MATCH PREVIEW | Charlton v Derby County

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Charlton return to The Valley on Saturday to face Derby County (KO 3pm GMT).

The Addicks go into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw at Blackpool last weekend as Marvin Ekpiteta's own goal cancelled out Karamoko Dembele's opener.

Click here to purchase your tickets for this weekend's match.

Fans outside of the UK and Ireland can watch every kick of Saturday's action live on CharltonTV, while those inside the UK and Ireland can enjoy live audio commentary. Click here to purchase your CharltonTV pass.

TEAM NEWS

Interim Head Coach Curtis Fleming is hopeful that Macaulay Gillesphey (hamstring) and Conor Coventry (concussion) can feature this weekend, while Tayo Edun is available again having served his one-match suspension.

Michael Hector (hamstring) Chuks Aneke (hamstring) and Miles Leaburn (hamstring) remain sidelined.

The visitors will be without Craig Forsyth (calf), Jake Rooney (knee), Korey Smith (knee), Tyreece John-Jules (hamstring), Martyn Waghorn (calf) and Conor Washington (ankle), though Callum Elder (hamstring) could return having missed out last Saturday.

THE OPPOSITION

Paul Warne’s side currently sit fourth in the Sky Bet League One table, just four points adrift of league leaders Portsmouth with a game in hand.

The Rams, who travel to SE7 boasting the second-best away record in the division, came from behind to claim a 2-1 win at home to Cheltenham Town last weekend.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Charlton and Derby have gone toe-to-toe on 89 previous occasions with the Addicks winning 31, the Rams 38 and the remaining 20 encounters resulting in draws.

The last meeting between the two sides came in February 2023 when Derby ran out 2-0 victors at Pride Park.

MATCH OFFICIALS

Ed Duckworth will be the man in the middle this weekend. The referee has overseen 23 fixtures so far this season and has shown 106 yellow cards and five red cards. 

Daniel Bonneywell and Stuart Butler will assist Duckworth, while Gareth Viccars has been appointed as the Fourth Official.

OTHER INFO

Tickets are on restricted sale after Derby sold out their allocation, meaning only supporters who were registered on the club's ticketing system as of January 26th will be able to purchase tickets. Click here to buy yours.

Bartram's and the Meantime Fans’ Bar will both be open from 12pm, while the Family Activity Zone (FAZ) will be open from 12.15pm until 2.15pm. Bartram's will remain open post-match to show the 5.30pm kick-off between Sheffield United and Aston Villa.

Supporters outside of the UK and Ireland can watch all of this weekend's action live on CharltonTV, while those inside the UK and Ireland can enjoy live audio commentary. Click here to purchase your CharltonTV pass.

Fans 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.

Visiting The Valley for the first time? Click here to read our Visitors' Guide.

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