Charlton Athletic vs Leicester City
Saturday 23rd August 2025 - 12:30pm KO
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Introduction
Given that I've been in Cornwall for the past week, I didn't actually expect to watch the Bristol City game, as a result I was tempted to write some fiction about how we were unlucky to come away with a solitary point, yet in this story
.. . Fiction became reality... with the Addicks recording yet another deserved clean sheet.
We welcome Leicester City to the Valley this coming weekend. If we've learnt anything so far, its that we've got the ability to upset opponents, and that we truly belong at this level!!
The Opposition
Name: Leicester City (11th) - Manager: Marti Cifuentes
Ground: King Power Stadium
Previous Result: Preston 2-1 Leicester
Its been nine years since we last faced our opponents this coming Saturday, and what an nine years its been... What with their dramatic campaign in 2015 to win the Premier League.
Unsurprisingly they weren't able to sustain that success long term, and this is their second return to the Championship ever since winning the ultimate prize in English Football. Leicester also return to the Championship with the prospect of a Financial penalty hanging over them, having broken spending rules two years ago, when they won promotion back to the top flight. Their sole campaign, like that of Southampton and Ipswich was anything close to being competitive, a sign of the potential closed shop that is the Premier League now.
Relegation also marked the end of an illustrious career at the King Power for Striker: Jamie Vardy, and its his goals that Leicester will struggle to replace the most, having fallen to a 2-1 defeat at Deepdale last weekend, whilst only just overcoming a severely weakened: Sheffield Wednesday by the same scoreline on the opening day of their season.
In terms of individuals, and its 16-year old: Jeremy Monga that could be one to watch, many fans wouldn't have heard of him until he became the youngest scorer at this level since Jude Bellingham of all people.
Charlton Team News
When your team wins its opening match of the season, it doesn't really make sense to make any changes from the starting eleven, even if the second string recorded a 3-1 win over Stevenage in the League Cup.
When Charlton travelled to Bristol last weekend, we possibly suspected a few changes, but it was understandable that Jones left the winning team from Watford alone. With a week between games, you'd once again expect to see few changes, if any at all, meaning we can expect to see Charlie Kelman and a Tyreece Campbell (with opposition fans raving about our Jamaican sensation) leading the line.
Elsewhere and there may be concerns about the fitness of Josh Edwards again, its two League games on the trot which has seen him withdrawn late on, each time on the advice of the Physio, so its possible he may well be absent. If so then you'd expect Macauley Gillesphey to return to a starting eleven that he's been so cruelly been absent from of late.
Kaminski
Ramsay - Jones - Bell
Apter - Coventry - Docherty - Edwards
Carey
Kelman - Campbell
Subs: Mannion - Gillesphey - Z.Mitchell - Costello - Anderson - Knibbs - Berry - Olaofe - Leaburn
Comments
Majority seem to think we will beat them. Very pessimistic.
Draw, I think.
no excuse, especially on the salary you are getting for doing it
I'd like to see a line-up change, but knowing Jones that won't happen. Can't argue with the way it's turned out so far, but I think we could improve on that with a bit more fire power up front from the off.
We're 16/1 for promotion (Paddy Power). I suspect if we win this those odds may just drop a tad.
Won't be there on Saturday, sadly, as I'm off to a wedding.
Congratulations James...🙄🍺
Reckon another draw. Maybe a 1-1 or another 0-0.
The majority of Leicester fans are expecting a defeat and the optimistic minority are praying they scrape a draw.
And another bunch who dislike our manager!
There is nothing to fear here and I expect us to win this albeit after a tough 90+ minutes
happy with another draw here