Charlton Athletic 2-2 West Bromwich Albion, Championship: report, ratings and verdict

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Charlton Athletic 3-4-2-1

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West Bromwich Albion 4-2-3-1

Half Time: 1 - 1 The Valley ( Attendance: 19,720 (3,154) )
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Charlton Athletic twice came from behind to draw 2-2 in an ill-tempered encounter against Championship leaders West Bromwich Albion at The Valley.

Despite a sloppy start for both sides, the Baggies opened the scoring in the 22nd minute through Kenneth Zohore’s strike.

However, the lead was short-lived as six minutes later Connor Gallagher’s corner found Josh Davison to poke home the equaliser via the head of Naby Sarr.

The start of the second period saw West Brom regain the lead after just 31 seconds thanks to Robson-Kanu, who fired into the top right corner after a low cross from Matt Phillips.

Charlton once again rallied and found an equaliser on 76 minutes through the head of Tom Lockyer with the ball hitting the post before being turned in by the hand of West Brom keeper Sam Johnstone.

As the game approached the final whistle, tensions rose as Grady Diangana and Andre Green clashed with both lucky to escape with cautions.

Charlton remain 19th in the table, five points clear of the drop zone while West Brom go one point clear at the top of the table but now only seven points ahead of third-placed Brentford.

Key Points

Check out all the key talking points and reaction from London Football Scene below…

Key Moment

Lockyer’s great header secured an important point for injury-hit Charlton after a hard fought match.

Moan of the Match

Charlton have conceded two minutes into the second-half in their last three home matches leaving fans frustrated by a serious lack of concentration.

Talking Point

Lee Bowyer has worked wonders with limited financial support, what could this takeover do for his small, under-resourced side?

Man of the Match

Josh Davison – led the line like a seasoned veteran, and thoroughly deserved his first senior goal for the Addicks.

Tweet of the Match

Referee Watch

Jarred Gillet (Gold Coast, Australia) – let far too much go unpunished for both sides over the course of the game.

Atmosphere

With it being the first home league game since the takeover, The Valley was electric, rallying behind the Addicks to help them claim the draw.

Verdict

A resilient and impressive performance from a depleted Charlton side who thoroughly deserved their point in the end.

Line Ups

Charlton Athletic 3-4-2-1

Phillips; Lockyer, Oshilaja (Williams, 62), Sarr; Matthews, Pratley, Dempsey (Forster-Caskey, 62), Doughty; Gallagher, Green; Davison (Hemed, 74)

Subs not used:

Maynard-Brewer, Purrington, Pearce, Morgan

Booked

Lockyer, Green

West Bromwich Albion 4-2-3-1

Johnstone; Furlong, Ajayi, Bartley, Townsend; Livermore, Sawyers; Phillips (Edwards, 86), Robson-Kanu (Austin, 73), Pereira; Zohore (Diangana, 70)

Subs not used:

Bond, Krovinovic, Brunt, Hegazi

Booked

Ajayi, Robson-Kanu, Sawyers, Phillips, Diangana, Pereira

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