MATCH PREVIEW | Charlton v Northampton Town

Terry Taylor (ankle) and Conor McGrandles (calf) are both set to step up their returns to fitness by starting the U21s' Professional Development League 2 - South clash at Watford on Tuesday afternoon.

Michael Appleton confirmed that Panutche Camará (hamstring) and Chuks Aneke (hamstring) are both making positive progress with their respective recoveries, while Miles Leaburn (hamstring) is a long-term absentee. Michael Hector (hamstring) remains sidelined.

The visitors could hand a debut to new signing Tony Springett, who recently joined on loan from Norwich City, though Tyler Magloire, Sam Sherring, Ali Koiki, Akin Odimayo, Jack Sowerby, Ben Fox and Danny Hylton will be assessed.

Jon Brady's men currently sit 10th in the Sky Bet League One table and head to SE7 in form having suffered just one defeat in their last seven league games.

Northampton, who saw Saturday’s trip to Oxford United postponed owing to a frozen pitch, played out a 1-1 draw at home to Wigan Athletic last time out.

Charlton and Northampton have gone toe-to-toe on 35 previous occasions with the Addicks winning 13, the Cobblers nine and the remaining 13 meetings ending in draws.

The last meeting between the two sides came at The Valley in March 2021, when Conor Washington's brace earned Charlton a 2-1 victory.

Paul Howard will be the man in the middle on Tuesday. The referee has overseen 22 matches so far this season and has shown 83 yellow cards and two red cards.

Howard will be assisted by Kevin Howick and Marc Wilson, while Paul Lister-Flynn is the Fourth Official.

Click here to get your tickets for Tuesday's clash against the Cobblers.

Bartram's and the Meantime Fans’ Bar will both be open from 6pm, while the Family Activity Zone (FAZ) will be open from 5.15pm until 7.15pm. 

Fans in the UK, Ireland and all around the world can watch every kick of Tuesday's action live on CharltonTV. Click here to purchase your match 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.

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