DEFENCE CRUCIAL FOR ATHLETIC

MATCH STATS

STAR MAN TOM LOCKYER Charlton

Match Verdict
IT was quite a return to Championship football for last year’s League One play-off winners, and a thoroughly deserved three points, too.
The 1,000-strong away support gave their team all the encouragement they needed after a nervy start. It looked as though the hosts, dominant in the opening half hour, would eventually find a way through. But they lacked composure and Lee Bowyer’s men made them pay.
Marshalled superbly by Jason Pearce and new signing Tom Lockyer, Charlton overcame the wobble of c...

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