Charlton Athletic vs Blackburn Rovers, 2017-18 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Charlton Athletic

19': Jason Pearce

FT
1 - 0

Blackburn Rovers

Jason Pearce effort enough as Charlton boost play-off chances

Match Commentary

19': Goal! Charlton Athletic 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Jason Pearce (Charlton Athletic) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ahmed Kashi following a set piece situation.
34': Lewis Page (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Jack Payne (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Jay Dasilva replaces Lewis Page because of an injury.
63': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Danny Graham replaces Jack Payne.
63': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis replaces Paul Caddis.
65': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Richard Smallwood (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Peter Whittingham replaces Corry Evans.
80': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Stephy Mavididi replaces Nicky Ajose.
85': Jake Forster-Caskey (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Joe Aribo replaces Ben Reeves.
90'+5': Paul Downing (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: The Valley
Location: London, England
Attendance: 17,310

EFL League One Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Cardiff City	5	+6	13
2	Huddersfield Town	5	+7	12
3	Stevenage	5	+4	12
4	Bradford City	5	+3	11

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Charlton Athletic (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Ben Amos (GK)
6	Jason Pearce
5	Patrick Bauer
2	Lewis Page
15	Ezri Konsa
3	Ahmed Kashi
19	Jake Forster-Caskey
7	Mark Marshall
12	Ben Reeves
8	Nicky Ajose
9	Josh Magennis

Charlton Athletic Substitutes:

Dillon Phillips, Harry Lennon, Jay Da Silva, Stephy Mavididi, Michal Zyro, Johnnie Jackson, Joe Aribo.

Blackburn Rovers (3-4-3)

No.	Name
13	Jayson Leutwiler (GK)
14	Charlie Mulgrew
25	Paul Downing
26	Darragh Lenihan
6	Richard Smallwood
17	Amari'i Bell
29	Corry Evans
16	Paul Caddis
9	Dominic Samuel
19	Jack Payne
18	Adam Armstrong

Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:

Andrew Fisher, Willem Tomlinson, Joe Nuttall, Danny Graham, Lewis Travis, Marcus Antonsson, Peter Whittingham.

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