LONDON. Charlton Athletic managed to find the solution against Cheltenham Town to win 2-1. A. May was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Cheltenham Town to strike first with a goal of Will Goodwin at the 10′. Then it was a penalty in the 17′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alfie May gave the win to Charlton Athletic in the 86′ minute with a penalty scoring a double. Charlton Athletic took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the The Valley stadium in London on Tuesday and it started at 2:45 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward with the assistance of Rob Smith and Adam Crysell. The 4th official was Aji Ajibola. The weather was light snow. The temperature was freezing at -2.3 degrees Celsius or 27.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 19 Total 11
- 7 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 8
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 105 Attack 105
- 69 Dangerous attack 52
- 62 Ball safe 74
- 2 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Charlton Athletic was in firm control of the ball 59% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Charlton Athletic was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Charlton Athletic won the match.
Charlton Athletic shot 19 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town shot 11 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Charlton Athletic received 2 yellow cards (Tayo Edun and ). On the other side, Cheltenham Town received 4 yellow cards (Will Goodwin, Ellis Chapman, Sean Long and Luke Southwood).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Charlton Athletic will have 26 points to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town will stay with 12 points to remain in the 24th 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 statistic.
Cheltenham Town will host Portsmouth on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Portsmouth (7 draws).
Charlton Athletic – Formation
Charlton Athletic
90'
73'
17', 86'
Charlton Athletic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Michael Appleton decided to play with the following team: Ashley Maynard-Brewer , Tennai Watson , Michael Hector , Lloyd Jones , Tayo Edun , Conor McGrandles , George Dobson , Scott Fraser , Alfie May , Miles Leaburn and Corey Blackett-Taylor .
The home team had on the bench: Lucas Ness, Tyreece Campbell , Louie Watson , Slobodan Tedić , Nathan Asiimwe, Sam Walker and Micah Mbick.
Charlton Athletic could not rely on the presence of Slobodan Tedić (injured) and Louie Watson (injured).
Substitutions
Charlton Athletic made 3 changes: Miles Leaburn for Slobodan Tedić (38′), Conor McGrandles for Louie Watson (61′) and Scott Fraser for Tyreece Campbell (73′).
Player of the match: Alfie May
The most impressive player for Charlton Athletic was Alfie May.
His rating is with 2 goals, 24 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Cheltenham Town – Formation
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Darrell Clarke played with: Luke Southwood , Owen Bevan , Curtis Davies , Lewis Freestone , Sean Long , Ellis Chapman , George Lloyd , Liam Sercombe , Will Ferry , Aidan Keena and Will Goodwin .
These were the players on the bench: Tom Bradbury, Oliver Hammond , Max Harris, Grant Horton, Cameron Peupion, Josh Williams and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji.
Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 4 changes: Aidan Keena for Oliver Hammond (46′), Ellis Chapman for Josh Williams (87′), Sean Long for Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (88′) and Ellis Chapman for Cameron Peupion (88′).
Player of the match: Luke Southwood
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was the goalkeeper: Luke Southwood. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Reading – Carlisle United – 5-1
- Wigan Athletic – Fleetwood Town – 3-0
- Stevenage – Peterborough United – 2-2
- Port Vale – Derby County – 0-1
- Oxford United – Bolton Wanderers – 0-0
- Exeter City – Shrewsbury Town – 0-0
- Charlton Athletic – Cheltenham Town – 2-1
- Cambridge United – Lincoln City – 0-3
- Burton Albion – Portsmouth – 0-2
- Bristol Rovers – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Blackpool – Northampton Town – 1-2
- Barnsley – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-0
