Attention: Please take a moment to consider our terms and conditions before posting.
POST-MATCH THREAD: Charlton Athletic v Blackburn Rovers: Saturday 27th September 2025: KO 15:00
LoOkOuT
Posts: 10,857
Both sides struggled to get to grips with the game in the first twenty minutes. It was cagey and scrappy with, perhaps, Blackburn edging it through being marginally the better at keeping possession and forcing the home side into little errors.
With an injury to Josh Edwards a change was made on about 24 minutes, with Macauley Gillesphey coming on and A’mari Bell moving forward into the wing back position. Blackburn’s press, which had until then been effective, was not prepared for Gillesphey’s cross field diagonals. His impact was immediate, helping Charlton into the ascendancy with probing balls forward that pegged the Blackburn defenders back and allowed Charlton to push up.
On 31 minutes, a James Bree free kick was expertly driven to the back post where Gillesphey headed back across the keeper and into the back of the net. Another goal for the mercurial left back and the second assist in as many games (2 for 2!) for Bree. From then on, for the rest of the half, Charlton pressed forward looking for the second. There were chances for Blackburn too, but little that troubled the home side.
James Bree and Sonny Carey had moments (particularly, one where Carey raced back to rescue the ball from a decent counter attack), getting the better of their opponents a number of times and combining well. Tyreece Campbell caused Blackburn some issues himself right before the halftime whistle, getting ahead of his marker on a couple of occasions, but he was unable to find the team’s second. The half finished one nil to the home side.
Blackburn made a change going into the second half, taking off the player that injured himself in injuring Edwards.
The home side started brightest in the second half and never looked back. Openings were numerous, with Tyreece Campbell having a positive impact before being subbed. Greg Docherty had a couple of pops as did Sonny Carey. Olaofe on for Campbell and Miles Leaburn on for Charlie Kelman.
On 70 mins some great interplay in the Blackburn box, resulting in a Sonny Carey shot, that was deflected onto Reece Burke who managed to only pop it over from close range.
A bit of good defending saw Greg Docherty covering and taking the ball back before clearing far up the pitch to Tanto Olaofe. His control and shielding provided an opportunity for Sonny Carey. Olaofe teed it up and Carey drilled the ball with ferocious power into the back of the net from twenty yards. And we all let out a breath of relief!
The cherry on the cake came through a break with Docherty on the overlap on the left, finding James Bree cutting into the box from the right to slot it past the on-rushing defender and hapless goal keeper.
The referee had a stinker for the most part but it was a professional performance from the Addicks and some stand out individual performances that made the difference. Conor Coventry (with Greg Docherty) gave dangerman Todd Cantwell no space whatsoever.
There were opportunities for a handful more goals today but we came away three to the good and a clean sheet; but most importantly, another three points.
Charlton 3 Blackburn 0
Over to you.
52
Comments
-
We are quality and that should have been 5.
33 -
'Struggling' Charlton, up to 7th!69
-
Expand the playoffs.74
-
Fuck me we just absolutely suffocated Blackburn.
Jones is a ridiculous manager and we have a ridiculous team.44 -
Fucking superb. Happy evening addicks x10
-
Rovers reactions (along with the customary gloating memes) here: https://x.com/Rovers/status/19719676141143205113
-
Whats that sailing down the f**king Thames... Whatever it is, its barrelling down the River at a rate of knots, its got places to be, promotion to potentially be had...
Oh actually, it seems Guns are firing, it all makes sense to me now... Do you know why? - Its because Blackburn Rovers... YOU'VE... BEEEN... SUNK!! - And Nathan Jones is at the f**king helm!!
65 -
Fantastic performance from us, some lovely work by Tanto.Well done lads.6
-
What a win.
When I looked at our opening fixtures, I looked at this match as a pointer as to where we were at. Absolutely delighted with our start,
3 -
Was a bit worried first 15, looked like had a bit more about them, but, then - what a fantastic performance, the lot of them, well played lads 👏👏4
- Sponsored links:
-
Everybody's talking about Birmingham City and Wrexham, but look at us... 😎22
-
Could of been 5, best performance of the season9
-
Completely dominant. Thought the midfield were superb but especially pleased for Gillesphey. Can't have been easy for him but came on like he'd never been away.
39 -
Brilliant win.
Bree excellent, so good to see Macca slot in as if he's never been away.
Tanto looked the business and Coventry bossed Cantwell.
But for me, the MOTM is Doc. So heartening to see the club captain play like that.
He looks better a level up. Two weekends in a row we can sit back and enjoy being back to at least where we belong.
COYRs27 -
Blackburn a very fragile team by the looks of it. They looked like the Championship version of us in League One the last few years pre-Jones. Heads dropping all over the shop.
Thought they were bright and the more threatening side but they practically gave up the game after conceding the first goal.
We should have been multiple goals ahead before Sonny Carey finally made the points safe. And Bree’s goal at the end was the icing on the cake.13 -
I've just spent 6 days hiking to Santiago along the Santiago de Compostela. Clearly someone upstairs has decided to reward me in this way
24 -
Great result for struggling Charlton9
-
This division is ridiculously tight with just one team averaging two points a game. So, why shouldn't the side with the most clean sheets not have every chance of making the play offs?16
-
I think that’s arguably the best pressing performance I’ve seen from us under Jones.The defence were rarely troubled because the players in front of them won the ball continually up the pitch. It even meant we created more chances, cos we just didn’t give Blackburn a second to relax.
Coventry was brilliant but Greg Docherty take a bow, you are everything we demand from a Charlton captain and more.
7th after 7 games, superb.40 -
Carry on like that and we won't need to worry about the play offs at all!Uboat said:Expand the playoffs.5 - Sponsored links:
-
I was down in Herne Bay house hunting today so missed the game. When I checked the score on BBC I shouted and gave the estate agent a fright! 😂
What a result. Nathan Jones is a top manager.7 -
Could genuinely rant aimlessly about a couple of things today.
We've put together a team of experienced unfashionable players with Championship experience, sprinkled with a touch of potential and its slowly beginning to show... This is a team that knows what its about, the likes of Burke, Kaminski and Bell, they had a shit year last season, and they're showing that it wasn't the norm for them.
We've got a long way to go this season, and for large parts, we've looked a team that would need weekly showings like the trip to Sheff Utd, a smash and grab goal to cling on to - But today, we truly showed that we can compete at this level, and like Nathan Jones said at Wembley, we're truly not here to make up the numbers.
That second half was a true warning to the rest of the Division, yes there will be games to come where we play like how Blackburn did today, we've already shown it with QPR. But that second half wasn't just the performance of a team grinding out a win, it was a team doing it convincingly, and that is a warning to the rest of the Division to take us seriously.
Last of the promoted teams from League One, but we're above the rest.
Joint best Defence in the League at this stage of the season. We're starting to get our attack together as well, and the Valley once again is a f**king fortress.
What isn't to love about this side?47 -
Leaburn and Olaofe have to start next game. TC fluffed so many chances today and as I say he doesn’t look like ever scoring. Kelman just as ineffective too tbf.We stay up comfortably imo.5
-
Wrexham 15th
Birmingham 11th
Millwall 10th
Charlton 7th
What a great Saturday it’s turned into.58 -
I've said it before and I'm happy to say it again. I love that we play on the front foot when we're leading. The mentality of this team is absolutely spot on.22
-
Looking forward to the extended highlights. We're above Millwall on goal difference, 1 point ahead of Birmingham and 3 points ahead of Wrexham. The only things that take the shine off the day are the injury to Josh Edwards (how bad did it look?) and a certain very late goal that had live commentary on Final Score.1
-
This from the Blackburn reporter on Cawley's substack was bang onCallumcafc said:Blackburn a very fragile team by the looks of it. They looked like the Championship version of us in League One the last few years pre-Jones. Heads dropping all over the shop.
Thought they were bright and the more threatening side but they practically gave up the game after conceding the first goal.
We should have been multiple goals ahead before Sonny Carey finally made the points safe. And Bree’s goal at the end was the icing on the cake.
22 -
Love Macca. Well done him for stepping in and looking so good. Cult legend34
-
I always thought this manager was good. He’s not just good, he’s a bloody genius.9
-
Six nil would have been the right result!5
