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Charlton Athletic v Oxford United Tuesday 27 October | Match Preview, Predictions, News & Views

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  • 1-1 draw. Record against Oxford is very poor. Imagine we will see Robbo's tactical genius on show as they double up on Doughty and defend deep against us.
  • Our run comes to an end.

    Our clean sheet run that is.

    Bows matches up with a 4231

    Watson and Pratley holding,

    JFC Williams and Smyth in the three and Bogle up top 

    Moaners will moan, especially when we go behind but the final result will justify the means.

    3 - 1 win
  • I think Shinnie will start.
  • Weird feeling being genuinely excited to watch Charlton again, I've decided I'll be backing us to win 2-0 all season. They won me some cash on Saturday and I'm hoping they do the same tomorrow.

    2-0 The Addicks.
  • We do look light up top, with Chuks unable to play and will Bogle be able to start after playing the full 90 on Saturday? I think this will be a tougher task that the previous 2 matches.

    Yes he had his faults, but Robinson IS a decent manager. While it's not all down to him, it's notable to see the difference between MK Dons when he was there, consistently a strong L1 side who made it into the Championship for one season, to what they are now, a struggling L1 side
  • It feels like John the Baptist Vs the Messiah. 2-1 The Addicks.
  • Atkinson is my mrs’ ex so hope we batter them... 0-3 Atkinson hatrick inbound
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    I'm expecting a spectacle: o-o
  • Watson must be close, if not already there to the
    rack up of bookings to get a one match ban, i'm
    sure it used to be end of September, but unsure
    now with latest rules.
    So, maybe Lee could be a bit sharp with the selection
    of Watson if the case.
  • Watson must be close, if not already there to the
    rack up of bookings to get a one match ban, i'm
    sure it used to be end of September, but unsure
    now with latest rules.
    So, maybe Lee could be a bit sharp with the selection
    of Watson if the case.
    He's got one booking left before suspension... Its usually about 15-games that have to be surpassed to avoid it
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  • The 3-2 loss at home  a couple of seasons ago is still fresh in my mind. They scored good goals that day.
  • Surprisingly after a good last season, Oxford have got off to a poor start in this one. Their last five games are like the cha cha cha .. LOST WON LOST LOST WON ((:>)
    Tomorrow will make that start just a bit worse. We are playing with assured confidence whoever takes the field

    CAFC 2 v Oxford United 0
  • Atkinson is my mrs’ ex so hope we batter them... 0-3 Atkinson hatrick inbound

    Your get good odds on Robert Atkinson scoring a hatrick: he's a CB who has never scored a League goal ! TBF he hasn't played many league games.
  • I think we'll find goals hard to come by, especially without Doughty. A bit of a risk to try and squeeze another 90 minutes out of Bogle, so maybe he'll be on the bench and we'll start with our International strike force of Washington and Smyth. Maddison will surely get a decent run out in the second half.

    I hope I'm wrong but I can see this one being a draw.
  • How about playing Watson and Shinnie in central midfield, Purrington at left back and Morgan and Maatsen on the wings? Maatsen has played at wing back for the Chelsea youth teams and in Doughty's absence would give us some extra speed and athleticism in what would otherwise be a pretty slow side. He might also help give support down that side to Purrington.
  • I'm expecting a spectacle: o-o
    Have you been diagnosed bi-focal?


  • Glancing at the Oxford forum, they all seem very sceptical that this game will go ahead due to their ongoing issues with the virus 
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  • Blucher said:
    I think we'll find goals hard to come by, especially without Doughty. A bit of a risk to try and squeeze another 90 minutes out of Bogle, so maybe he'll be on the bench and we'll start with our International strike force of Washington and Smyth. Maddison will surely get a decent run out in the second half.

    I hope I'm wrong but I can see this one being a draw.
    Not surprisingly,  we're using Inniss as a weapon at set pieces. The disallowed goal at Blackpool, the knockdown for Pratley's goal at Northampton.
    Prats himself said Jacko is working on set pieces to get the most out of Inniss' aerial ability in the oppo's box. Without a fox in the box, they're trying to come up with new ideas. 

    Knowing Bowyer, he's surely got one eye on his strongest lineup for the Pompey game, as the 6-pointer.
    With this in mind, we can expect some player rotation again tomorrow.



  • Glancing at the Oxford forum, they all seem very sceptical that this game will go ahead due to their ongoing issues with the virus 
    That's a good point.


  • Glancing at the Oxford forum, they all seem very sceptical that this game will go ahead due to their ongoing issues with the virus 
    Don't understand why that would be. Their 3 previous postponements were due to Covid issues with the opposition rather than Oxford.
  • Watching the Quest show this weekend, the virus rules are a bit of a shambles at the moment

    Accrington play Fleetwood on Tuesday. Accrington then call off their game on Saturday due to 8 players testing positive, but Fleetwood play Gillingham on Saturday despite their players not being tested before the match

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54678124

    Steve Evans was concerned for the risk to his own health...
  • Inniss has got the potential to be as dangerous at corners as Big Dave Shipperley in the 70s, who used to charge in from the corner of the box and nearly always got his head to the ball. He was a very, very difficult man to block off once he got up a head of steam. We also had precision deliveries from the likes of Colin Powell.

    Opponents will also be so concerned about Inniss' aerial prowess that they'll be vulnerable to the occasional variation in approach, such as a near post flick on from another of our players (the sort of routine that Mark Kinsella and Stevie Brown used to deploy).

    JFC put in a few good corners on Saturday and Maddison is a renowned dead ball specialist, so our goal output from this important source should improve. It's an important area of the game and one that we've hardly excelled at in recent years. Smyth's long throws might also prove useful on occasions, with Inniss looking to flick the ball on at the near post and generally create some chaos.
  • Watching the Quest show this weekend, the virus rules are a bit of a shambles at the moment

    Accrington play Fleetwood on Tuesday. Accrington then call off their game on Saturday due to 8 players testing positive, but Fleetwood play Gillingham on Saturday despite their players not being tested before the match

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54678124

    Steve Evans was concerned for the risk to his own health...
    I think Evans had a good point. He is surely ticking many of the high risk boxes.
  • Our squad is really holding up nicely now with injuries. We are not having to dip into the kids team. For me, that is still such a positive and point of contentment. 
  • Blucher said:
    Inniss has got the potential to be as dangerous at corners as Big Dave Shipperley in the 70s, who used to charge in from the corner of the box and nearly always got his head to the ball. He was a very, very difficult man to block off once he got up a head of steam. We also had precision deliveries from the likes of Colin Powell.

    Opponents will also be so concerned about Inniss' aerial prowess that they'll be vulnerable to the occasional variation in approach, such as a near post flick on from another of our players (the sort of routine that Mark Kinsella and Stevie Brown used to deploy).

    JFC put in a few good corners on Saturday and Maddison is a renowned dead ball specialist, so our goal output from this important source should improve. It's an important area of the game and one that we've hardly excelled at in recent years. Smyth's long throws might also prove useful on occasions, with Inniss looking to flick the ball on at the near post and generally create some chaos.
    Looking at Inniss's record, I was surprised that in 116 games he's only scored 2 goals, you'd have thought that with his aerial power he'd have scored more often than that. 1 goal in 29 games for Newport last season in L2 is a surprisingly low return

    Phil Chapple for example scored 15 goals in 167 matches for us
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