Clean sheet at The Valley

Charlton achieved a rare clean sheet at The Valley this afternoon with a 0-0 draw with Blackpool. While it wasn't exactly a bore draw, the passion and commitment of Tuesday night was missing, although sometimes the evening games under the lights at The Valley are the best.

The Addicks continued to feel the absence of Yann Kermorgant with a lack of firepower up front. The first shot of goal was a tame effort by Simon Church in the second half. For their part, Blackpool disappointed, given their position in the table and their performances in the past. Bolton's win at Birmingham means that Charlton slip to 21st in the table.

I heard that some fans had problems with trains, being told to get out at Blackheath because of a broken down train at Woolwich Arsenal. They then had to pile on to buses. I came via Greenwich so was ok. Be warned that there will be a limited train service on the day of a Wigan game, which is helpful for an anticipated big crowd.

Charlton started brightly and the Bloke Beside Me remarked me after ten minutes that he had never enjoyed football so much at Charlton this season (though he wasn't at Notts Forest). However, it didn't last, as our first twenty minutes was our best and then the Tangerines started to get into the game more.

We had an early chance when we were awarded a free kick near the 'D', but although it was well taken by Dale Stephens it ended up on the roof of the net. Rhoys Wiggins was displaying real skill, Morrison put in a great defensive header and even Harriott displayed some nifty footwork. We were playing a good passing game. Ricardo Fuller, who had been greeted with warm applause, was caught offside to the shocked disbelief of the crowd.

We had a really good spell around 25 minutes but we were unable to make it count. Blackpool were starting to counter attack more effectively and won a corner but it was claimed by Hamer. Poor defensive work put Hamer under pressure with a back pass in a crowded box. A Charlton free kick was poor. Rhoys Wiggins put in a cross but it was not placed so that anyone could use it. Blackpool won another corner, and the Bloke Beside Me thought the game was tipping their way, but Stephens cleared with a good header out.

Under pressure, Wood put in a great defensive header to Hamer. The referee showed that he was on top of his game by remembering a series of fouls by Kirk Broadfoot and giving him a yellow card, much to the latter's annoyance who looked as if he might throw sand in the referee's face. In stoppage time Hamer had to save on the line from Fuller.

HT 0-0

Sordell was lucky not to be yellow carded for a poor attempt at simulation. A Blackpool free kick led to a corner for the visitors. Wiggins fought well for the ball. Gower was taken off for Pritchard. Following a good cross, we won our first corner of the game and, after a Charlton throw in, this was followed by a second.

Sordell won Charlton a free kick, but this was dismissed as lucky by the row behind. Cousins put in a great shot, but the keeper was able to tip it round the post. The ball from the corner was just over and I did think it might have last been touched by a Blackpool player. The Tangerines were making increasing use of their long throw in routine, but to no great effect, in part thanks to Hamer. They took off Osbourne and brought on their loan signing from Newcastle, Gosling, who is their great white hope. Simon Church was taken off and replaced by Stewart. Ince got a yellow card for a foul. Fuller went off to warm applause which he acknowledged and Davies came on.

Despite the late attempt by Blackpool, this was a match that had 0-0 written all over it and it is difficult to complain about the result.

Incidentally, one Addick drew my attention to the professional way that Chris Powell handles himself at the end of the match, making sure he shakes hands with all the opposition players.

Match analysis

Ivy the Terrible has awarded the Silver Bone to Jordan Cousins for an accomplished performance which included the best shot on goal in the game. It's good that he is now on a three year contract. The Football League Paper said of him, 'a calm presence, anchored the midfield.' Hamer wasn't really tested by Blackpool, except at a few corners which he claimed well. I wish that he would roll the ball out sometimes when the opportunity presents itself. Morrison had a good game, in particular put in some great defensive work in the first half. Wood was also good and showed some real skill. Wiggins is getting back to his old form and got forward well, although his crosses were not always as precise as one would like. Wilson had a decent game, although his decision-making failed him once or twice. He made a particularly serious mistake at the end of the game which nearly saw Ince score. However, the FLP thought that he marshalled the balding Bishop well. Stephens was much more active and committed and even used his talents in defence. However, he did fade in the second half. Gower was a bit anonymous and was eventually taken off. However, our midfield was then relatively inexperienced and possibly we controlled the ball better when Gower was there. Harriott showed some real skill on occasions, but he was also muscled off the ball by the stronger Blackpool players. FLP gave him the lowest score of any Charlton player and thought that his final ball was often poor. Church does put in the effort, but whether he has sufficient quality is an open question. However, perhaps he deserved better service. FLP noted that he won some intelligent free kicks. Sordell quickly became public enemy number one as far as the row behind me was concerned and even when he did do something decent it was put down to luck. However, I do think they have a point, as I would like to see a striker hungrier for the ball and more eager to get involved. FLP thought that 'he shielded the ball well against the bigger frame of MacKenzie. Once again, the opposition players seemed bigger than ours.

Pritchard had a reasonable game when he came on, but I am not sure that he added that much. Stewart was far from a game changer, despite getting a big write up in the programme. Pigott had a cameo, but did his best to get involved.

Pleased to see a photo in the programme of a match against Stoke City sixty years ago in which Stanley Matthews featured. We won that game, which attracted a crowd of 56,000, which we won 4-2. I seem to recall that my father thought Matthews was well past his best.

I thought that the referee Keith Hill had a good game, and has been presented with a Silver Biscuit by Ivy, but Rescue Cat Reg has given the Hiss of the Match to the East Stand lino who didn't seem aware of what was going on in front of him.

Valley of Hope

After what most fans saw as a heartening performance against Notts Forest on Tuesday evening, particularly in the second half, the Addicks face Blackpool at The Valley tomorrow. The Tangerines have faltered a little recently, drawing 1-1 at Huddersfield last Friday night and then, even more surprisingly, recording a goalless draw at home to struggling Bolton midweek.

Even so, they are still in the play off places and their record on the road is: won two, drawn two, lost one.

We will, of course, be facing former Addick Ricardo Fuller. One Addick has commented, 'Memo to Ben Hamer - please remember that Ricardo Fuller can turn on a proverbial sixpence in the penalty area and shoot hard/low/accurate (Andy Reid free kick on Tuesday refers...). Memo to centre-backs- please remember that Ricardo Fuller is the master of drawing a free kick on the edge of the penalty area, so beware of marking him too-close! He's bound to score.' Returning players often do.

Fuller gives it large about Charlton here on 'Tangerine TV': Full of himself

Manager Paul Ince has brought in his son Tom Ince who is good both at providing assists and scoring. He wasn't at his most effective against Huddersfield, but was still a threat. Full back Kirk Broadfoot got forward well and provided the assist for Fuller's goal. On loan Liverpool defender Jack Robinson was solid.

Newcastle United midfielder Dan Gosling has joined Blackpool on loan and will be in the squad for tomorrow's game. His game time this season has been confined to the league cup.

Our recent record at home to Blackpool has been reasonably good. We won 2-1 last season, secured a 2-2 draw in 2008/9 and actually won 4-1 in 2007/8.

Odds are: Charlton 8/5, Draw 23/10, Blackpool 13/8.

Ricardo Fuller to join Blackpool

It looks as if Ricardo Fuller is going to join Blackpool as their seventh summer signing: Fuller. The signing has now gone ahead.

Charlton's interest in re-signing the striker has waned in recent weeks. His undoubted talents were outweighed by his tendency to be injury prone and his strike rate per game with us was not that high.

According to Paul Ince on the Blackpool website, 'Speaking to Chris Powell, they wanted to sign him but they are waiting for a takeover to take place so he was disappointed to lose him, but it's a chance for him to come in a show what he can do.'

Fuller could return

With the club still short of a striker, it is possible that Ricardo Fuller could return. He seems to be keen to do so, but the sticking point could be his wages. He was the highest paid player at The Valley last year: Fuller

A number of leading Addicks, including match day announcer Dave Lockwood, have paid tribute to the tireless Matt Wright who is leaving Charlton after 13 years. I would like to express my appreciation of everything he has done for the club, not least the programme. Another of the old guard leaves.

Players dropped

Scott Wagstaff, Ricardo Fuller, Matt Taylor and Salim Kerkar will not be offered new deals by Charlton, the club has announced. No surprise about Wagstaff, although a disappointment, and Taylor has unfortunately not really succeeded at this level. Kerkar has not lived up to his promise. Fuller is arguably too expensive given the number of games in which he has played.

Clearly we now need a new striker as I would not expect or want Bradley Wright-Phillips to be given a new contract. However, we will be constrained by what we can afford, not least in terms of wages.

Time Added On Agony

Yann Kermorgant's devastated expression at the end of the match said it all. On 87 minutes he had scored a well-worked goal to apparently secure the three points for Charlton against Birmingham City. But the Addicks have the worst record in time added on in the Championship and Birmingham were able to equalise. It was Charlton's fault because we invited pressure on to ourselves.

The first half had been something of a stalemate. We had played some nice football, passing the ball well, but we lacked that extra something that was needed to unlock the Birmingham defence. In the second half, keeper Jack Butland helped to keep the Blues in the game. The goal came when hope was ebbing away, but Charlton failed to move beyond four home wins this season.

I arrived at The Valley to buy Voice of the Valley off one of Rick's elves, but someone told me later they had bought their copy from the Rickster himself. Rick confessses in the issue that it is still a little 'dry', but hopefully it will get back its fizz and become part of the Valley scene once again.

The Old Bill were much in evidence and there were rumours of three arrests, although whether that was for money laundering was unclear.

Referee d'Urso started as he meant to go over by awarding the visitors a dubious free kick, but it went off the wall and then over. Fuller won Charlton a corner taken by Dale Stephens, followed by a second which ended in a questionable free kick for the Blues. Chris Solly was fouled, but the free kick taken by Jackson was unproductive. City broke, but their effort at the other end went over. In general, they didn't seem to be very accurate when it came to shooting.

Fuller was fouled on the edge of the box and the Jackson free kick led to an Addicks corner. Ensuing play led to another corner which Butland punched away. Fuller then drew a fingertip save from the impressive Butland. The ball flashed across the box, but no one was able to connect and put it in the back of the net. It was one of the best chances of the half.

Another good save from Butland led to a Charlton corner and for a moment I thought that the ball was in the back of the net. Fuller was then not too far wide with an angled shot. An effort from Wilson drew a save.

HT: Addicks 0, Blues 0

Kermorgant showed intent by winning the ball well. A shot from Wagstaff led to a Charlton corner. Fuller was just wide with a shot. Cedric Evina had a go, but put the ball over. Solly won Charlton a corner. Jackson put in a good tackle. The Blues made the first of their substitutions. The Bloke Beside Me thought that we were running out of steam and ideas and Green replaced Wilson. The visitors won a corner and we failed to clear our lines leading to a second, but Hamer was able to make the save. Blues won a free kick just outside the 'D', but Hamer dealt with it comfortably. Reilly received a yellow card for a foul.

Kermorgant was just wide. Good work involving a number of Charlton players then set up Kermorgant who nodded the ball home. We then made two substititions, Wright-Phillips for Fuller and Dervitte was also brought on. On the face of it this look sensible, but perhaps it disrupted our play.

The Blues made their last substitution, bringing the big man Zigic on. Wright-Phillips was booked for kicking the ball into the goal when the flag had gone up. Instead of kicking the ball into Row Z, we tried to be clever, and lost the ball. Elliott was unmarked, the Football League Paper blaming Morrison, and he fired into the back of the net. I seem to remember him scoring a similar goal against us for Burnley at Turf Moor.

The joke doing the rounds is that Charlton players have been banned from taking their dog for a walk because they will lose the lead.

Match analysis

Ivy the Terrible has awarded the Silver Bone to Ricardo Fuller. He showed some real skill and quality, as well as commitment, even though he was unable to score. Hamer had to make some decent stops, but nothing really testing, the goal just flashed in. Cort really got involved and his towering presence looks intimidating, but he always judges his interventions well. Morrison did a solid job and got forward well once to set up an attack. Evina was on top form and made some good interceptions. Solly was not as outstanding as he sometimes is, but he had a very good game. Jackson made some good interventions. I don't think the pitch really suited Stephens and not everything he tried came off, but top marks for effort and commitment. Wagstaff played well and came very close to having a decisive impact. I thought that Wilson had a good game, he has an excellent engine and can unsettle the opposition, but perhaps the final product was lacking. Kermorgant had an excellent game, topped by the goal. Green did offer something a bit different when he came on. The two cameos are not worth commenting on.

Juneau the Soccer Cat has awarded the Hiss of the Match to referee Andy d'Urso. As was to be expected with the banker from Billericay, he made some baffling decisions.

The Italian job

'Very disappointing' was the verdict in Row Q after Charlton went down 1-2 at home to 10-man Watford. No doubt stronger verdicts were heard elsewhere in the ground. Given that Millwall and the Massives drew away, the Addicks remain outside the relegation places in 20th position for now. But we have a tough fixture away at Blackpool on Saturday.

This was not a match I was expecting to win. I reaffirmed my 2-2 forecast in our Row Q competition. It was a match I thought could go one of three ways, but I did not really expect us to lose. However, as my wife said before I left, 'they'll lose.'

The first half ended 1-1 with Ricardo Fuller replying to their opener. Just before the break, Italian charmer Forestieri was sent off with a second yellow for diving, although he is now claiming he slipped on the wet pitch.

Playing against ten men does not give an automatic advantage, however. A lot depends on how the other team responds. I thought that Zola was rather clever in putting five men behind the ball and then trying to hit us on the break - and Watford could break quickly. This is what they did after Cort very foolishly gave a bear hug to one of their players in a dangerous position.

We then mounted attack after attack, getting eleven shots on target against their nine, but they crowded the box and it was difficult to get a clear shot away. Over five minutes of time were added on, but it was one of those nights when we could have had an extra half hour and not scored.

Match report

I was a bit puzzled to read that it had cost one other Midland Addick £100 to go to the match. Deutsche Bahn charged me £18.70 return to Marylebone and then I had perhaps £10 or so on my Oyster.

I was not surprised to see large numbers of Japanese ladies with branded shopping bags getting on at Bicester North after a visit to Bicester Village. I was a bit more puzzled to see quite a few Japanese on the 472 from North Greenwich, one reading a Japanese paper that seemed to be aimed at the Japanese community in Britain.

I was quite optimistic about the game, as one has to be travelling some distance, but reading an article in the Sub-Standard about the match by Giuseppe Moro (from the Hornets press office) I noted that Zola thought that the slow start to their promotion push might help them. He had observed a positive shift in the mood at the club in the past week.

Walking past the station a swarm of Hornets emerged chanting 'Watford! Watford! Want any aggro?' which got no response at all in a SE7 where it was raining heavily.

One of the oddities of evening games is that Steve to my left and Paul to my right are wearing sharp suits, betraying their pikey connections, while I was clad in what is now a rather scruffy Alan Curbishley training top.

It was evident to me that Watford's game plan was to go for an early goal and Solly was soon called on to show his defensive skills. I thought that Kerkar and Wright Phillips combined well. Wilson made an excellent run down the right which admittedly only got a throw in but it was worth a try. The Hornets put in a shot from distance which Hamer gathered a little uncomfortably.

On 15 minutes Charlton won a free kick in a promising position to the right of the 'D'. Something happened in the Watford wall, possibly a handball, and the free kick had to be taken again. It took some time for the recipient of the yellow card to appear on the screen and it was allocated to former inmate Troy Deeney, apparently on the advice of the fourth official. It turned out that it had been given to Fernando Foresteri and this was to prove significant later.

Kerkar put in a decent free kick which won a corner but the corner itself was poor. By this time the rain was starting to ease off. A good cross came in from the left, but there was no one there to connect with it. A corner taken by Green led to some initially good pressure from Charlton, but it was not sustained.

Morrison got a finger wagging from the referee. A Watford free kick took a slight deflection off the back of a Charlton player. The corner was not properly placed in the prescribed area, but the bald dimwit of a linesman took no action. The ball came in and was headed in the back of the net. It was a bullet header and we thought it might have been an own goal, but in fact it came off Hoban. I have not seen it again, but my impression at the time was of sloppy defending. I think it would have been difficult for Hamer to save it.

Watford threatened to score a second from a break and Hamer had to save at the post. Impressive skill by Kerkar and a good pass by Stephens then set up Fuller for the equaliser.

Wilson dealt well with a Watford threat. A Charlton free kick after a push on Kerkar was saved, but it might have been possible to exploit a gap at the near post. Almunia had to save from Kerkar. Green provided good work on the right.

Morrison put in what many to be judged a fair tackle on Forestieri, although it was arguably slightly from behind. The free kick came off the wall and Forestieri put on a shot wide as he was booed. In the one minute added on, Watford won a corner and Forestieri dived - as far as I could see - to get a penalty. Hence, the referee was right to give him a second yellow and send him off. However, as I heard a Watford fan say later, 'If he hadn't have been sent off, we might not have won that match.

It had been an incident packed first half and the scoreline at half time reflected the balance of play. My notes were far more extensive than they had been against Blackburn.

Half-time, Addicks 1, Hornets 1

Playing against ten men is not necessarily easy as they can be fired up by a sense of injustice and Zola's handling of the situation was tactically astute. Wright-Phillips won Charlton a free kick. Abdi rolled around dramatically on the ground, securing the Hornets a free kick, and then walked away nonchantly without a care in the world. His drama lessons clearly pay.

Wright-Phillips drew a save. Neuton received a yellow card for a foul. Danny Green won Charlton a corner. For a short while it was panic stations in the Watford defence, but the ball was eventually cleared.

Wright-Phillips was chased by three Hornets. He was pulled back and should have gone down, but instead he shot over. Unfortunately, Kerkar overhit his cross following a Charlton free kick, but redeemed himself by winning the Addicks a corner. Green received a yellow card.

Then on 69 minutes Cort gave away the fatal free kick and the shot from Abdi went straight in the net. Hamer was called on to make a save shortly afterwards. Charlton won a corner, but our play was getting increasingly frantic and were inclined to spoil potential chances by overhitting the ball.

The referee then awarded a free kick for a back pass. He was right to do so, but you don't see them given very often, although I saw one in non-league earlier in the season. We also saw two awards for foul throws in the first half. Fortunately, the subsequent free kick was unproductive. Chris Powell made his double substitutions, although his critics argue this came too late. Wilson put in a good ball that led to a Charlton corner. Abdi went in the referee's book for a foul.

In the five minutes added on, Watford tried to slow things down as much as possible, making two substitutions. Almunia got a yellow card for his time wasting, but, of course, it was too late to have any impact. The one half chance in time added on fell to Dale Stephens who put the ball not too far over from distance.

Even two points from two home games, which was what I was expecting, would not have been good enough, but one is disastrous. So far, however, we have not lost by more than one goal and the standard of our passing has been generally good. But we are aware that we have stepped up a level. Crystal Palace, meanwhile, are in a play off position.

The attendance was 15,385. Given that there were 1,000 - 1,500 Hornets, this means that we sold only about 2,000 walk up tickets. It's always going to be difficult at midweek matches because of work commitments, but unfortunately the way things are going will not encourage people to turn up and take a look.

Was it worth getting back to Leamington at 12.30 p.m.? Should I have attended to my duties as secretary in the vice-presidents lounge at the Brakes and see them go out on penalties to Belper in FA Trophy (another team that doesn't do cups). Probably not, because whatever else one can say about the match it was not boring.

Match analysis

Ivy the Terrible has given the Silver Bone to Salman Kerkar. It wasn't a perfect performance by any means, but he can show real skill as he did when he set up our goal. As a commentator on the Drinking During the Game blog eloquently put it, 'He's the best thing to come out of Ibrox since the taxman.' Arguably Hamer could have positioned himself better for their winning goal. Although the laser eye surgery has been beneficial, perhaps he could have some surgery for rushes of blood to the head. He sometimes rushes off his line dangerously, confusing the reliable Morrison. He should also moan a little less. I wouldn't fault Morrison for what happened tonight. He has made the transition to the Championship as well as anyone and is one of our best players. I am also quite a fan of Cort but it was a disastrous error that gave Watford their winning goal. I think that Wilson continues to improve. He certainly has some pace and puts himself about, unfortunately a number of his balls were overhit. Whilst Solly was not as prominent as he is in some games, I noted some good defensive work. He did enough to earn a chant from the Covered End. There are a lot of complaints about Jackson being too slow, but we always seem to miss him when he is absent. We have a continuing problem in central midfield. Hollands was rather anonymous last night and was eventually substituted. Stephens showed some neat touches, but he also made some errors such as passing to a Watford player. The more fundamental question is whether he is creative enough. Green didn't do as much as in the games since his reapperance in the starting lineup. He did make a contribution, especially in the first half, but his crossing is not always accurate. Fuller took his goal very well, but that was about the sum of it. The row behind was starting on Wright-Phillips before the match and there have been some complaints since, but I think he did his best. At one point he might have got a penalty, but honourably stayed on his feet. Arguments are being made that Chris Powell got it wrong by switching away from 4-5-1 or 4-4-1-1, but I think that formation limited us against Blackburn. When Pritchard came on he was his usual busy self. What he lacks in style and skill he more than makes up for in energy and commitment and I remain well disposed to him as a player. I didn't see much of a contribution from Hulse but the game was so frenetic by that stage that I could well have missed something.

Juneau the Soccer Cat had no hesitation in awarding a Hiss of the Match to the referee who I am now told was changed for a third time which means that I can't use any of my rather poor jokes about central heating or his wife's colour scheme. Admittedly he gave Watford a big collection of yellow cards, but that doesn't help us and it won't harm them all that much as they seem to be able to rotate. I thought that in the second half he was trying to even things up by not giving us many decisions.

Charlton lose 2-1

Charlton suffered their first league defeat of the season this afternoon going down 2-1 to a Nottingham Forest side who showed themselves to be superior on the day. Possession was just 53-47 in the home side's favour and Charlton had seven corners to six. However, their downfall was just one shot on target.

Some have been arguing that Chris Powell got the formation wrong, but it may well be that any combination would have not dealt with Andy Reid bossing the game from midfield. In contrast those there thought that Jackson and Pritchard were out of their depth. The one change in the Charlton line up was Jordan Cook replacing the absent Dale Stephens.

Guedioura almost netted after eight minutes but his shot from inside the area hit the crossbar. Forest went ahead on 17 minutes and there are different views about whether Hamer could have dealt with the ball better. McGugan was credited with the goal when his free-kick from wide on the left touchline was missed by Hamer and sneaked inside the post without a touch from anyone inside the crowded penalty box.

It might have been 2-0 straight away had Blackstock done better with his header from 12 yards out. Simon Cox brought a solid save from Hamer just before half-time as Forest went into the break only one goal ahead, but leading comfortably.

The Addicks did make more of a game of it in the second half. Camp was called into action early in the second half to keep out an effort from Cook, which he needed two attempts at grasping. It looked like game over when Forest scored their second on 75 minutes. Charlton got a late reply, and although it was an own goal by keeper Camp, it was effectively created by Ricardo Fuller on 88 minutes after his header hit the post. Fuller had replaced Wright-Phillips on 81 minutes. With six minutes added on, the last few minutes were nervous ones for the home side, particularly given that rivals Derby defeated Watford 5-1.

Next opponents Crystal Palace secured their first points of the season with a massive 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday. Earlier, Millwall had beaten Boro at home.

Charlton are now 15th in the table, which is the area many think they will be in at the end of the season, while Forest leap to 3rd. Despite their win Palace are still in the relegation zone at 23rd.

Charlton win, Massives triumph

Charlton beat Leicester City 2-1 at The Valley last night to continue their promising start to the season through first half goals from Bradley Wright-Phillips and Yann Kermorgant. Over the 96 minutes possession was 50-50 and the Addicks were under the cosh to some extent in the second half when the Foxes threatened down the flanks. King pulled one back for Leicester, but Charlton held on to take the three points.

The Addicks had taken the lead somewhat against the run of play on 18 minutes when Bradley Pritchard turned provider for Wright-Phillips who turned on the edge of the penalty area to fire a superb low shot past keeper Schmeichel. He then had to make good saves from Cort and Wright-Phillips.

Yann Kermorgant had been booed by the Foxes when his name was read out but made good use of the ball from a Hollands corner to lash it past Schmeichel, putting his finger to lips in celebration.

At half time new signing Ricardo Fuller was paraded before the Valley faithful.

In the second half Ben Hamer was called into action, saving well from Dyer twice and Knockaert before keeping out a stoppage time header from Vardy and preventing a repeat of the Birmingham disappointment.

Work commitments kept me away from The Valley, although I was part of the recorded attendance of 16,658, meaning that over 5,000 walk up tickets were sold. The featured game on Radio 5 was inevitably at Hillsborough. I didn't listen but at the end the commentators kept up with the media obsession with Wednesday, salivating about the strength of the side, the magnificence of the ground and the enormity of the support. Then on BBC TV a short summary of the Championship results picked out 'promoted Sheffield Wednesday' for their 3-2 win over the Blues.

Charlton are third in the table and Palace with null points are bottom.