Tag: Athletic

22 April 2026 Off

Charlton Athletic 1-2 Ipswich Town: Tractor Boys boost promotion bid with comeback win

By Total Football News

Ipswich had the worst away record of any side in the top 10 before kick-off but will be delighted with their first comeback win on the road this season.

It moves them back above Millwall, who slip to third place, with both sides level on points but the Tractor Boys boasting a far superior goal difference.

Perhaps more importantly, Ipswich still have a game in hand, which puts them in

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18 April 2026 Off

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Charlton Athletic: Addicks edge closer to Championship safety

By Total Football News

Charlton Athletic moved six points clear of the relegation zone with three games remaining as they drew with Sheffield Wednesday at The Valley.

Matty Godden gave the Addicks the lead just after break, having hit the crossbar on the stroke of half-time.

Gabriel Otegbayo tapped into an empty net to level the score after an error from Charlton goalkeeper Will Mannion, while the Owls felt aggrieved not to be awarded

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6 April 2026 Off

Watford 1-1 Charlton Athletic: Nestory Irankunda strike earns hosts draw

By Total Football News

Visiting goalkeeper Will Mannion shone in a lively contest, turning Irankunda’s early drive behind and producing a one-on-one save after the Australia international won the ball inside his own half, exchanged a one-two with Louza and surged inside the box.

The ever-creative Louza beat Mannion but not the woodwork with a second crossing attempt following a corner, and Docherty followed suit at the other end in the culmination of a

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13 March 2026 Off

Charlton Athletic opinion: Charlton’s Riverside Resilience

By Total Football News

There are countless ways to win a football match, and Charlton Athletic’s 1–0 triumph at Middlesbrough was a shining example of the most stubborn kind.

Against a side that had swept aside QPR and Birmingham City, scoring four and three goals respectively in recent weeks, Nathan Jones’ men produced a defensive masterclass of grit and structure.

Middlesbrough may have enjoyed 78% possession and rained down 34 attempts on goal, but

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7 March 2026 Off

Charlton Athletic 1-0 Birmingham City: Addicks move further clear of relegation trouble after beating Blues

By Total Football News

Charlie Kelman’s winner was enough to give Charlton a 1-0 victory over Birmingham City at The Valley and an important three points in their bid to move further clear of the relegation zone in the Championship.

The forward’s fifth goal of the campaign came moments after coming off the bench, and settled a game of few clear-cut chances.

Prior to the winner, Tyrese Campbell had the best opening for the

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2 March 2026 Off

Charlton Athletic 0-1 Wrexham: Ollie Rathbone goal sinks Addicks

By Total Football News

Naturally, Wrexham fans enjoyed the victory.

Indeed, they’ve become used to celebrating on the road given Wrexham haven’t lost on their travels since a late defeat at Swansea City before Christmas. From the last 18 points on offer on the road, Wrexham have collected 16 of them.

More than that, those flying the Welsh flags in the away end on St David’s Day weekend will have also enjoyed the win

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2 March 2026 Off

Charlton Athletic: Conor Coady ‘loving’ playing in midfield again

By Total Football News

Conor Coady said he is relishing playing in midfield at Charlton Athletic since arriving on loan at the south-east London club from Wrexham.

The former England international has been plying his trade in the Championship this season after spending seven of the previous eight years in the Premier League with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton and Leicester City.

Coady has operated as a centre-back for most of his career since being converted

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2 March 2026 Off

Charlton Athletic opinion – Addicks need to be more clinical

By Total Football News

Charlton Athletic’s 1-0 defeat by Wrexham was not about effort or attitude.

The performance and work rate could not be faulted. What hurt most was the lack of composure and quality in front of goal — the inability to be more clinical when chances came our way.

Let’s take four moments that defined the afternoon.

In the 20th minute, Luke Berry, found by Tyreece Campbell, hesitated just long enough for

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24 February 2026 Off

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Charlton Athletic: Baggies winless in 10 games after Charlton draw

By Total Football News

West Bromwich Albion head coach Eric Ramsay told BBC Radio WM:

“Absolutely it’s a game that we should have won and out of the three of the four games that we’ve drawn in the league recently, that’s the one that you’re looking at and feeling like we created good chances in open play.

“We had a lot of territory at the top of the opposition’s box and where we needed

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26 January 2026 Off

Jerome Roussillon: Defender leaves Charlton Athletic after two months

By Total Football News

Jerome Roussillon has left Charlton Athletic after a two-month stint in which the left-back made no appearances for the club.

The 33-year-old moved to The Valley as a free agent on a short-term contract in November.

Despite the continued absence of Josh Edwards – who has been ruled out for the rest of the season with an ankle injury – Charlton head coach Nathan Jones elected not to call on

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