Charlton Athletic 1-5 Chelsea: Addicks boss Nathan Jones blasts ‘schoolboy’ defending

By Robert O’Connor

Charlton Athletic’s winless run stretched to five matches as they were thrashed 5-1 by Liam Rosenior’s Chelsea at The Valley, crashing out of the FA Cup in the third round.

Goals from Jorrel Hato, Tosin Adarabioyo and Marc Guiu completed a straightforward enough assignment before Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez from the penalty spot added the gloss late on.

Miles Leaburn’s strike to make it briefly 2-1 had been enough to keep alive the home side’s interest in the tie almost until the end.

Charlton boss Nathan Jones reflected on two soft goals given away by his side.

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Frustration

“For long periods we completed really well,” he said. “My biggest disappointment is the second and third goals.

“They killed us really. They are schoolboy. We can’t concede from that kind of set-play.

“We show them, we give them clear pictures about how to defend the edge of the box. That’s the frustration.

“We did something that cost us the game.”

Match action

The visitors endured a nervy opening spell before eventually asserting their dominance.

Benoit Badiashile was booked for hauling down Leaburn, a moment which might well have returned to haunt him shortly afterwards when he did the same to Sonny Carey.

Charlton goalkeeper Will Mannion saved from Hato and Jamie Gittens in the opening 15 minutes.

Gittens’ impact so far since joining Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund has been limited, but he was the liveliest player in blue during the first half.

Mannion was then alert once more to turn away Josh Acheampong’s drive. Rosenior’s side had enjoyed 80 per cent possession after 45 minutes, but had been restricted to little more than half-chances.

That was until the fourth minute of added time when a rocket of a goal arrived from an unlikely source.

Hato had never scored for the west London outfit, but that changed emphatically when the ball dropped to him in the box, and he found the net magnificently on the volley.

Second half

Charlton had stood up to Chelsea well and could consider themselves unlucky to go in behind at the break, but shortly after the restart, they received a damaging blow.

Facundo Buonanotte – another forgotten man – sent over a free-kick from the left and there to meet it was Tosin, heading firmly past Mannion for 2-0.

Leaburn found a way through for the hosts to restore life to the tie, whacking the ball in from close range after Filip Jorgensen had pushed out a header, as the ferocious support from behind the goal reached a new pitch.

Chelsea have been at their weakest this season when facing adversity, but their response to the home goal will have buoyed Rosenior.

Garnacho did well in the build-up, a shot came in which Mannion parried away, but on the spot to thump home the rebound was Guiu.

Substitutes Estevao and Liam Delap came close to making it a rout, but both were denied by Mannion.

He would be beaten twice more in added time, first when Neto drilled into the corner, then again by Fernandez’s penalty.

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