saturday’s game can tune into live audio commentary on Valley Pass.
Lapslie in midfield for energy.
Pratley benched, with Parker
True or false?
Our midfield have underperformed in terms of goals.
Now with no Grant or Taylor they badly need to step up.
Who is our penalty taker? Igor has taken them but on bench. Lapslie?
Would have preferred Fosu up there and Reeves in a bit more of a withdrawn role.