Charlton are unbeaten in six on the road (despite having just 39 per cent possession in these matches) and Sheffield Wednesday have not won a game at home this season. They did secure a surprise 0-0 draw away at league leaders Coventry last weekend, putting their promotion celebrations on ice. This is just the kind of scenario that appeals to the negativity and pessimism of so many Charlton supporters.
Charlton Athletic manager Nathan Jones wants his team to be more ‘clinical’ and ‘get back to basics’ against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
He said: 'We have had opportunities to win games lately and we
haven’t. We have let ourselves down on one or two little things. We have to
work so hard to get chances, to get goals. We have created enough chances in
recent weeks and I just want us to be a bit more clinical. If you can’t keep a
clean sheet and you don’t convert your chances then that is not a good sign so
we have to get back to basics this weekend.'
The Addicks will be backed by around 2,000 fans on Saturday and
the visitors are set to be boosted by the return of former England defender
Conor Coady after he was stretchered off and taken to hospital after being
knocked unconscious on Easter Monday.
The Massives have won their last four home games against Charlton, keeping a clean sheet each time. The Addicks have not completed the league double over the Owls since 1953/4. Jamal Lowe has scored in both of his last two league games against Charlton, although in 2020 it was for Wigan.
Interesting that Lincoln University's student paper reckons that the Imps will have as small a playing budget as Charlton next season: https://thelinc.co.uk/2026/04/lincoln-city-finances-championship/
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