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MATCH THREAD : Charlton Athletic V Mansfield Town : Saturday 14th December 2024 : KO 15:00

eastterrace6168eastterrace6168
edited December 14 in General Charlton
Good afternoon one and all...

So, we go again in the league today with the visit of Mansfield Town to The Valley of Dreams for a rather intriguing mid table clash against a side who are on a run of five straight league defeats, two places and one point above the Addicks, so how's this one gonna end, with my rose tinted's on I predict we will be 3 points better off come 5pm...🤞

As the saying goes...Hope (Charlton) is a dangerous thing...Hope (Charlton) can drive a man insane...🤪

We've clashed on five previous occasions, winning three and the remaining two fixtures resulting in draws, The Addicks claimed an emphatic 5-0 victory when the sides last met in an FA Cup first-round replay at The Valley in November 2018, so a pretty scant playing history it must be said.

Today's matchday is the club's annual Christmas Spirit Day...

So, here we go...

Team info..

Conor Coventry returns to the starting line-up for today’s game as Nathan Jones makes three changes from the team that secured a point on the road at Lincoln City last Saturday.

Thierry Small and Matty Godden, who both played in midweek against Leyton Orient, also start with Josh Edwards, Greg Docherty and Gassan Ahadme moving to the substitutes bench.

The selection means there is also a 50th Charlton appearance for Lloyd Jones, who will wear the captain’s armband this afternoon, while Will Mannion returns to the substitutes bench after a spell on the sidelines. 

If the Addicks set up as they did last weekend it would mean Alex Mitchell, Lloyd Jones and Macaulay Gillesphey playing in a back three in front of Ashley Maynard-Brewer.

Tyreece Campbell and Thierry Small would operate as wing-backs, with Coventry joining Terry Taylor and Karoy Anderson in midfield behind Daniel Kanu and Godden.

Mannion, Edwards, Docherty and Ahadme are joined on the bench by Luke Berry, Allan Campbell and Miles Leaburn.

Charlton: Maynard-Brewer; A.Mitchell, Jones (c), Gillesphey; T.Campbell, Coventry, Taylor, Anderson, Small; Kanu, Godden

Subs: Mannion, Edwards, Docherty, A.Campbell, Berry, Ahadme, Leaburn





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Comments

  • TunwellsaddickTunwellsaddick
    Mansfield coming to the Valley with defeats in their last 5 games. What normally happens?

  • eastterrace6168eastterrace6168
    edited December 14
    Lewis Coaches said:
    Can I say it’s just The Valley , nothing else.

    Never has been and never will be Dreams, Theatre, or whatever else you want to put on the end of it.

    The Valley.
    So, I should consider myself told should I...🤦‍♂️
  • CallumcafcCallumcafc
    Didn’t realise Mansfield had lost their last five league games. We all know what happens next.
  • eastterrace6168eastterrace6168
    Callumcafc said:
    Didn’t realise Mansfield had lost their last five league games. We all know what happens next.
    Comfortable 4-0 hopefully eh...👍
  • eastterrace6168eastterrace6168
    eaststandmike said:
    eastterrace6168 said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Didn’t realise Mansfield had lost their last five league games. We all know what happens next.
    Comfortable 4-0 hopefully eh...👍
    Nah I reckon we will score one as well
    So 1-4 then!
  • GarrymanilowGarrymanilow
    Hopefully in the first half we can accidentally put together a decent move or a Mansfield defender will fall over or something and we can finally get a goal before the second half. Might be nice that
  • Siv_in_NorfolkSiv_in_Norfolk
    Garrymanilow said:
    Hopefully in the first half we can accidentally put together a decent move or a Mansfield defender will fall over or something and we can finally get a goal before the second half. Might be nice that
    Pretty much the source of my optimism :)
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  • We are J BlockWe are J Block
    Only Mitchell and Godden starting who were not with us last season. This is a true sign of how poor our summer recruitment was. 
  • CallumcafcCallumcafc
    So compared to Lincoln where we played 3-5-2 with Gillesphey, Jones, Mitchell - Edwards, Taylor, Anderson, Docherty, TC - Kanu, Ahadme

    We have instead replaced Edwards with Small, Docherty with Coventry and Ahadme with Godden.
  • Karim_myBagheriKarim_myBagheri
    Siv_in_Norfolk said:
    Garrymanilow said:
    Hopefully in the first half we can accidentally put together a decent move or a Mansfield defender will fall over or something and we can finally get a goal before the second half. Might be nice that
    Pretty much the source of my optimism :)
    Pretty much Nathan Jones's game plan 
  • ValiantphilValiantphil
    I wonder if TT has been practising those FK’s ?
    His midweek effort (for their second goal) will live long in the memory. 
  • eastterrace6168eastterrace6168
    Can't see why Potts isn't at least on the bench if not starting instead of Gillesphey...
  • cafcsingercafcsinger
    Good team! COYR
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  • fenaddickfenaddick
    Two interesting things for me there, Mannion doesn’t come straight into the squad and that’s two very attacking wingbacks 
  • CL_PhantomCL_Phantom
    edited December 14
    Jones going with Small and TC to pepper the box with crosses for... Godden and Kanu to win in the air. 

    Nice.

    Edit: All jokes aside, I'll take that starting line up, REG is limited going forwards and with no other substitute may as well go with TCampbell to at least be half a winger. Small came out of midweek in credit. 

    Godden seems to be our only goal scoring forward and Kanu will work his nuts off.
  • follettfollett
    TC and Small are at least capable of going forward as wing backs, whether they will or not is another story and if they do they’re on their own as no one else is coming wide to overlap and give them options (yet equally no one will be in the box to cross to).
  • CallumcafcCallumcafc
    edited December 14
    Looks like a 4-5-1/4-3-3 for Mansfield if I had to guess

    Hewitt - Oshilaja - Cargill - Bowery

    Lewis - Reed - Baccus

    Akins - Evans - Blake-Tracy



    & yes they do play a no. 9 shirt at full back… one for @Garrymanilow
  • eastterrace6168eastterrace6168
    CL_Phantom said:
    Jones going with Small and TC to pepper the box with crosses for... Godden and Kanu to win in the air. 

    Nice.
    I'll have whatever your having mate...
  • ElthamaddickElthamaddick
    I hope Mannion is being eased back in cause if he’s fully fit then he surely starts 
  • SouthbankSouthbank
    follett said:
    TC and Small are at least capable of going forward as wing backs, whether they will or not is another story and if they do they’re on their own as no one else is coming wide to overlap and give them options (yet equally no one will be in the box to cross to).
    And neither of them can defend
  • CallumcafcCallumcafc
    CL_Phantom said:
    Jones going with Small and TC to pepper the box with crosses for... Godden and Kanu to win in the air. 

    Nice.
    Ahadme… in?
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