LONDON. Charlton Athletic manages to recover against Blackpool with a goal on the J. Rhodes 34′ and a goal on the K. Dembélé 70′. Charlton Athletic was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the The Valley stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The referee was Andy Davies with the assistance of Craig Taylor and George Byrne. The 4th official was Jacob Miles. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 9.59 degrees Celsius or 49.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Charlton Athletic

2 - 2

Blackpool

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 18 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 9 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 131 Attack 84
  • 48 Dangerous attack 40
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 5 Total 6
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Charlton Athletic had a strong ball possession 57% while Blackpool was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Charlton Athletic was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Charlton Athletic to win the match​.

Charlton Athletic shot 18 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Blackpool shot 9 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Charlton Athletic received 2 yellow cards (Slobodan Tedić and Tyreece Campbell). On the opposite side, Blackpool received 3 yellow cards (Matthew Pennington, Dominic Thompson and James Husband).

Match Timeline

17'
34'
Jordan Rhodes(goal)James Husband
45'
Nathan Asiimwe- sub ->Tennai Watson
54'
54'
Chuks Aneke- sub ->Miles Leaburn
64'
64'
66'
Karamoko Dembélé- sub ->Shayne Lavery
68'
68'
James Husband- Yellow
Lucas Ness- sub ->Lloyd Jones
64'
70'
Karamoko Dembélé(goal)
76'
Matthew Pennington- Yellow
77'
Callum Connolly- sub ->Dominic Thompson
77'
Albie Morgan- sub ->Sonny Carey
Alfie May(goal)Chuks Aneke
81'
83'
90'
Kylian Kouassi- sub ->Jordan Rhodes

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After this match, Charlton Athletic will have 15 points like Bristol Rovers and Lincoln City to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Blackpool will have 16 points like Exeter City to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Charlton Athletic will play away against Port Vale on the 6th of January with a 2-2 head to head stats.

Blackpool will play away agasint Leyton Orient on the 6th of January with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Blackpool (1 draw).

Charlton Athletic – Formation

Charlton Athletic
G
Ashley Maynard-Brewer 1.Australia
7.0
D
Lloyd Jones 2.England
6.7
64'
D
T. Thomas 3.England
6.4
D
Michael Hector 6.Jamaica
6.4
D
T. Watson 18.England
6.8
54'
M
George Dobson 4.England
7.7
M
Alfie May 9.England
7.8
81'
M
Corey Blackett-Taylor 23.England
7.8
83'
M
Louie Watson 25.England
6.8
64'
M
Slobodan Tedić 30.Serbia
6.4
54' 17'
F
Miles Leaburn 11.England
6.3
64'
Substitutes
G
H. Molyneux 31.England
D
Lucas Ness 5.England
6.4
64'
D
Nathan Asiimwe 32.Uganda
7.0
54'
M
Scott Fraser 10.Scotland
7.5
64'
M
Chem Campbell 27.Wales
F
T. Campbell 20.England
7.3
54' 68'
F
Chuks Aneke 22.England
8.1
64'

Charlton Athletic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Michael Appleton decided to play with the following team: Ashley Maynard Brewer (7.0), Tennai Watson (6.8), Michael Hector (6.4), Lloyd Jones (6.7), Terell Thomas (6.4), George Dobson (7.7), Louie Watson (6.8), Slobodan Tedić (6.4), Alfie May (7.8), Corey Blackett-Taylor (7.8) and Miles Leaburn (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Lucas Ness (6.4), Scott Fraser (7.5), Tyreece Campbell (7.3), Chuks Aneke (8.1), Chem Campbell, Henry Molyneux and Nathan Asiimwe (7.0).

Substitutions

Charlton Athletic made 5 changes: Tennai Watson for Nathan Asiimwe (54′), Slobodan Tedić for Tyreece Campbell (54′), Louie Watson for Scott Fraser (64′), Miles Leaburn for Chuks Aneke (64′) and Lloyd Jones for Lucas Ness (64′).

Best player: Chuks Aneke​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Charlton Athletic was Chuks Aneke.

His rating is (8.1) with 7 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 64′.

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool
G
Daniel Grimshaw 32.England
6.8
D
James Husband 3.England
7.5
68'
D
Matthew Pennington 5.England
6.7
76'
D
Oliver Casey 20.England
7.0
M
Oliver Norburn 6.Grenada
7.3
M
Sonny Carey 10.England
7.1
77'
M
Kenny Dougall 12.Australia
6.4
M
CJ Hamilton 22.England
6.7
M
Dominic Thompson 23.England
6.7
77' 45'
F
Jordan Rhodes 16.Scotland
7.7
90' 34'
F
Shayne Lavery 19.Northern Ireland
7.0
66'
Substitutes
G
Richard O'Donnell 1.England
D
Callum Connolly 2.England
5.7
77'
D
Marvin Ekpiteta 21.England
M
Albie Morgan 8.England
6.4
77'
M
Jensen Weir 15.England
F
Karamoko Dembélé 11.England
8.1
66' 70'
F
Kylian Kouassi 27.England
90'

Blackpool started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Neil Critchley played with: Daniel Grimshaw (6.8), Matthew Pennington (6.7), Oliver Casey (7.0), James Husband (7.5), CJ Hamilton (6.7), Kenny Dougall (6.4), Oliver Norburn (7.3), Sonny Carey (7.1), Dominic Thompson (6.7), Shayne Lavery (7.0) and Jordan Rhodes (7.7).

They had on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Callum Connolly (5.7), Albie Morgan (6.4), Karamoko Dembélé (8.1), Jensen Weir, Marvin Ekpiteta and Kylian Kouassi.

Substitutions

Blackpool made 4 changes: Shayne Lavery for Karamoko Dembélé (66′), Dominic Thompson for Callum Connolly (77′), Sonny Carey for Albie Morgan (77′) and Jordan Rhodes for Kylian Kouassi (90′).

Best player: Karamoko Dembélé​

The player that probably impressed the most for Blackpool was Karamoko Dembélé.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 15 passes (50% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 66′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​