Championship · Matchday 15 
Our pick Away win Missed
Charlton under pressure as Sheffield United arrive at The Valley
Four consecutive defeats have left Charlton searching for a response, with Sheffield United arriving in stronger form and eight points clear in the Championship table.
📍 The Valley
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Match report
Final result: Charlton 2-1 Sheffield Utd.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 9–13; Shots on target: 2–7; Corners: 1–6; Expected goals: 1.18–0.89.
Goals
- 12' Millenic Alli · Dan McNamara · Charlton
- 25' Jordan Ayew · Sheffield Utd
- 79' Matt Godden · Millenic Alli · Charlton
Cards
- 32' Dan McNamara · Charlton
- 35' Hamza Choudhury · Sheffield Utd
- 36' Tyler Bindon · Charlton
- 38' Alan Mwamba · Charlton
- 60' Joe Rankin-Costello · Charlton
Match stats
⭐ Top-rated player: M. Alli (Charlton) 8
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Charlton · 4-2-3-1
- 25W. MannionG
- 20D. McNamaraD
- 44Tyler BindonD
- 12Billy Dawson KoumetioD
- 17A. BellD
- 6C. CoventryM
- 32A. MwambaM
- 7T. CampbellM
- 26J. Rankin-CostelloM
- 19M. AlliM
- 23C. KelmanF
Coach: N. Jones
Sheffield Utd · 4-4-2
- 1M. CooperG
- 8H. ChoudhuryD
- 5J. TangangaD
- 15L. KitchingD
- 14H. BurrowsD
- 19T. ChongM
- 42Sydie PeckM
- 27K. PhillipsM
- 11R. DonovanM
- 10J. AyewF
- 22B. BreretonF
Coach: Chris Wilder
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Charlton | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Sheffield Utd | 1.4 | 1.2 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sheffield Utd | 14 | +3 | 22 |
| 21 | Charlton | 14 | -11 | 14 |
Last meetings
- 2026 Charlton 1-0 Sheffield Utd
- 2025 Sheffield Utd 0-1 Charlton
- 2017 Sheffield Utd 2-1 Charlton
- 2016 Charlton 1-1 Sheffield Utd
- 2014 Sheffield Utd 2-0 Charlton
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Open game
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.09 – 1.37
- Double chance
- 12 · 72%1X 57% · X2 71%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 45%Over 1.5: 71% · Over 3.5: 23%
- Both teams score
- 50%
- Clean sheet
- 25% – 34%Charlton–Sheffield Utd
- Half-time result
- X · 44%1 24% · 2 32%
- Half-time / full-time
- 2/2 · 25%X/X 18% · 1/1 17%
- Expected corners
- 10.55.0 – 5.5 · Over 9.5: 59%
- Expected cards
- 4.02.1 – 1.9 · Over 3.5: 56%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
Charlton’s need for a response
Charlton return to The Valley under growing pressure after four consecutive defeats and a run of eleven league matches without a win. They are 21st of 24, on 14 points after 14 matches, while Sheffield United sit ninth on 22 points — a gap of eight points and twelve places.
The contrast raises the stakes for the home side: another setback would extend a difficult spell, while Sheffield United have a chance to strengthen their position in the top half.
A stark contrast in recent form
Charlton’s last five league matches have brought a draw and four defeats. They scored three goals and conceded eleven across that run, and their most recent league outing also ended in defeat. Their overall record stands at three wins, five draws and six defeats, with 11 goals scored and 22 conceded.
At home, Charlton have won twice, drawn three times and lost twice in seven league matches. They have conceded six goals there, but the latest results offer little reassurance.
Sheffield United, by contrast, have won their last two and are unbeaten in four. Their last five league games produced three wins, a draw and a defeat, with eight goals scored and six conceded. They have six wins, four draws and four defeats overall, and have taken three wins from seven away matches.
Recent meetings offer Charlton hope
The last five meetings across competitions are evenly split: two wins apiece and one draw. Charlton won the most recent encounter, 1-0 in January 2026, and four of those five matches finished with two goals or fewer.
That record gives the home team a reason to believe, though the current form comparison favours the visitors.
Attackers in focus
Charlton will need to find a way to improve on their recent scoring return of three goals in five league matches. Sheffield United have scored eight in their last five, making their attacking output a clear point of difference ahead of the trip to London.
Our prediction
Charlton’s home record is more solid defensively than their overall numbers suggest, but their losing streak and limited recent scoring leave them with little margin for error. Sheffield United’s stronger run and greater goal output point towards a narrow away win, in line with PreviaXI’s model.
Charlton 0-1 Sheffield Utd
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