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MATCH THREAD : Charlton Athletic V Preston Nth End : Saturday 11th April 2026 : KO 15:00

eastterrace6168
eastterrace6168 Posts: 25,797
edited April 11 in General Charlton

Good afternoon one and all, and welcome to the last Saturday 3pm kick off at The Valley this season …

We go into this today's match against Preston North End on the back of a well earnt 1-1 draw against Watford on Easter Monday, where Matty Godden came up with a spectacular opener at Vicarage Road, Preston arrive in a mid table 14th position with a bit of a mixed recent history of one win, two draws, and three defeats in the last six league matches, and we really do need to do well today, and hopefully get the three points to get us over the seemingly elusive 50+ mark…

TEAM NEWS… Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Jones revealed that Miles Leaburn (ankle) and Collins Sichenje (hamstring) are both back on the grass, while Thomas Kaminski (shoulder), Reece Burke (thigh), Conor Coady (concussion) and Josh Edwards (ankle) are all expected to miss out….Jordan Thompson is available again for the visitors after serving a three-match suspension, while Jamal Lewis, Robbie Brady, Ali McCann, and Callum Lang are all sidelined.

HEAD-TO-HEAD…We've met on 76 previous occasions, winning 24, the Lilywhites 38, and the remaining 14 games resulting in draws, we last met at Deepdale in October 2025, when Preston were 2-0 victors thanks to goals from Thierry Small and Daniel Jebbison….

John Busby will be the man in the middle this afternoon…

TEAM…Jayden Fevrier will make his first Charlton start this afternoon…

Joe Rankin-Costello also starts as Nathan Jones makes two changes from the side that drew with Watford. Conor Coady misses out following the head injury he sustained last weekend, while Harry Clarke is sidelined with a knee injury.

Kayne Ramsay, Lloyd Jones and Amari’i Bell once again make up a back three in front of Will Mannion. 

Fevrier and Luke Chambers are likely to operate as wing backs with Rankin-Costello joining captain Greg Docherty and Sonny Carey in midfield.

Lyndon Dykes and Tyreece Campbell once again start up front. 

Tiernan Brooks, Macaulay Gillesphey, Reece Burke, Conor Coventry, Ibrahim Fullah, Luke Berry, Charlie Kelman, the returning Miles Leaburn and Monday’s goalscorer, Matty Godden, make up the substitutes bench. 

Charlton: Mannion; Ramsay, Jones, Bell; Fevrier, Docherty (c), Rankin-Costello, Carey, Chambers; Dykes, Campbell

Subs: Brooks, Gillesphey, Burke, Coventry, Fullah, Berry, Kelman, Leaburn, Godden 

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  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 13,276
    And so the 24/25 season crawls to a close ..  😉

    eastterrace6168 said:

    TEAM NEWS… Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Jones revealed that Miles Leaburn (ankle) and Collins Sichenje (hamstring) are both back on the grass

    Shouldn't they be concentrating on getting fit instead of doing weed?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 99,200
    The boys are on the way

  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 25,797
    edited April 11
    Briston_Addick said:
    And so the 24/25 season crawls to a close ..  😉

    eastterrace6168 said:

    TEAM NEWS… Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Jones revealed that Miles Leaburn (ankle) and Collins Sichenje (hamstring) are both back on the grass

    Shouldn't they be concentrating on getting fit instead of doing weed?
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  • satindoors
    satindoors Posts: 245
    COYR 
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,615
    eastterrace6168 said:
    Briston_Addick said:
    And so the 24/25 season crawls to a close ..  😉

    eastterrace6168 said:

    TEAM NEWS… Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Jones revealed that Miles Leaburn (ankle) and Collins Sichenje (hamstring) are both back on the grass

    Shouldn't they be concentrating on getting fit instead of doing weed?
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    That's me waiting for a Jones substitution.
  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 2,930

  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,979
    JRC starts 
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,373
    Clark and Coventry out. Clarke must be injured
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,943
    Is Clarke injured?

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  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 2,930

  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 99,200
    edited April 11
    Still no Kaminski... Didnt expect to see Burke on the bench
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 71,580
    No obvious right wingback in that lineup, unless JRC is finally going to get a game in that position. Or Fevrier plays the Small position from last season,  as a left footed right wingback. 

    Either way, both JRC and Fevrier deserve a start. 
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 13,276
    DyerConsequences said:

    Small on the bench, eh?

    Saving the "ex-player scores against us" kick in the nuts until the last 10 minutes ...
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 27,363
    ross1 said:
    Clark and Coventry out. Clarke must be injured
    Probably - Fevrier has looked decent the last couple though. 
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,373
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Still no Kaminski... Didnt expect to see Burke on the bench
    NJ said injured
  • thecat
    thecat Posts: 409
    Who is CDM?
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 18,024
    edited April 11
    Clarke injured?  Or the latest to fall foul of Jones binning him off after 1 bad performance? There were certainly words had when he came off last week. Or was that good Friday? Can't remember. Maybe I'm imagining it all!
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 35,510
    edited April 11
    TC starting upfront again. Like that has worked before.. ..🙄

    And we have 3 strikers on the bench.

    And people wonder why we are 3rd bottom for goals scored. And wonder why we dont win games if we concede first.
  • crookester
    crookester Posts: 1,499
    Like the look of that team. Really hoping we're playing a back 4, with Campbell and Fevrier wide. Strong bench as well.

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  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 18,024
    But who is going to take our long throws?!
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,784
    edited April 11
    killerandflash said:
    No obvious right wingback in that lineup, unless JRC is finally going to get a game in that position. Or Fevrier plays the Small position from last season,  as a left footed right wingback. 

    Either way, both JRC and Fevrier deserve a start. 
    JRC runs in treacle so I can't see him at wing back. Will be Fevrier unless we change formation, though he's not much quicker
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 14,184
    I'm glad that Jones has put Fevrier there on the right. Against Bristol City Clarke was higher up the pitch than Dykes a lot of the time and it seemed a bit insane for us to have a bloke who's more comfortable as a centre back than as a winger playing there. This will be a chance for Fevrier to show that he can cause some damage down the right and open up a bit more space for Campbell to play in on the opposite flank as well. It's quite an interesting line-up though, Doc must be the holding midfielder and JRC isn't known for being good at stopping the team getting overrun down the middle so pairing that with a RWB back who is more attacking will mean Fevrier will have to have his concentration turned right up to be tracking his man down his side. Feels a bit like Jones reckons we're safe enough and is trying a more attacking sort of line-up to see what happens
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 25,797
    Small on the bench, bet he's pissed off with that...😂😂
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 13,276
    cantersaddick said:
    Clarke injured?  Or the latest to fall foul of Jones binning him off after 1 bad performance? There were certainly words had when he came off last week. Or was that good Friday? Can't remember. Maybe I'm imagining it all!
    Clarke was subbed off on Friday but played the full game on Monday
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 99,200
    golfaddick said:
    TC starting upfront again. Like that has worked before.. ..🙄


    Is he starting up front... How can you tell from a teamsheet? - He didnt on Monday, nor did he play there on Friday
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 18,024
    Jones is probably gonna fuck with us all and it be a 433 with Fev and TC either side of Dykes.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 17,641
    Knee injury for Clarke according to the OS
  • TheHerminator
    TheHerminator Posts: 1,062
    golfaddick said:
    TC starting upfront again. Like that has worked before.. ..🙄

    And we have 3 strikers on the bench.

    And people wonder why we are 3rd bottom for goals scored. And wonder why we dont win games if we concede first.
    Bore off pal 
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 25,797
    That bench... Kelman, Leaburn, Godden... assume Jones is back to waiting till the second half to start playing...🤷‍♂️
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