MATCH PREVIEW: Charlton Athletic vs. Sheffield United - Saturday 7th November 2026 - 3pm Kick-Off
Charlton Athletic vs. Sheffield United
Saturday 7th November 2026 - 3pm Kick-Off
Referee: Matt Corlett
Introduction
The slippery slope of our bad run continues with no end in sight. Bolton Wanderers journeyed to the Valley on Tuesday night, undefeated in their previous three away outings and whilst they only had one opportunity to score for the majority of the game, it was a gifted opportunity they gladly took - It means we go again this Saturday, another opportunity to try and find a win from absolutely anywhere... Sadly we finally do get that win, it will no doubt be to the surprise of everyone at this stage.
The Opposition
Name: Sheffield United (9th) - Manager: Chris Wilder
Ground: Bramall Lane
Previous League Result: Preston 2-3 Sheff Utd
Next up at the Valley are high flying Sheffield United who come into this game without a defeat in their last four games, with three of those ending in victory... The last of those came on Tuesday night in the North West of England, a 3-2 win over fellow strugglers: Preston North End, the visitors bouncing back from a early goal, to go in at half-time 3-1 up. Thankfully a run of four games undefeated is the best that the Blades have achieved this season, so if you want to clutch at straws there is the faintest pinprick of light for the Addicks to cling to this coming weekend.
For Sheff Utd fans, this'll no doubt feel a lot better in terms of what they're witnessing on the pitch... Last season after all was nothing short of disaster, it was an opportunity to bounce back from defeat in the Championship Play-Off Final, yet changing their Manager immediately took away any hope of a bounce, and they were forced to admit their wrongs and return to the Manager who took them to the brink of a return to the Premier League. Given that the Blades are on the road again this weekend, its a chance to review their away form, and whatever happens this weekend will be a break in the pattern, after all they've currently got two wins, two draws and two defeats away from Bramall Lane
In terms of head2head and the Addicks actually managed a 1-0 double over Sheff Utd last season, the fixture at the Valley from last season won't live long in the memory of Harvey Knibbs, with it turning into an ill tempered affair (with two visiting players sent off before half-time) - However we do just need one further win to match the 24-wins achieved by Sheffield United in this fixture, something we may have to wait a little bit longer to achieve.
Charlton Team News
In reality it doesn't really matter where the blame lies with our current run of form... Perhaps its the Manager, and its time for a fresh face in the dugout. Perhaps in the players, struggling to find an ounce of confidence when they're struggling week after week, maybe a new man will come in and briefly lift their spirits. But if so there is the risk that the same lack of confidence could quickly return at the slightly road bump again.
If anything its the fans that are suffering the most, years spent suffering in League One, only to endure whatever display we got subjected to on Tuesday night. In terms of the line-up you'd hope that we'll see minimal changes from the Bolton clash, half the squad was changed from the trip to the Riverside last weekend and we equally need to see stability amongst the starting eleven, especially with an International Break on the immediate horizon.
Mannion
McNamara - Jones - Koumieto - Bell
Coventry - Skipp
Grant - Knibbs - Campbell
Kelman
Substitutes: Okonkwo - Bindon - Edwards - Mesik - Carey - Costello - Alli - Leaburn - Godden
Comments
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- Charlton did the league double over Sheffield United last season, winning both games 1-0. They last won three in a row against the Blades between 1955 and 1957.
- Sheffield United have won just two of their last 17 away league games against Charlton (D6 L9), with these wins coming consecutively in November 2007 and November 2008.
- Charlton are winless in their last 11 league games (D5 L6), losing the last four in a row. They last had a longer run without victory between December and February in 2023-24 (16).
- Sheffield United have won consecutive league games for the first time this season, last winning three in a row in November/December last year (4).
- All four of Sydie Peck’s league goals for Sheffield United this season have come away from home, with the 22-year-old netting a hat-trick at Preston last time out.
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There MUST be an improvement tomorrow: the players have to be better, the coaches have to be better, the manager has to be better.
Another lacklustre performance from the players on the pitch and those on the sideline and it's going to get very sporty in the stands.
I'd like to be positive about tomorrow but all I can say is that I'm positive it'll be awful, clueless, spineless, white-flag-raising football from the red shirts.
Charlton 0 Blades 2
No more than six shots at goal from the home side, two on target ... five yellow cards received, plenty of boos from the stands, manager straight down the tunnel at full time not to be seen leading a Charlton side again.
Oh boy, I hope I'm wrong about all of that ...7 -
Surely Mesik has to start tommorrow !19
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He's starting for the U11s in the morning so the best he can hope for is 15 mins off the bench in the afternoon.Fanny Fanackapan said:Surely Mesik has to start tommorrow !8 -
We lose and somehow Jones stays.
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One other comment about the players:
I don't care if they've got the arse with the manager and would like to see him gone; when they walk out of the tunnel and onto the pitch they should have a look around and see the thousands who still turn up to watch and support them, every one of them having spent plenty of their hard-earned to be there and some having travelled long distances over many hours (I'm well aware that there are plenty of people who travel considerably further than I do each week).
If you can't perform for these supporters then just f*** off somewhere else. We turn up for you, you turn up and perform for us.36 -
Genuine question, is Mwamba injured?
He offers something which is entirely absent currently, and should make the bench at the very least.16 -
I am really not in the mood to watch that prick Bamford celebrate in front of us.7
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This to be honest was the whole point of my first paragraph under team news... a similar rant where I dont give a shit if they've got problems with themselves, the club as a whole, or the Manager - They're here now, and the lack of interest like Tuesday night is only fucking over one group... the fans!! - Need to buck their ideas up, because ironically we've seen from the likes of Matt Penney, that if they want to fuck around (or whatever the issue was for Penney), its a quick slide down to Non-League Football if they're not careful.Briston_Addick said:One other comment about the players:
I don't care if they've got the arse with the manager and would like to see him gone; when they walk out of the tunnel and onto the pitch they should have a look around and see the thousands who still turn up to watch and support them, every one of them having spent plenty of their hard-earned to be there and some having travelled long distances over many hours (I'm well aware that there are plenty of people who travel considerably further than I do each week).
If you can't perform for these supporters then just f*** off somewhere else. We turn up for you, you turn up and perform for us.4 -
I'm being bold here, I think we steal this 1-0 and Nkeng and Mwamba both play some kind of minutes. I think NJ has reached the point where he's willing to try a wildcard5
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Mesik has to start, not sure what he needs to do at this point. So front footed and we need that.
Drop Grant. I know people moan but I honestly would rather start Alli or Nkeng. Grant has been dog shit.
Would start JRC and Skipp as again, Coventry has been shit.
Can't have Campbell at WB though...needs to be higher.
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If I had any football boots (my last pair got thrown away about 35 years ago) I'd bring them, just in case.fenaddick said:I'm being bold here, I think we steal this 1-0 and Nkeng and Mwamba both play some kind of minutes. I think NJ has reached the point where he's willing to try a wildcard
I was a goal-scoring winger in my day ...0 -
Sadly another defeat.1
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We'd miss your immediate posting of goals thoughBriston_Addick said:
If I had any football boots (my last pair got thrown away about 35 years ago) I'd bring them, just in case.fenaddick said:I'm being bold here, I think we steal this 1-0 and Nkeng and Mwamba both play some kind of minutes. I think NJ has reached the point where he's willing to try a wildcard
I was a goal-scoring winger in my day ...3 -
Never thought I’d say this, but needs must. Do we go with Bindon and Carey for the long throws, and Leaburn with Kelman/TC up top? I suspect that was partly why Edwards was rushed back, but it ended up doing us more harm than good.We’re now picking teams for results and to keep away from the bottom three. If we’re not going to do what we’re good at, the management team needs to start doing some deeper work on the opposition and identifying their weaknesses, because other teams seem to do that to us with quite some ease.
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Another defeat by our gutless fraudulent players.
If we can't beat Burnley, Watford, Norwich or Bolton, what chance have we got against Sheffield United?
3-0 defeat, NJ stays because the board won't/can't make a change, things will stay the same for the rest of the season. Though it won't matter which manager comes in with the "c**ts" on the field.1 -
Alli has also been dog shit. Don't want either of them near the starting 11.king addick said:Mesik has to start, not sure what he needs to do at this point. So front footed and we need that.
Drop Grant. I know people moan but I honestly would rather start Alli or Nkeng. Grant has been dog shit.
Would start JRC and Skipp as again, Coventry has been shit.
Can't have Campbell at WB though...needs to be higher.5 -
I have to go for a win, just can't contemplate yet another defeat with the break up and coming...
This has to be the last chance saloon for Jones, loose today and he just has to be gone by Sunday morning, no if's no but's... but as said, the win just has to be achieved, going for a close 2-1 with a Godden double again ole ole...0 -
Return to the scene of the crime - the clear message I got loud and clear, and his players probably also got, in last season's corresponding fixture was that Jones didn't back 11 of his men to go out and play football against 9 of theirs.
Best case scenario tomorrow - we win, play well, and there are signs that everyone is bucking their ideas up massively. I do want Jones to turn things round. The trouble is we've burned our matches against out of form opponents - Sheff Utd come bang in form with playoffs in mind. We could play a lot better than Tuesday and still lose.
Worst case scenario - a repeat of Tuesday and it'll all be over for NJ. In which case I hope he's clapped off, not abused off the pitch. The writing will be on the wall, the man won't need, or deserve, abuse.10 -
^^^ This ... in spades ^^^Er_Be_Ab_Pl_Wo_Wo_Ch said:Return to the scene of the crime - the clear message I got loud and clear, and his players probably also got, in last season's corresponding fixture was that Jones didn't back 11 of his men to go out and play football against 9 of theirs.
Best case scenario tomorrow - we win, play well, and there are signs that everyone is bucking their ideas up massively. I do want Jones to turn things round. The trouble is we've burned our matches against out of form opponents - Sheff Utd come bang in form with playoffs in mind. We could play a lot better than Tuesday and still lose.
Worst case scenario - a repeat of Tuesday and it'll all be over for NJ. In which case I hope he's clapped off, not abused off the pitch. The writing will be on the wall, the man won't need, or deserve, abuse.
Whenever the inevitable happens NJ deserves our gratitude for what he's achieved with us and for us.
EDIT: The players, on the other hand ...13 -
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Mesik should start and please not Grant, not even the bench.7
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Must win game for Jones1
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Ill be fucking raging if Grant starts tomorrow10
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I get that and certainly not defending the cameo's but giving him the start might give him confidence to push on. Grant isn't doing it and the right side is an issue so we need to try something else.Talal said:
Alli has also been dog shit. Don't want either of them near the starting 11.king addick said:Mesik has to start, not sure what he needs to do at this point. So front footed and we need that.
Drop Grant. I know people moan but I honestly would rather start Alli or Nkeng. Grant has been dog shit.
Would start JRC and Skipp as again, Coventry has been shit.
Can't have Campbell at WB though...needs to be higher.0 -
I'd honestly give Leaburn a go at RW. He's certainly not doing it upfront, he seems to be able to crosses in from the wing, and we don't have anyone else that can play there. Not ideal I know, but might just be worth a try13
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Brilliant post. Exactly how I feelBriston_Addick said:One other comment about the players:
I don't care if they've got the arse with the manager and would like to see him gone; when they walk out of the tunnel and onto the pitch they should have a look around and see the thousands who still turn up to watch and support them, every one of them having spent plenty of their hard-earned to be there and some having travelled long distances over many hours (I'm well aware that there are plenty of people who travel considerably further than I do each week).
If you can't perform for these supporters then just f*** off somewhere else. We turn up for you, you turn up and perform for us.
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We've got this. A home win is never in doubt. When the chips are really down CAFC somehow find a way to pull through.
Believe me, we will win it.
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Hopefully Sheffield United can have a few early sending offs again2
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If it’s 11v9 again we might get a drawBigRedEvil said:Hopefully Sheffield United can have a few early sending offs again5
