Good afternoon one and all.
And on one of the hottest days of the year, we travel the relatively short distance up to the beautiful city of Cambridge and a visit to The Cledera Abbey Stadium, where Cambridge United are today's opponents.
And after our no show first hour last week against Lincoln, a real chance to bounce right back to winning ways against a team currently sitting in 23rd place in the league table, but they also seemed to have steadied the ship of late with three draws, and a 1-0 win last time out against bottom club Shrewsbury, so we will need to be on our A game today to come away with all three points, which I feel we should be capable of doing.
Asked for the latest on the fitness of TC and Jones, Nathan said "TC had calf tightness so we didn't take any chances with that, he's a lot closer to the squad, Lloyd exactly the same, we haven't rushed these because their two of our best players".
We've locked horns on 26 previous occasions winning 10, The "U's" 7 and the remaining 9 meetings resulting in draws, we ran out 2-1 winners on the reverse fixture at The Valley, on Boxing Day, thank's to goals from TC and Leaburn.
We will be wearing our
RED home kit today...
Here we go...
Team news...
Tyreece Campbell returns to the starting line-up this afternoon.
The 21-year-old missed last weekend’s game against Lincoln City with a minor calf injury and returns to the side in place of Karoy Anderson.
It means the Addicks are likely to start with a back three of Kayne Ramsay, Tom McIntyre and Macaulay Gillesphey in front of Will Mannion.
Thierry Small and Josh Edwards will operate as wing-backs with Conor Coventry, Luke Berry and captain Greg Docherty.
Campbell joins 17-goal Matty Godden in a front two.
Micah Mbick is named on the substitutes bench and is joined by Dean Bouzanis, Tennai Watson, Anderson, Alex Gilbert, Gassan Ahadme and Chuks Aneke.
Charlton: Mannion; Ramsay, McIntyre, Gillesphey; Small, Coventry, Berry, Docherty (c), Edwards; Campbell, Godden
Subs: Bouzanis, Watson, Anderson, Gilbert, Ahadme, Aneke, Mbick
Comments
Great to see TC back and starting, shame about Jones but not worth rushing him back.
Despite subbing McIntyre after his error last week NJ has kept faith in him.
Louis Mendez has confirmed Dixon, Hylton and Mitchell are there as the spare men in the squad.
NJ said he blames himself for last week's line-up. Him saying it again when we fail to win this afternoon will be no comfort !
Surprised to see M'Bick on the bench but not to see Dixon dropped.
No mitchell seems odd.
1 - 2 with Aneke scoring late on.
I also wonder who would be complaining about it...