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MATCH PREVIEW: Charlton Athletic vs Swansea City - Saturday 1st November 2025 - 3pm Kick-Off

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  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,782
    edited October 31
    I’m more confident about this one than any other this season . ( defeat incoming!)
    I’m going for a 3-0 win . Goals: Kelman , Leaburn & Jones 
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,654
    Everyone is predicting a Charlton win which traditionally makes me nervous.

    If, however, we are to start looking upwards we need to be able to handle that expectation.

    Charlton 1 - 0 Swansea

    Kelman 34
  • Pavoren007
    Pavoren007 Posts: 2,535
    2-0 for me could be 0-0 at HT us go 1-0 and catch them late on the break for the second. As others have suggested will be super tight for long spells. Cannot wait!
  • closet_addick
    closet_addick Posts: 181
    Swansea will be tough to break down, but I think we will keep them quiet if they get close to our goal.

    A grindy 1-0 win for us. COYA. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,466
    closet_addick said:
    Swansea will be tough to break down, but I think we will keep them quiet if they get close to our goal.

    A grindy 1-0 win for us. COYA. 
    Not sure we try to break them down. Our two smartest options are to press them into a mistake and to let them come forward and then hit them on the counter. I think we’ll have 40-45% possession 
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,369
    fenaddick said:
    closet_addick said:
    Swansea will be tough to break down, but I think we will keep them quiet if they get close to our goal.

    A grindy 1-0 win for us. COYA. 
    Not sure we try to break them down. Our two smartest options are to press them into a mistake and to let them come forward and then hit them on the counter. I think we’ll have 40-45% possession 
    In every win we’ve had this season, we have had less possession than the opposition. Swansea are 5th in the league for average possession. 

    I think that bodes well for us as they also have less quality than the other teams nearer the top of the possession rankings, and we’ve beaten a couple of those already anyway. 

    It feels like they are exactly the kind of team we usually do well against 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,466
    NabySarr said:
    fenaddick said:
    closet_addick said:
    Swansea will be tough to break down, but I think we will keep them quiet if they get close to our goal.

    A grindy 1-0 win for us. COYA. 
    Not sure we try to break them down. Our two smartest options are to press them into a mistake and to let them come forward and then hit them on the counter. I think we’ll have 40-45% possession 
    In every win we’ve had this season, we have had less possession than the opposition. Swansea are 5th in the league for average possession. 

    I think that bodes well for us as they also have less quality than the other teams nearer the top of the possession rankings, and we’ve beaten a couple of those already anyway. 

    It feels like they are exactly the kind of team we usually do well against 
    I can’t remember the exact figures but our average possession this season is just over 40% and theirs is about 60%. No chance that changes this weekend. I am calmly confident about this one 
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,264
    With a week’s break from the Hull game, I agree with FA’s predicted line up, back to the first XI that he’s preferred recently.  I think both Apter and Knibbs will be key players throughout the season to come in, but neither of them can really say they did enough last Saturday to stake a claim for starting again.

    Very, very tough game as we’re at home, so the onus will be on us, and expectations have been raised given our start.  Swansea are a very established team at this level and even though we’ve had a good start, they’ll see this as a game they can get a result from, especially if they want to be in amongst the play off picture.  Such a tight league and if we’re not at it, even with our extremely good home record, we could get caught out.  With 2 home games I would love to get at least 3 points out of them, as we have to keep trying to put as many points on the board as early as possible.  The win 2mo would be excellent as the confidence would be in full flow for our first game under the floodlights at home on Tuesday.  Hoping we can nick it 
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,433
    2-0 Kelman + Campbell, the prolific duo silence the haters! 
  • panther10
    panther10 Posts: 20
    3 -0 kelmen brace and carey 

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  • YTS1978
    YTS1978 Posts: 1,719
    Team pretty much picks itself apart from the strikers. I'd give Leeeaburn another start probably along with TC. Thought Miles had a good game up at Hull.
  • Sword65pf
    Sword65pf Posts: 124
    We do break teams down, just in quicker shorter spells, it’s called counter attack and we are getting results because of it. We all know the style of play we are going to get and it’s proved to be successful. Much rather watch this than teams trying to emulate boring as f:(k Man City.
  • Southbank
    Southbank Posts: 5,279
    I have a suspicion Fullah will be in the 18 in place of Apter tomorrow. Apter was disappointing last week and NJ will not have liked his attitude when substituted. Fullah currently offers more in the goalscoring department.
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,913
    Think this will be a game where we will have less than 10% possession but not lose.
  • TellyTubby
    TellyTubby Posts: 3,555
    I'd like to see Anderson given a chance. I think that he has a role to play in the squad.
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,303
    Could go either way but why not the most negative of outcomes? Swansea breakthrough early then keep possession to win 0-1.  
  • Sword65pf
    Sword65pf Posts: 124
    Macronate said:
    Think this will be a game where we will have less than 10% possession but not lose.
    Is that serious 10%? Are we not touching the ball for 45mins at home?
  • jonseventyfive
    jonseventyfive Posts: 3,366
    Clean sheet win,  2-0.
  • Stuart_the_Red
    Stuart_the_Red Posts: 1,868
    Also this from the clubs website:

    The matchday is also the club's annual International Supporters' Day, with more than 50 international supporters joining us at The Valley on Saturday! Special tributes and messages will be made to the Addicks' overseas contingent at half-time. 
  • Sword65pf
    Sword65pf Posts: 124
    Southbank said:
    I have a suspicion Fullah will be in the 18 in place of Apter tomorrow. Apter was disappointing last week and NJ will not have liked his attitude when substituted. Fullah currently offers more in the goalscoring department.
    TellyTubby said:
    I'd like to see Anderson given a chance. I think that he has a role to play in the squad.
    What’s with all the potential changing of squad players, Nathan pretty much picks the same players unless injuries hit, Anderson and Fullah are both fringe at best and both not really championship ready. The only players to come in will be Godden/ Edward’s when fit. Both the youngsters I can see on loan.

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  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,254
    edited October 31
    Macronate said:
    Think this will be a game where we will have less than 10% possession but not lose.
    I can't see Swansea having at least 91% possession! 
  • ecclesaddick
    ecclesaddick Posts: 397
    WERE IS ANDERSON ?????
  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 2,993
    Swansea a team that has one of the lowest goal tallies in the league, so must mean a 3-0 defeat for Charlton.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,747
    ecclesaddick said:
    WERE IS ANDERSON ?????
    I'll do you one better... WHY IS ANDERSON!!

    (Just cant get in the First Team at the moment, as he and Fullah played for the U21s vs. Millwall in midweek)
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,398
    I have felt good about Charlton now for weeks, so am due a good swift kick in the nads...

    0-1
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,841
    eastterrace6168 said:
    Good to be back home, and a comfortable 4-0 to boot, 🎶up the football league we go🎶…
    https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1JbuUa2k6a/
  • BansteadAddick
    BansteadAddick Posts: 1,120
    Very tricky game against a side who do not concede many goals. Be interesting to see the Orient player from last season who we were after, Galbraith, if he plays. Hoping for a win but 1-1 seems likely, Kelman at last.
  • aso914
    aso914 Posts: 116
    saw someone say on x they heard lloyd got a freak injury anyone know anything about that? 
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,769
    At 60 minutes Nathan Jones makes a predictable substitution but then surprises everyone by trying to  start off a raucous rendition of ’Stand Up if you hate Swansea’ in The West Stand. 
  • BalladMan
    BalladMan Posts: 1,144
    BansteadAddick said:
    Very tricky game against a side who do not concede many goals. Be interesting to see the Orient player from last season who we were after, Galbraith, if he plays. Hoping for a win but 1-1 seems likely, Kelman at last.
    Galbraith played last Saturday and Wednesday so likely to be playing.  

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