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Charlton boss Nathan Jones was pleased with how his side responded to their derby drubbing by Millwall to win 2-0 at Leicester to ease their relegation fears.

Sonny Carey, with his seventh goal of the season, and Lyndon Dykes, with his first since his move this month from Birmingham, netted at the King Power Stadium to give the Addicks their first league away win since October 21.

Leicester were reduced to 10 men when Caleb Okoli was sent off after just 15 minutes at 0-0 for pulling back Miles Leaburn and Jones praised his side's approach.

Jones told BBC Radio London: "That's a massive win, the result was everything today.

"It's huge. Last week was damning, it was really hurtful to the football club. One, because of who we played, two, because of the manner of it and three, because we care. Look, I'm immersed in this football club, so it hurts me because I live and breathe this club, so I wanted to have a reaction today.

"Miles was clean in and got pulled back, a definite red. That kind of changed the complexion of the game, but I'm really pleased because we wanted to be aggressive against them and put it on them. We didn't come here and try and sit back, we went after them and that's what I want us to give."

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Leicester City will look to keep their lingering play-off hopes alive in their first game since Marti Cifuentes was sacked when they welcome relegation-battling Charlton Athletic on Saturday (kick-off 12:30 GMT).

The Foxes, who will have Andy King in temporary charge, are 14th and six points adrift of the top-six after just two wins in their past eight games (D1 L5).

The 19th-placed Addicks are only three points clear of the drop zone and have won just twice in 14 games (D3 L9).

• Leicester will be looking to achieve a league double over Charlton for the first time since 1981-82 (also in the second division), having won 1-0 at The Valley earlier this season.

• Charlton have only won one of their past 10 away league matches against Leicester (D5 L4), with that lone victory coming in February 2013 under Chris Powell (a 2-1 win in the Championship).

• Leicester haven't kept a clean sheet in the Championship since a 0-0 draw with league leaders Coventry in September 2025, going 23 matches without one. Since the start of last season, they have the lowest clean sheet percentage (9%) of any team in England's top four tiers (6/67).

• Since the start of November, only West Brom have fewer points (1) in Championship away games than Charlton (2). The Addicks are one of only three sides without an away win in this period (D2 L6), along with West Brom and Sheffield Wednesday.

• Abdul Fatawu has the most goal involvements and assists for Leicester in the Championship this season (13 - 6 goals, 7 assists), while his 74 completed dribbles are at least 22 more than any other player in the division (Mikey Johnston, 52).

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Dundee United have signed "terrific" goalkeeper Ashley Maynard-Brewer from Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee on an initial six-month deal.

Maynard-Brewer, 26, helped Charlton win promotion from League One last season but has made just one appearance this term.

The academy graduate spent almost a decade at Charlton and had various loan spells, including helping Ross county to a sixth-place Scottish Premiership finish in 2021-22.

Born in England and raised in Australia, Maynard-Brewer played at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with the Socceroos Under-23s.

He will compete with Dave Richards for the starting spot at United following Yevhen Kucherenko's departure earlier this month.

"He is a terrific young goalkeeper as far as we are concerned, he knows the league having spent a loan spell at Ross County four seasons ago," said United manager Jim Goodwin.

"He is a lot more experienced now for the opportunities he has had at Charlton and we believe we are getting a really good goalkeeper to come in and compete for that first-place slot.

"We were light in that department anyway, it is a position we have been working hard on since the beginning of the window. I am delighted to get Ashley over the line."

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Charlton Athletic have appointed Greg Miller as the club's new academy manager.

Miller will join the Addicks in March once he has completed his notice period at current club Portsmouth.

Born in Glasgow, he started his playing career at Hibernian, and has been the head coach of Pompey's Under-18 side since 2021.

He previously held roles in the youth set-ups of the Scottish national side and Barnsley.

"It's no secret that we have one of the best academies in the country, and I'm delighted that Greg is joining us as our new academy manager to help drive us forward," Charlton managing director James Rodwell told the club website., external

"We interviewed a number of outstanding candidates through a detailed and testing process, and Greg stood out at every stage."

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Jerome Roussillon has left Charlton Athletic after a two-month stint in which the left-back made no appearances for the club.

The 33-year-old moved to The Valley as a free agent on a short-term contract in November.

Despite the continued absence of Josh Edwards - who has been ruled out for the rest of the season with an ankle injury - Charlton head coach Nathan Jones elected not to call on the Guadeloupe international.

Roussillon, who has previously played for Montpellier, Wolfsburg and Union Berlin, has now joined French Ligue 2 outfit Amiens SC for the remainder of the season.

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They say beating Millwall is the shortest route to a Charlton fan's heart.

Back in June 2016, the late, great Kevin Nolan of the South London Press told the incoming Addicks manager at the time, Russell Slade, exactly that. Fast-forward nearly a decade and we're still waiting.

In fact, it's nearly 30 years since our last win at The Den and those scars deepened again with a humiliating 4-0 defeat.

Just 3.75 miles separate us, but right now it feels like a footballing chasm. Realistically, these local rivals could be two divisions apart next season.

Seven minutes in, we were already chasing shadows after calamitous defending.

By the time the second goal was conceded from a corner, you could see what was coming - another derby day collapse. Charlton's lack of fight was glaring.

Losing the 50-50s, showing no bite, no belief.

Nathan Jones put it bluntly afterwards: "We treated it as a day in the sun." For a game of this magnitude, that's unforgivable.

The stats say it all. Millwall's 23 shots to our three, expected goals 3.91 to 0.14, touches in the opposition box 57 to 11. Those numbers scream a side that was bullied and beaten in every department.

Fans calling for Jones' head will feel justified - humiliation like this always stings. Yet we're still out of the bottom three, which, two years ago, you'd have bitten someone's hand off for. But something needs to shift fast.

A massive reset needs to occur on the training pitch and in the classroom at Sparrows Lane this week.

The owners need to dig deep into their pockets and get some proven quality into the side.

Otherwise, the big derby day we'll be looking forward to next season could be Bromley FC.

Charlton Athletic boss Nathan Jones spoke after his side's 4-0 defeat at Millwall:

"We got outworked, out-battled – they treated it as a derby, we treated it as a day in the sun and we got exactly what we deserved.

"It's not how we work - we work hard, we work a press, we compete, we've had success from doing that.

"We've been bullied all over today. Millwall were excellent. But we were nowhere near that level.

"It's a poor first goal, we don't get to the cross, we allow them to play the ball into the box. And then it's not a great header. We don't deal with it.

"We settled nicely, there wasn't massive problems in the first half. We had opportunities, moved the ball well, got in – possible penalty shout – had some chances.

"But second half we were overrun, outworked on every single level.

"We didn't prepare to get bullied, we don't work like that."

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A new initiative highlighting the work of football club charities has been launched by the English Football League (EFL).

'Scan to Smile' will be rolled out in stadiums across the EFL from Friday until the end of January, with supporters invited to scan QR codes on posters displayed around grounds.

Each scan will unlock a short, uplifting story from a person whose life has been positively impacted by the support of their local club charity.

The subjects tackled include mental health support, combating loneliness, improving physical wellbeing, employability and confidence.

The EFL said it hoped the initiative would use "the reach and influence of football to offer fans a moment of positivity on matchday".

Trevor Birch, chief executive at the EFL, said: "Behind every club are people whose lives have been positively changed through the work and dedication of their local EFL club charity.

"This initiative gives supporters the chance to see that impact first-hand and reminds us that football truly is a force for good."

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Charlton Athletic defender Josh Edwards has been ruled out for the rest of the season with an ankle injury he picked up in September.

The 25-year-old started all of the Addicks' opening seven Championship games of the season before picking up the injury in a 3-0 win over Blackburn Rovers.

"It was an impact injury and anybody that was at The Valley that day saw it," Charlton managing director James Rodwell told the club website., external

"It was a nasty injury and it hasn't quite healed the way we would have wanted.

"It's unlikely Josh will play for us again this season, but he'll be back in pre-season. He'll be back better than new, raring to go for next season."

The Addicks travel to London rivals Millwall on Saturday.

This will be the 76th meeting between Millwall and Charlton Athletic, with all 75 previous games in the English Football League and none in cup competitions.

Millwall are unbeaten in their past three home league games while Charlton have failed to win on any of their past eight road trips, with their last away victory coming at Ipswich on 21 October.

• Millwall are unbeaten across their past 13 league games against Charlton Athletic (W7 D6), since a 2-0 defeat in March 1996. They have conceded just eight goals in these 13 games, four of which came in the first match in the run (4-4 in December 2009).

• Charlton Athletic have lost nine of their past 12 away league games against Millwall (W1 D2), losing their past three in succession. Their only victory during that time came with a 2-0 success in December 1995.

• Having lost three of their first four home league games this season (W1), Millwall have now lost just one of their past 10 at The Den (W7 D2).

• Charlton have won just one of their past 18 away London derbies in the Championship (D5 L12), conceding at least twice in each of their past six.

• Charlton have won just two of their past 13 league games (D3 L8), with both victories in that run coming at home.

Charlton Athletic have submitted two offers to Swiss side FC Zurich for 20-year-old left-back Junior Ligue as the Addicks look to replace the injured Josh Edwards. (4-4-2 - in Swiss), external

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Derby County arrived at The Valley buoyed by their impressive weekend win at Preston North End and their confidence showed.

Despite Charlton's battling draw at Pride Park back in October, the visitors carried greater fluency and punished the Addicks' defensive shortcomings to claim a 2-1 victory.

Macaulay Gillesphey's unfortunate own goal opened the scoring, though it stemmed from smart approach work by Derby's Patrick Agyemang.

It was the first of two needless goals from a Charlton perspective in a night that again exposed defensive frailties.

Charlton's first-half play was too often laboured, attacks breaking down before gathering any momentum.

In the second half, Ibrahim Fullah's decision not to square a promising chance to his right summed things up - moments later, Derby broke and doubled their lead.

Tyreece Campbell, arguably Charlton's best performer on the night, cut the deficit with a well-taken finish.

His tireless effort at both ends stood out, offering a glimpse of what's possible when energy meets quality. Yet such consistency remains elusive for this side.

The Addicks had sufficient possession to trouble Derby but lacked the clinical edge that defines Championship survival.

Teams like the Rams show the composure to turn attacking moves into goals - Charlton too often fall short in those key moments.

To their credit, Nathan Jones' men fought to the end despite a rain-lashed, blustery south London night and a stretched, injury-hit defence.

There was more bad news on that front with a setback confirmed for Josh Edwards. However, the loan signing of left-sided defender Luke Chambers from Liverpool is encouraging.

Jones also confirmed midfielder Harvey Knibbs will be out for some considerable time.

Charlton stay 18th but a point closer to the relegation zone.

With difficult trips to Millwall and beyond looming, they need to rediscover resilience - and clean sheets - fast.

Derby's trajectory offers hope. Last season, in their first back in the Championship, they clung to safety and now sit comfortably in the top half.

For Charlton, survival this term remains the first step on the long road back to the good old days.

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All English Football League games across a four-day period in February will begin one minute late to raise awareness for the Every Minute Matters campaign.

The initiative will be in place for 36 matches across the Championship, League One and League Two between 5 and 9 February.

EFL sponsor Sky Bet and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have been working together since May 2024 to highlight the importance of speed when it comes to performing live-saving CPR.

Later kick-off times will serve as "a stark reminder that every minute matters", the EFL said.

Bristol Rovers defender Tom Lockyer collapsed while playing for Luton Town eight minutes into the Championship play-off final against Coventry in May 2023.

Lockyer then suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch seven months later during a Premier League game at Bournemouth.

"What happened to me can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time," said Lockyer, who is now a BHF ambassador.

"Every year, more than 40,000 people in the UK suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and most of them never make it home.

"I'm here today because of the transformative power of CPR as every minute matters when it comes to saving a life.

"This February, we want everyone to get behind this life-saving initiative, learn the skills and be ready to step in because your actions could give someone else the chance I was given."

Throughout February, the Every Minute Matters campaign will call on fans to learn CPR using the BHF's online RevivR, external tool.

"Each minute without CPR reduces a person's chance of survival, so we're urging fans to learn the skills now, before you ever need them," said Dr Charmaine Griffiths, chief executive of the BHF.

EFL chief executive officer Trevor Birch added: "The one minute kick-off adjustment is a simple, powerful reminder that swift CPR can be the difference between life and death."

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Charlton Athletic manager Nathan Jones believes Derby's goals against his side were "avoidable" following the Addicks' 2-1 home loss.

A Macaulay Gillesphey own goal and Bobby Clark finish were enough for the Rams to see off Charlton at The Valley despite Tyreece Campbell pulling one back with 20 minutes to go and the visitors going a man down late on.

The loss leaves Jones and Charlton stuck in 18th in the Championship table.

"I'm disappointed because I felt the goals were avoidable," Jones told BBC Radio London after the match.

"If the goals were avoidable and we have the second-half performance like we did, then that's what we want to do and what we've been doing.

"But of late, we've struggled to keep clean sheets and struggled to defend how we normally defend, and that's cost us because you can't chase Championship games two-nil down.

"There's a lot of endeavour. We moved the ball first half without really having enough purpose, but Derby came with a game plan and sat in. It was very difficult."