
Charlton Athletic vs Leicester City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt missed. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Greg Docherty.
- 4': Attempt saved. Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Josh Edwards with a cross.
- 5': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Greg Docherty.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic).
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Miles Leaburn is caught offside.
- 10': Amari'i Bell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 10': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Coventry.
- 12': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 15': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic).
- 18': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
- 19': Attempt saved. Rob Apter (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Sonny Carey.
- 20': Foul by Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic).
- 20': Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic).
- 21': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Delay in match (Leicester City).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
- 23': Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 25': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lloyd Jones.
- 26': Attempt missed. Louis Page (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 27': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
- 27': Josh Edwards (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
- 29': Rob Apter (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Attempt missed. Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 32': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Josh Edwards (Charlton Athletic).
- 34': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
- 35': Foul by Greg Docherty (Charlton Athletic).
- 35': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Tyreece Campbell.
- 36': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Jakub Stolarczyk.
- 37': Foul by Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
- 37': Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Foul by Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic).
- 40': Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
- 41': Josh Edwards (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 44': Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic).
- 45'+1': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
- 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Edwards (Charlton Athletic).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': Foul by Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
- 45'+5': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Charlton Athletic 0, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Charlton Athletic 0, Leicester City 0.
- 46': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Coventry with a cross.
- 47': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
- 47': Attempt saved. Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Conor Coventry with a cross.
- 48': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Josh Edwards (Charlton Athletic).
- 48': Goal! Charlton Athletic 0, Leicester City 1. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
- 50': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 52': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
- 53': Attempt saved. Greg Docherty (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City).
- 54': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic).
- 54': Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Josh Edwards.
- 58': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
- 58': Josh Edwards (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Louis Page.
- 60': Foul by Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic).
- 60': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amari'i Bell.
- 64': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Conor Coventry.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Rob Apter (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miles Leaburn.
- 66': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Jakub Stolarczyk.
- 67': Attempt missed. Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lloyd Jones with a headed pass following a corner.
- 68': Foul by Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic).
- 68': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt saved. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Thomas Kaminski (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross.
- 69': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
- 70': Attempt missed. Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Josh Edwards with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic).
- 73': Substitution, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas replaces Jeremy Monga.
- 74': Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Winks replaces Oliver Skipp.
- 75': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Charlie Kelman replaces Rob Apter.
- 76': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Harvey Knibbs replaces Sonny Carey.
- 78': Amari'i Bell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
- 79': Attempt saved. Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Josh Edwards.
- 80': Foul by Harvey Knibbs (Charlton Athletic).
- 80': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Greg Docherty (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Knibbs.
- 81': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 82': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Josh Edwards (Charlton Athletic).
- 83': Substitution, Leicester City. Wout Faes replaces Abdul Fatawu.
- 83': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Hamza Choudhury because of an injury.
- 86': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Joe Rankin-Costello replaces Greg Docherty.
- 86': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Isaac Olaofe replaces Miles Leaburn.
- 89': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 90': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Macaulay Gillesphey replaces Josh Edwards.
- 90': Attempt missed. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lloyd Jones with a headed pass following a corner.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
- 90'+1': Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Charlton Athletic).
- 90'+2': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Isaac Olaofe is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Winks.
- 90'+5': Foul by Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic).
- 90'+5': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Charlton Athletic 0, Leicester City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Charlton Athletic 0, Leicester City 1.
Statistics
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9 | Fouls | 18 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
6 | Saves | 1 |
55.4 | Possession | 44.6 |
6 | SHOTS | 20 |
2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
305 | Accurate Passes | 206 |
380 | Passes | 282 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 13 |
11 | Crosses | 37 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
52 | Long Balls | 44 |
24 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
15 | Tackles | 22 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
5 | Interceptions | 13 |
44 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
44 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Venue: The Valley
Location: London, England
Attendance: 22,183
EFL Championship Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Middlesbrough | 4 | +6 | 12 |
2 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | +3 | 10 |
3 | Stoke City | 4 | +5 | 9 |
4 | Leicester City | 4 | +3 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Charlton Athletic (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Thomas Kaminski (GK) |
17 | Amari'i Bell |
5 | Lloyd Jones ![]() |
6 | Conor Coventry ![]() |
16 | Joshua Edwards |
2 | Kayne Ramsay |
10 | Greg Docherty |
14 | Sonny Carey |
7 | Tyreece Campbell |
30 | Robert Apter |
11 | Miles Leaburn |
Leicester City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jakub Stolarczyk (GK) |
23 | Jannik Vestergaard |
5 | Caleb Okoli |
33 | Luke Thomas |
17 | Hamza Choudhury |
25 | Louis Page |
22 | Oliver Skipp |
24 | Boubakary Soumaré |
9 | Jordan Ayew ![]() |
28 | Jeremy Monga |
7 | Fatawu Issahaku |
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