Charlton Athletic vs Northampton TownGood Friday - 3pm Kick-OffReferee: Ollie YatesIntroductionThe games seem to keep coming, and the Addicks continue to deal with whatever gets thrown at us... At least I hope that wont come back to haunt me, whilst ignoring the fact that the last time we were hosts at the Valley, we were pegged back to a 2-2 draw with Lincoln City - We're into the time of the season, where failure to win could spell curtains on our attempts to win automatic promotion from this Division - On a plus point, we may not even need to win to confirm our spot in the season ending Play-Offs... You can bet that Nathan Jones and the squad remain very much focused on the best possible outcome though.
The OppositionName: Northampton Town (19th) - Manager: Kevin NolanGround: Sixfields StadiumPrevious League Result: Northampton 0-0 ReadingBefore we look to back to back games against promotion rivals, there is the issue of Northampton Town to initially deal with.
If there was one game which changed our season around, then I think most fans would point to this reverse fixture at the Sixfields back in December. Lets be honest, no one could have predicted the first half showing that day, and you'd have been carted off to the madhouse for even suggesting it pre-match... However it was a match where Charlton really ignited their season, with the 5-0 win almost flattering our opponents as we took complete control of proceedings that afternoon.
Since then, we all know how Charlton have coped, but how have Northampton recovered from such a defeat against a team that at the time were low on confidence, and low on goals - Well given their performance, you'd have thought that Northampton would be shoe-ins for relegation, however with the help of a Charlton loanee (Terry Taylor, who wont be available tomorrow afternoon), and a managerial change (with ex-Bolton Midfielder: Kevin Nolan stepping into the hot seat), things have improved... Well they're still just five points ahead of the drop zone, yet with just two defeats since the end of February, and this is a side that probably look set to enjoy another campaign in League One next season...
Given their last two results, a 0-0 draw hosting Reading, and a 4-0 win at "rivals" Peterborough, this could easily end up being a potential banana skin of a fixture if we're not careful.
Charlton Team NewsThe Addicks breathed a sigh of relief last time out with Tyreece Campbell returning to the line-up, and ultimately scoring the winning goal in Cambridgeshire last Saturday - However the in-form winger / striker (Call he whatever you want) suffered a dead leg, so may well be a minor doubt from the start tomorrow, especially with bigger fixtures still to come over the course of the next week... Lloyd Jones has now missed the last three games, its possible he'll be absent again with Nathan Jones looking at Wycombe as the game to bring him back into.
Elsewhere and I cant see too many changes, although there was the surprise inclusion of Michael Mbick against Cambridge last weekend, with the young Striker chosen from the bench ahead of Gassan Ahadme, so could well be a repeat selection we see once more. Whilst I'm sure Danny Hylton would love to repeat his scoring antics against his previous club once more, it would be surprising to see him involved given our lack of injuries at present.
Mannion
Ramsay - McIntyre - Gillesphey
Small - Coventry - Docherty - Edwards
Berry
Godden - Campbell
Substitutes Bench: Bouzanis - Watson - Anderson - Gilbert - Hylton - Aneke - Mbick
Comments
Think we might smash them, I know we have to be careful of complacency but just feel NJ is going to get them right up for this and considering our brilliant home record could add up to a Good Friday indeed!
Looking forward to seeing a big crowd aswell! COYR!
Charlton 3- 0 (Godden, Doc and McIntyre)
https://charltonlife.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/81429/northampton-0-cafc-4-post-match-thread-30-03-2018/p1
An early goal in front of hopefully a good crowd with nice weather would settle any nerves. TC playing would be key to that. We may need to be patient if they go full anti-football and all defend, but they'll tire if they do and we should punish that.
Would like to see Mbick get some more minutes if we are a couple ahead. Also think we should give Gilbert some minutes, even only to keep him fresh - set pieces could be key in tight upcoming games.
I think it'll be a tight, cagey, affair, and am going for a 1-0 win that seals a play-off place.
COYA!
Might be a good time to play them, as they won't be at their strongest. On the flip side though they'll have nothing to lose and one or two coming in that might be keen to impress.
If we can score early I think we'll comfortably win by 2 or 3.
routine 3-0 win and the march continues....
This should as you say though leave gaps for TC, Small, Berry and also remember Godden is quite good at taking his chance.
and anti e managed to find how many there were for the game in Easter 2009 ?
The club have already sold more tickets in the home end for the visit of Northampton Town on Good Friday than any other fixture in 2025, and on Wednesday morning home ticket sales for Friday’s game passed the total sold for the March 29th visit of Huddersfield Town, 15,689, the previous highest attendance in 2025.
- Charlton Athletic have lost just two of their 17 home league games against Northampton Town (W6 D9), though one of those came in a 3-2 defeat in this fixture last season at the Valley.
- Northampton Town have lost just two of their last 16 league games against sides from London (W8 D6), scoring 2+ goals in eight of those matches.
- Charlton have won just two of their last 13 league games played on Good Friday (D6 L5), failing to win any of their four home matches in that time.
- Northampton have won just one of their last six away league games played on Good Friday (D2 L3), a 2-0 victory vs Oldham Athletic in April 2022.
https://www.efl.com/news/2025/april/17/sky-bet-league-one--pre-match-stat-pack/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7978898.stm
Despite Northampton's good results recently their squad is depleted with injuries and are without Taylor.
I can't see anything other than a comfortable win.
4-0 ( Godden , TC , Doc & Berry )
We have sold out our initial 1,200 tickets for this fixture.
A further allocation of 800 tickets will be available on arrival at Charlton Athletic on matchday from the South Stand ticket office, card only
https://www.castrust.org/2025/04/arrive-early-for-northampton/