MATCH PREVIEW | Charlton v Cambridge United

CHARLTON V CAMBRIDGE MATCH PREVIEW

The Addicks will be looking to continue their unbeaten start to 2022/23 in SE7 when Cambridge United make the trip to The Valley on Saturday.

Tuesday night’s 5-1 win against Plymouth Argyle moved Charlton into sixth place in the Sky Bet League One table and manager Ben Garner will be hoping for more of the same against the U’s this weekend.

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TICKET NEWS

Tickets are still available for the visit of the U’s. Click here to secure yours.

Tickets will be available to purchase online until two hours before kick-off. Supporters will be able to purchase tickets from the Ticket Office at the club's stadium right up until half-time on Saturday.

TEAM NEWS

Ben Garner expects Diallang Jaiyesimi to be available for selection after picking up a knock in training, but the fixture will remain too soon for Mandela Egbo (knee) and Chuks Aneke (calf).

Meanwhile, the visitors will assess the fitness of George Williams, with there being a chance he could be available.

THE OPPOSITION

Cambridge travel to The Valley looking to bounce back from their 4-1 defeat to Portsmouth at Fratton Park in midweek.

The result leaves Mark Bonner’s side 13th in the table, with two wins and two defeats from their opening four matches.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Charlton have faced off with Cambridge on 21 previous occasions with the Addicks winning seven, the U’s eight and the other six encounters resulting in a draw.

The last meeting between the two sides came at the Abbey Stadium in April 2022, when Corey Blackett-Taylor and Conor Washington’s goals gave the visitors the win.

MATCH OFFICIALS

Carl Brook will be the man in the middle for Saturday. The official last refereed a Charlton game back in November 2021 – a 4-0 victory over Havant & Waterlooville in the first round of the Emirates FA Cup in SE7.

Brook will be assisted by Marc Wilson and Declan O'Shea, while Daniel Bonneywell is the fourth official.

OTHER NEWS

Tickets are still available for the visit of the U’s. Click here to secure yours.

The Fans’ Bar will be opening its doors to supporters from 12pm, while the Family Activity Zone will be open from 12:30pm until 2:15pm.

Supporters outside of the UK and Ireland can watch every kick of Saturday's action LIVE on CharltonTV, with former Addicks forward Kevin Lisbie joining Steve Brown and host Aidan Magee in the CharltonTV studio, presented by DNEL Ltd.

For more streaming information, please click here.

Supporters can buy Valley Gold Jackpot tickets online for the fixture. For every £1 spent on a Jackpot ticket, half goes to the club’s academy to help produce the stars of the future, while the other half goes to the two winners of a cash prize.

Click here to be in with a chance of winning up to £2,000.

Supporters should be aware that due to the strike action there will be a limited train service. The trains that do run could be busier than normal. Supporters can purchase a Valley Express coach pass for the game here.

There's only four services that supporters can get after the game towards London, these trains depart at 5.10pm, 5.21pm, 5.40pm and 5.55pm. 

Towards Kent the last service is at 6.16pm but services are only going as far as Dartford. After the game fans can get the 5.09pm, 5.24pm, 5.47pm, 5.57pm or 6.16pm to Dartford.

Supporters can purchase a Valley Express coach pass for the game here.

Article by Tyler Rowlinson

 

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