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MATCH PREVIEW: Charlton Athletic vs West Bromwich Albion - Tuesday 4th November 2025 - 7:45pm KO

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  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,780
    edited 6:52AM
    Swansea are a good passing side which doesn't suit us. They are not so good at scoring goals, especially with their main striker out. They can also concede but we found it difficult to lay a glove on them when they got their passing game together. They kept the ball with ease and we couldn't. Having said that, it was a point and a win tonight and it was a great point. I don't think we were tired on Saturday, just chasing shadows a bit although I would like to see Anderson on the bench for an injection of energy if required. West Brom are coming into the game on the back of a disapointing nil nil at home to Sheffield Wednesday so may not be firing on all cylinders themselves. Hopefully they will suit us more. We also have to factor in the effect losing two defenders would have been to the side, and it is a worry going forwards if they are going to be out for a while as we are already without Edwards and could be a bit exposed there. And of course, defending has been our strength this season. But to be fair, we defend as a team.
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,778
    Imo, putting Apter into a five man defence is like running out of mortar and finishing off a wall with sand. Leave the kid to playing in an attacking position where he belongs, and can do great damage to their wall instead.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,491
    2-1 to the Baggies - thing we'll struggle in defence. Can see Jones or Maca getting a red card tonight...
  • robroy
    robroy Posts: 4,454
    edited 8:09AM
    So we have lost Burke, Bell and now possibly Kelman (hamstring training) within a few days. That is bad luck.

    Pick up any more and Saturday will be a struggle. 

    Based on the above a draw tonight would be a good result. 
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,899
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    2-1 to the Baggies - thing we'll struggle in defence. Can see Jones or Maca getting a red card tonight...
    Proper ray of sunshine...😉
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,491
    eastterrace6168 said:
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    2-1 to the Baggies - thing we'll struggle in defence. Can see Jones or Maca getting a red card tonight...
    Proper ray of sunshine...😉
    Mustn't grumble...
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 17,036
    jimmymelrose said:
    Imo, putting Apter into a five man defence is like running out of mortar and finishing off a wall with sand. Leave the kid to playing in an attacking position where he belongs, and can do great damage to their wall instead.
    He got player of the month first month of the season playing in a 5 man defence.
  • Sword65pf
    Sword65pf Posts: 157
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    2-1 to the Baggies - thing we'll struggle in defence. Can see Jones or Maca getting a red card tonight...
    Do you know the lotto numbers aswell?
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,236
    cantersaddick said:
    jimmymelrose said:
    Imo, putting Apter into a five man defence is like running out of mortar and finishing off a wall with sand. Leave the kid to playing in an attacking position where he belongs, and can do great damage to their wall instead.
    He got player of the month first month of the season playing in a 5 man defence.
    At this point I've given up trying to explain to people that we're clearly a 4231 in possession with the RWB pushing up as a winger and only a 5 man defence out of it. If after almost one entire earth year of it people still can't figure it out then I think we have to accept that they never will
  • arny23394
    arny23394 Posts: 1,185
    cantersaddick said:
    jimmymelrose said:
    Imo, putting Apter into a five man defence is like running out of mortar and finishing off a wall with sand. Leave the kid to playing in an attacking position where he belongs, and can do great damage to their wall instead.
    He got player of the month first month of the season playing in a 5 man defence.
    No point even replying to him - just like @golfaddick, he has no idea what he’s talking about. It must run in the family.

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  • charlton_hero
    charlton_hero Posts: 4,673
    Due to injuries I think we'll lose this one. 1-2 WBA.
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 5,938
    The highs & lows of football !

    I think the best we can hope for tonight is a hard fought draw. we knew we would face a few crisis periods over the season injury wise and I think we are facing one now. Fortunately the international break is comming at the right time for us to re group
  • CAFCKentFan
    CAFCKentFan Posts: 41
    For me WBA are a bit of a bogey team! Going 1-0 to us - fans will be important tonight. Despite the injuries for us they are not in the best of form. Hoping their players dont fancy a long trip to the smoke
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,676
    CAFCKentFan said:
    For me WBA are a bit of a bogey team! Going 1-0 to us - fans will be important tonight. Despite the injuries for us they are not in the best of form. Hoping their players dont fancy a long trip to the smoke
    The two evening games at home against them that immediately spring to mind are a 2-1 win on a Friday night (pretty sure that was them) when they were at the top of the league and Killer appeared on the ITV lunchtime football preview the next day; and the other was when we bounced back to the PL at the first time of asking and beat them 5-0
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,570
    https://www.charltonafc.com/news/match-preview-charlton-v-west-bromwich-albion
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,236
    clive said:
    https://www.charltonafc.com/news/match-preview-charlton-v-west-bromwich-albion
    Hadn't considered that West Brom will be looking to avenge the humiliation of letting Josh Davison score against them. We'll have to be at our best.
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,154
    stoneroses19 said:
    Hope Lloyd is fit enough to play, while also not wanting him to push it too much, as rather he be out for a few games resting than be out later for months. 

    Have a feeling that defence might not be as strong as usual, but with forwards firing.

    Going for a rare high scoring win for us. 3-2 under The Valley lights. 
    Back to the 70s !
  • redlanered
    redlanered Posts: 2,207
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    CAFCKentFan said:
    For me WBA are a bit of a bogey team! Going 1-0 to us - fans will be important tonight. Despite the injuries for us they are not in the best of form. Hoping their players dont fancy a long trip to the smoke
    The two evening games at home against them that immediately spring to mind are a 2-1 win on a Friday night (pretty sure that was them) when they were at the top of the league and Killer appeared on the ITV lunchtime football preview the next day; and the other was when we bounced back to the PL at the first time of asking and beat them 5-0
    The 5-0 was in our first Prem promotion season (97-98).  Frustratingly had to miss it for work reasons, had to get the score by phoning Clubcall from Waterloo station
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,266
    redlanered said:
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    CAFCKentFan said:
    For me WBA are a bit of a bogey team! Going 1-0 to us - fans will be important tonight. Despite the injuries for us they are not in the best of form. Hoping their players dont fancy a long trip to the smoke
    The two evening games at home against them that immediately spring to mind are a 2-1 win on a Friday night (pretty sure that was them) when they were at the top of the league and Killer appeared on the ITV lunchtime football preview the next day; and the other was when we bounced back to the PL at the first time of asking and beat them 5-0
    The 5-0 was in our first Prem promotion season (97-98).  Frustratingly had to miss it for work reasons, had to get the score by phoning Clubcall from Waterloo station
    Well worth the 700 pound phone bill that followed
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,655
    WBA home was my first ever game. We lost 4-1 thanks to a Robbie Earnshaw hat trick. He did a front flip right in front of me. For some reason I kept coming back

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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,655
    Laqeretabua playing for the U21s today, I thought he might sneak on the bench/be the spare man but that seems unlikely. I know some of our players did an U21/first team double for a cup game but that's a different kettle of fish
  • Rossman92
    Rossman92 Posts: 3,662
    clive said:
    https://www.charltonafc.com/news/match-preview-charlton-v-west-bromwich-albion
    Surely they’d mention in the preview if Kelman was injured? 
  • king addick
    king addick Posts: 3,734
    Rossman92 said:
    clive said:
    https://www.charltonafc.com/news/match-preview-charlton-v-west-bromwich-albion
    Surely they’d mention in the preview if Kelman was injured? 
    NJ likes to keep the cards close to his chest. Bell and Burke were seen leaving the pitch so makes sense to at least mention it. 
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,614
    fenaddick said:
    WBA home was my first ever game. We lost 4-1 thanks to a Robbie Earnshaw hat trick. He did a front flip right in front of me. For some reason I kept coming back
    Remember the game...what year?
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,655
    HastingsRed said:
    fenaddick said:
    WBA home was my first ever game. We lost 4-1 thanks to a Robbie Earnshaw hat trick. He did a front flip right in front of me. For some reason I kept coming back
    Remember the game...what year?
    2005ish
  • aso914
    aso914 Posts: 120
    Rossman92 said:
    clive said:
    https://www.charltonafc.com/news/match-preview-charlton-v-west-bromwich-albion
    Surely they’d mention in the preview if Kelman was injured? 
    They typically don’t update on any injuries that have occurred after the previous game we’ll only find out when the lineup drops. 
  • aso914
    aso914 Posts: 120
    If Kelman really did his hamstring how unlucky after scoring his first goal. 
  • DOUCHER
    DOUCHER Posts: 7,922
    Can't deny i'm not feeling confident about this. People keep saying we must be blowing out of our arse by now and that's fair enough but it's probably a symptom of the way we play. The problem is, i don't think we can play any other way so we really need the bench players to come into things and keep the tempo up. I'd keep the Gillesphey, Jones, Ramsey back 3 in tact then probably go for Bree and Campbell as wing backs with Leaburn up top with Kelman. Midfield as normal but get the likes of Tanto, Anderson and Apter on for a good chunk of the second half to inject some legs and pace.      
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,683
    Any news on Godden? If Kelman's out could he make the bench?
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,085
    We’ll lose tonight and go on a terrible run over November. 

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