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MATCH THREAD : Charlton Athletic V Lincoln City : Saturday 5th April 2025 : KO 15:00

eastterrace6168
eastterrace6168 Posts: 23,733
edited April 5 in General Charlton
Good afternoon everybody...

Today we are back home on what looks like a beautiful sunny warm day, The Valley will be looking wonderful when we welcome Lincoln City onto the hallowed turf as we go in search of our straight ninth home win on the spin, which must be close if not actually a record run.
Lincoln City, currently sitting in 12th position, you couldn't get more mid table if you tried, and really have nothing to lose today, and will no doubt come into today's game relaxed and ready to try and spoil our party but that ain't gonna happen, Michael Skubala’s side tasted triumph on Tuesday night as they recorded a 1-0 win at home to Huddersfield Town, so we really do have to thank them for that.
Nathan Jones confirmed in his pre-match press conference that Miles Leaburn will miss the remainder of the season, which is a real blow, but something we all had an idea on, while AMB has returned to training and Daniel Kanu is 'not too far'.

We've met on 21 previous occasions, winning nine, the Imps five and the remaining seven fixtures ending all square, we played out a goalless draw at the LNER Stadium in the reverse fixture in December 2024.

So here we go...

Team news...

Karoy Anderson will start this afternoon’s clash with Lincoln City as Nathan Jones makes one enforced change from the side that beat Mansfield Town 2-1 in midweek.

Anderson replaces Tyreece Campbell, who misses out with a minor calf injury, while Gassan Ahadme returns to the Charlton bench.

It means Jones’ side may again line-up with Kayne Ramsay, Tom McIntyre and Macaulay Gillesphey starting in a back three in front of Will Mannion. 

Thierry Small and Josh Edwards are expected to operate as wing-backs with midfielders Conor Coventry, Anderson, skipper Greg Docherty and Luke Berry all starting.

One of the midfielders may join Matty Godden up front if the Addicks are to stick with the 3-5-2 formation used in recent months. 

Ahadme is joined on the bench by Dean Bouzanis, Alex Mitchell, Tennai Watson, Alex Gilbert, Kaheim Dixon and Chuks Aneke.

Charlton: Mannion; Ramsay, McIntyre, Gillesphey; Small, Coventry, Anderson, Docherty (c), Edwards; Berry, Godden

Subs: Bouzanis, Mitchell, Watson, Gilbert, Dixon, Ahadme, Aneke


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Comments

  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 12,106
    It's a bootiful day in SE7:





    Let's hope it's still wonderful come 5 o'clock.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,782
    No TC…


  • Covered_End_Lad
    Covered_End_Lad Posts: 5,757
    Scoham said:
    No TC…


    Sold to Millwall 
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 12,106
    Scoham said:
    No TC…


    No TC, no cry ...
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,782
    TC has a minor calf injury.

    https://x.com/cafcofficial/status/1908505181668393460?s=46&t=A-w3Eq0EWWpjMxring904Q
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,860
    I’d have played Dixon without Campbell 
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 23,733
    Sort of had a hint TC was not good after he went off late at Mansfield, hopefully just one game though...
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,209
    wmcf123 said:
    I’d have played Dixon without Campbell 
    I don’t think Dixon is anywhere near ready to start a league match. 
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,888
    edited April 5
    Who is playing sort of up front with godden? berry? Or possibly anderson?
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 23,733
    edited April 5
    Reading 1-0 Wycombe...penalty

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  • Cafctekkers
    Cafctekkers Posts: 1,265
    Could be tough this one with two key players in recent weeks missing 
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,909
    With current scores, I think I'd take a draw now...
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,860
    se9addick said:
    wmcf123 said:
    I’d have played Dixon without Campbell 
    I don’t think Dixon is anywhere near ready to start a league match. 
    Says a lot of what Jones thinks of Ahadme then.  I don’t relish teams with no pace - Dixon has that 
  • DDOUBLEE
    DDOUBLEE Posts: 1,661
    edited April 5
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  • DDOUBLEE
    DDOUBLEE Posts: 1,661
    I knew it would come to bite us not signing another winger in the window, one upfront it seems?
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,135
    wmcf123 said:
    I’d have played Dixon without Campbell 
    Would have been tempted too, we lack pace with Godden, Berry, Anderson.

    But in Jones we trust!  I'd have played Mitchell not McIntyre midweek and McIntyre played well in a win so what do I know?!
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,169
    Pedro45 said:
    With current scores, I think I'd take a draw now...
    We are at home, must be a win
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,610
    Pedro45 said:
    With current scores, I think I'd take a draw now...
    What on earth are you talking about?
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,823
    Despite our best efforts, Top 2 is looking a bit of a stretch. Would love 3 points here and we can focus on getting TC and Jones fully fit for the plsyoffs.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,135
    eastterrace6168 said:
    Reading 1-0 Wycombe...penalty
    We'll catch Wycombe.

    But bloody Wrexham winning again.  If only we'd signed Smith when we were in for him before he went to Reading.

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  • redbuttle
    redbuttle Posts: 2,023
    DDOUBLEE said:
    I knew it would come to bite us not signing another winger in the window, one upfront it seems?   Have we l9st the game already then?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,206
    North Lower Neil said:
    eastterrace6168 said:
    Reading 1-0 Wycombe...penalty
    We'll catch Wycombe.

    But bloody Wrexham winning again.  If only we'd signed Smith when we were in for him before he went to Reading.
    To be fair Smith has done f**k all for the most part today... 
  • Bailey
    Bailey Posts: 3,382
    Charlton will make the play offs anything else is a bonus, that being the case I'd rather we had a fully fit squad after 46 games, rather than go into the play offs missing too many. 
  • DDOUBLEE
    DDOUBLEE Posts: 1,661
    redbuttle said:
    DDOUBLEE said:
    I knew it would come to bite us not signing another winger in the window, one upfront it seems?   Have we l9st the game already then?
    Not at all, just making an observation on how we have no ready-made replacement for our most creative player
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 12,106
    Pedro45 said:
    With current scores, I think I'd take a draw now...
    With current scores I think we should run the table and hope that Wrexham's match-fixers (refs) have an off day or two so that we beat them to 2nd spot (Wycombe will drop back into the play-offs and lose in the semi-final).
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 17,419
    2nd game in a row for me. I was only going for the Tyreece Campbell song. :(
  • cafc4life
    cafc4life Posts: 4,672
    Our attacking threat has just reduced massively. Need to see a big shift from midfield today 
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    No TC no Jones and no Leaburn weakens us. The other players must step up and show we’re strong anyway.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,358
    wmcf123 said:
    I’d have played Dixon without Campbell 
    This all day long.

    We now have no real attacking  threat. Dont forget Small is a defender by trade.

    The failure to strengthen in January is looking more foolish as the injuries mount & the is no back up. 
  • DDOUBLEE
    DDOUBLEE Posts: 1,661
    Couldn't really see anything other than a Wrexham win at home today considering they are 2nd and Burton are 21st tbh
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