Charlton Athletic FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Charlton Athletic FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship at The Valley, Charlton.
- Charlton Athletic FC 46 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
- Ipswich Town FC 46 games · 84 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Bobby Madley (England)
- Assistant 1
- Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill
- Assistant 2
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 1–2 L 18 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D 11 Apr Preston North End FC H 1–2 L 06 Apr Watford FC A 1–1 D 03 Apr Bristol City FC H 1–2 L 21 Mar Norwich City FC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Apr Charlton Athletic FC A 2–1 W 19 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 2–2 D 14 Apr Portsmouth FC A 0–2 L 11 Apr Norwich City FC A 2–0 W 06 Apr Birmingham City FC H 2–1 W 21 Mar Millwall FC H 1–1 D Season Stats
Charlton Athletic FC Ipswich Town FC #19 Position #2 53 Points 84 46 Played 46 13 / 14 / 19 W / D / L 23 / 15 / 8 44 Scored 80 58 Conceded 47 -14 GD +33 1.15 PPG 1.83 28% Win % 50% Key Stats
29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Charlton Athletic FC this season37% Clean Sheets
Ipswich Town FC this seasonCharlton Athletic FC are 19th (53 pts). Ipswich Town FC are 2nd (84 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at The Valley, Charlton. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 1' Charlton Athletic FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Greg Docherty on 1.
- 6' The travelling Ipswich Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 11' Azor Matusiwa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 39 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 16' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 18' The Charlton Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Amari'i Bell departs to be replaced by Luke Chambers.
- 23' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 33' Ipswich Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 36' Goal! Darnell Furlong scores his 11 goal in 370 matches.
- 37' It’s a booking for Charlton Athletic FC player. Macaulay Gillesphey gets a card.
- 42' It looks like no one’s ball. Ipswich Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Lyndon Dykes. He replaces Tyreece Campbell on 46 minute.
- 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jacob Greaves made 145 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 58' Ipswich Town FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jaden Philogene-Bidace on 58.
- 59' It is a substitution in Charlton Athletic FC team. Charlie Kelman is replaced by Sonny Carey on 59 minute.
- 61' The referee shows Charlton Athletic FC player a card on 61.
- 65' Ipswich Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 65.
- 70' Time for substitution for Ipswich Town FC. Jaden Philogene-Bidace is replaced by Jack Clarke.
- 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ipswich Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 77' The whistle greets Anis Mehmeti as he departs to be replaced by Marcelino Nunez.
- 78' Another substitution for Ipswich Town FC to replace Ivan Azon by George Hirst on 78 minute.
- 83' It looks surprising Charlton Athletic FC does not make any changes. Dara O'Shea has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Cedric Kipre. He replaces Kasey McAteer on 86 minute.
- 90' Ipswich Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Charlton Athletic FC
3-5-2Starting XI- 6
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Amari'i Bell ↓ Luke Chambers 18'
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Charlie Kelman ↓ Sonny Carey 59'
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Tyreece Campbell ↓ Lyndon Dykes 46'
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Bench- 15
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Lyndon Dykes ↑ 46'
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Harvey Knibbs ↑ 78'
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Sonny Carey ↑ 59'
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Luke Chambers ↑ 18'
Coach Nathan JonesIpswich Town FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 26
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Jack Taylor ↓ Dan Neil 70'
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Anis Mehmeti ↓ Marcelino Nunez 77'
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Kasey McAteer ↓ Cedric Kipre 86'
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Ivan Azon ↓ George Hirst 78'
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Jack Clarke ↑ 70'
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Cedric Kipre ↑ 86'
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George Hirst ↑ 78'
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Marcelino Nunez ↑ 77'
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Dan Neil ↑ 70'
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Coach Kieran McKenna -
Head to Head
Charlton Athletic FC Form
2026-04-22 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2026-04-18 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-04-11 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2026-04-06 Watford FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-04-03 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2026-03-21 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Norwich City FC LIpswich Town FC Form