Charlton Athletic

Charlton Athletic seek safety as they host Hull City on Saturday lunchtime (12:30 BST).

The Addicks are just one point away from saving themselves from relegation and condemning Oxford United to League One.

But Hull City, only outside the final play-off spot on goal difference, can leapfrog rivals Wrexham into sixth place, with the Red Dragons set to play title winners Coventry City on Sunday.

• Charlton are unbeaten in their last six home league meetings with Hull City (D3 L3) since a 1-2 reverse in November 1985.

• Hull have won three of their last four away league games against London clubs (L1), as many as their previous 16 in the capital beforehand (W3 D7 L6).

• Charlton have won their final home league game in seven of the last nine seasons (D2) since a 0-3 defeat to Burnley in 2015-16.

• Hull haven't won their final away league game in any of the last 18 seasons (D6 L12) since a 1-0 victory at Cardiff in 2006-07.

• Hull have earned 35 away points in the Championship this season; a win here will make this the most points they have ever earned on the road in a second tier campaign (38, assuming 3 pts/win all-time), a record they set in 2023-24 (37).

Charlton Athletic's seven game winless streak has got them in hot water.

Having seemed like they would probably avoid a relegation scrap only weeks ago, suddenly the Addicks are part of a stand-off with Oxford United to see who will follow Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester City to League One.

It'll take just one more point for Charlton to secure their survival and there's every chance Oxford could hand it to them if they don't win both their final two games.

But, are you worried, Addicks fans?

What do you want to see from your side as the season draws to a close?

Let us know your thoughts here and check back tomorrow to see a handful of your responses.

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Charlton Athletic manager Nathan Jones has challenged his side to produce "one more big performance" after the 2-1 defeat to Ipswich Town.

The Addicks still need another point to guarantee Championship survival - or for Oxford to fail to win both of their final two games.

"I'm really frustrated. I thought the overall performance was good, I thought we were aggressive, we were front-footed, started brilliantly," Jones told BBC Radio London.

"We were disjointed because of the injuries. Losing Amari'i [Bell] caused us to reshuffle. Then we lost TC [Tyreece Campbell] at half-time. Then we made changes and all those things conspired against us.

"And then we give a cheap foul away for the penalty. You can't afford to do that to good teams because they punish you. It's a cheap one and that's what's costing us at the minute.

"We need to do the basics better and to make sure we put in one [more] big performance."

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Relegation-battling Charlton Athletic host promotion-chasing Ipswich Town in a vital encounter at both ends of the Championship table on Wednesday night (kick-off 19:45 BST).

The Addicks are six points above 22nd-placed Oxford United before the midweek round of fixtures and a win would put them on the brink of safety.

If the U's lose to Wrexham on Tuesday evening, Charlton would need just a point to guarantee safety, while if Oxford draw, victory would see Nathan Jones' side survive.

The Tractor Boys currently occupy the second automatic promotion spot but could be leapfrogged by Millwall or Southampton - or both - by the time they kick-off at The Valley.

Kieran McKenna's side also have a game in hand on the chasing pack and even a draw at Charlton would keep their fate in their own hands.

• Following their 3-0 win in October, Charlton are looking to complete the league double over Ipswich for the first time since 2001-02 in the Premier League.

• Ipswich have failed to score in five of their previous eight league games against Charlton, but have netted 14 goals in the three games they have found the net (4-0, 4-4, 6-0).

• Charlton have lost five of their past six home league games (W1) including each of the previous three; they last lost four in a row in February 2024.

• Ipswich, who lost their most recent away league game 2-0 at Portsmouth, are looking to avoid suffering successive away defeats in the Championship for the first time since April 2019 (run of three).

• Ipswich have only won one of their five league games against newly promoted sides this season (D2 L2), failing to win either of their away matches so far (1-1 v Birmingham, 3-5 v Wrexham).

Charlton Athletic boss Nathan Jones spoke to BBC Radio London after his side's 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday:

"I'm disappointed. In the cold light of day it's a good point because it means we go further away from the relegation zone.

"But in level of performance I expect us to be better.

"We had chances first half where we hit the bar, where we have chances where we haven't quite taken advantage.

"Then we start the second half much better, we score, Sonny Carey hits the post and then they're going to have elements of things.

"They just clip a little ball in and we make an error and then that costs us the game.

"That's the frustrating thing really, we can't seem to put a 90-minute performance together at the minute."

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Charlton Athletic will aim to take a major step towards securing Championship survival when they visit already relegated Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday (kick-off 15:00 BST).

The Addicks are five points clear of the drop zone with four games remaining but are without a win in their past five matches (D2 L3).

After picking up just one point in 17 league games, the Owls have drawn their past two and are within four points of avoiding finishing the season on a minus total.

• Sheffield Wednesday have won their previous four home league games against Charlton, keeping a clean sheet each time. Only against Grimsby between 1950 and 1979 have they won five in a row without conceding.

• Following their 2-1 win in October, Charlton are looking to complete the league double over Sheffield Wednesday for the first time since 1953-54 in the top-flight.

• Sheffield Wednesday kept their first league clean sheet of 2026 last time out, holding leaders Coventry to a goalless draw. They last kept back-to-back clean sheets in the same Championship campaign in their final two games of 2023-24 (2).

• Charlton are unbeaten in their past six away games in the Championship (W2 D4), despite the Addicks averaging just 39% possession across those six matches.

• Sheffield Wednesday's Jamal Lowe has scored in both of his previous league games against Charlton, netting at The Valley in July 2020 (for Wigan) and in this season's reverse fixture for the Owls (October 2025).

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Charlton Athletic boss Nathan Jones spoke to BBC London after the home defeat against Preston North End.

"We started really well, got the goal and had a number of chances to get further ahead," he said.

"But we switched off and lost shape at a set play and they scored from it. They started the second half better and we're lethargic and they score after we give the ball away.

"Then we throw everything at them and have a number of chances and can't score which is pretty much what has been happening.

"The home form is concerning. My worry is that for all our play we don't have the conversion rate we need to win games. we had a number of chances today but cannot score."

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The EFL has announced the fixtures for the 2026-27 season will be published at midday on Thursday, 25 June.

The first-round draws for the Carabao Cup and the Vertu Trophy will be made on the same day.

The new season will kick off on the weekend of August 7-9 with the first round of the Carabao Cup, and the opening fixtures in the Championship, League One and League Two will follow a week later on 14-16 August.

The first round of the Vertu Trophy will be played in the week commencing 21 September.

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Charlton Athletic manager Nathan Jones says poor starts in both halves were the reason for their home loss to Bristol City.

The Addicks conceded early goals in both halves as they lost a third home game out of four.

They are still 18th with the relegation zone eight points below them, as they failed to pull further clear in rubber-stamping another season of Championship football.

"At the start of both halves, we were poor and that's cost us the game today," he told BBC Radio London.

"We work every single week on starting fast and being front-footed and in the first 50 seconds, we mess about it and give a corner away and that sets the tone.

"It was a game we could have drawn or won in the end but we didn't show enough quality in the final third and some of our defending was so un-Charlton like, it was crazy.

"The start killed us. When we're in the game, we know we're going to be strong late on attacking that end, but we're not giving ourselves a chance.

"It's a carbon copy, the last few home games, we're not learning from that and that's tough to take."

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Championship clubs spent just over £69.5m on agents fees over the past 12 months according to figures released by the Football Association,, external an increase of £6m on the previous year.

The figures cover the period from February 2025 with Ipswich Town the top spenders, paying £11.7m having spent the first three months of the accounting period in the Premier League.

Southampton (£8.3m) and Leicester (£5.8m), who were relegated alongside Ipswich are the second and third-highest payers on the list.

Troubled Sheffield Wednesday were the most frugal when dealing with agents, spending £534,559.

Wrexham come in sixth on the list with an outlay of £3.6m while current Championship leaders Coventry spent just short of £1.5m.

Championship agents' fee spending, external

• Ipswich - £11,738,920

• Southampton - £8,381,358

• Leicester City - £5,866,587

• Sheffield United - £5,005,498

• Norwich - £4,020,206

• Wrexham - £3,660,584

• Swansea - £3,088,645

• Middlesbrough - £2,900,314

• Bristol City - £2,774,990

• Hull City - £2,450,431

• Stoke City - £2,088,886

• Birmingham City - £1,996,502

• Millwall - £1,982,348

• Preston North End - £1,831,233

• QPR - £1,829,036

• Watford - £1,612,833

• Coventry - £1,497,990

• Derby - £1,409,507

• West Brom - £1,346,030

• Oxford - £1,235,536

• Charlton - £904,698

• Portsmouth - £831,818

• Blackburn - £676,980

• Sheffield Wednesday - £534,559

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Charlton Athletic will hope to take a major step towards Championship survival when they host struggling Bristol City on Friday (kick-off 15:00 BST).

The Addicks are on 48 points and nine clear of the relegation zone, with 50 points generally considered the magic number needed to stay up in the second tier.

Nathan Jones' side are without a win in their past two games (D1 L1) since winning two on the bounce against Birmingham and Middlesbrough.

The Robins' play-off ambitions have deteriorated after five games without a win (L4) and just one victory from their past eight. They have slipped from eighth and within a point of the top six to 16th and 12 points adrift on that run.

It is that recent form which prompted the City hierarchy to sack head coach Gerhard Struber and place Roy Hodgson in caretaker charge of the club he managed in 1982 until the end of this season.

• Charlton have alternated between defeat (2) and victory (2) in their previous four home league games against Bristol City, with this the first time they've hosted them since a 3-2 win on Boxing Day 2019.

• Bristol City have lost just one of their past five league games against Charlton (W2 D2), going down 3-2 at the Valley in December 2019.

• Charlton have lost four of their nine home league games in 2026 (W3 D2), one more than they did in 22 at the Valley in 2025 (W15 D4 L3).

• So far in 2026, only already relegated Sheffield Wednesday (10) have failed to score in more different Championship games than Bristol City (8).

• Charlton have had more different substitutes score for them in the Championship this season than any other side (9), while only Ipswich (17) have had more sub goals overall than the Addicks (13).

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Lyndon Dykes believes he has achieved his goal of enhancing his World Cup chances and improving Charlton Athletic as a team after signing from Championship rivals Birmingham City in January.

The London side might have only moved up one place - to 18th - since the Scotland striker arrived, but they have won five of their 14 games since, compared to two of the previous 14.

"Really enjoying my time there," the 30-year-old, who has scored twice in 13 games for his new club, said. "The main aim was getting game time and minutes, feeling good and making Charlton a better team hopefully and I think I've done that so far.

"We've got to finish the season strong, I am there until the summer and then we'll see what happens."

Dykes earned his 49th cap by starting Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Japan but is not taking his seat on the plane to the Americas for granted.

"You have to make sure you finish strong and finish fit and hopefully performing as well," he said.

Dykes recognises "there are things we can do a little bit better" when the Scots face Ivory Coast in Liverpool on Tuesday.

"We conceded a sloppy goal, but these are games that we can learn from going into the World Cup," he added.

"We don't want to be losing games, but the manager is trying new things out, he's got a bigger squad and I'm sure he'll use a lot of the squad for the next game.

"It is another test and another team we haven't played before and it is going to cause us more challenges."