Thursday , 2 July 2026

Charlton Athletic FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Charlton Athletic FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Northampton Town FC
Fri 18 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC The Valley, Charlton 20,198 HT 45' · FT 45'
Luke Berry 9' 1–0
1–1 15' Dara Costelloe pen
Matt Godden 71' 2–1
Conor Coventry 12' Y
Y 68' Aaron McGowan
Alex Gilbert 77' Y
Kayne Ramsey 85' Y
Thierry Small 90' Y
Chuks Aneke 90' Y
Y 90' Max Dyche
Y 90' Cameron McGeehan

Overview

Match Preview

Charlton Athletic FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One at The Valley, Charlton.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Yates
  • Assistant 1 Alexander Bradley (England)
  • Assistant 2 Declan O'Shea (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

4
1
1
Charlton Athletic FC 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Northampton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-18 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC 2024-12-21 Northampton Town FC 0–5 Charlton Athletic FC 2024-03-02 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC 2024-01-23 Charlton Athletic FC 2–3 Northampton Town FC 2021-03-09 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC

Recent Form

Charlton Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Northampton Town FC H 2–1 W
12 Apr Cambridge United FC A 1–0 W
05 Apr Lincoln City FC H 2–2 D
01 Apr Mansfield Town FC A 2–1 W
29 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC H 4–0 W
22 Mar Peterborough United FC A 0–3 L
Northampton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Charlton Athletic FC A 1–2 L
12 Apr Reading FC H 0–0 D
05 Apr Peterborough United FC A 4–0 W
01 Apr Rotherham United FC H 0–2 L
29 Mar Cambridge United FC A 1–1 D
22 Mar Blackpool FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Charlton Athletic FC and Northampton Town FC is underway.
  • 5' It’s high time Nathan Jones made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 9' What a strike from Luke Berry! The score is 1-0.
  • 12' The referee shows Charlton Athletic FC player a card on 12.
  • 15' What a strike from Dara Costelloe! The score is 1-1.
  • 20' Northampton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for TJ Eyoma suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Northampton Town FC that had 191 games and scored 158 goals.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Northampton Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' It looks surprising Northampton Town FC does not make any changes. William Hondermarck has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Northampton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Max Dyche is hanging Luke Mbete-Tatu on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Akin Odimayo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 54' The Charlton Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Tom McIntyre departs to be replaced by Chuks Aneke.
  • 59' Charlton Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
  • 64' Northampton Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 68' Aaron McGowan was booked on 68.
  • 69' The Charlton Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Greg Docherty departs to be replaced by Alex Gilbert.
  • 70' Northampton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. William Hondermarck is hanging Tariqe Fosu-Henry on the field on 70 minute.
  • 71' Sensational shot from Matt Godden. Charlton Athletic FC is back in the lead.
  • 76' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a card for Alex Gilbert.
  • 82' Northampton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Northampton Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 83' The whistle greets Tyler Roberts as he departs to be replaced by James Wilson.
  • 85' The referee shows Charlton Athletic FC player a card on 85.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Charlton Athletic FC team. Matt Godden is replaced by Micah Mbick on 88 minute.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Karoy Anderson. He replaces Luke Berry on 89 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Thierry Small.
  • With this win, Charlton Athletic FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Charlton Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kevin Nolan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Louis Appere 2
Greg Docherty 2
Conor Washington 2
Tyreece Simpson 1
Karoy Anderson 1
Danny Hylton 1
Darren Pratley 1
Tyreece Campbell 1

Head to Head

2025-04-18 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC 2024-12-21 Northampton Town FC 0–5 Charlton Athletic FC 2024-03-02 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC 2024-01-23 Charlton Athletic FC 2–3 Northampton Town FC 2021-03-09 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC

Charlton Athletic FC Form

2025-04-18 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC W 2025-04-12 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-04-05 Charlton Athletic FC 2–2 Lincoln City FC D 2025-04-01 Mansfield Town FC 1–2 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-03-29 Charlton Athletic FC 4–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2025-03-22 Peterborough United FC 3–0 Charlton Athletic FC L

Northampton Town FC Form

2025-04-18 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2025-04-12 Northampton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2025-04-05 Peterborough United FC 0–4 Northampton Town FC W 2025-04-01 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Rotherham United FC L 2025-03-29 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2025-03-22 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Blackpool FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.7 Charlton Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Northampton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Charlton Athletic FC51% Draw24% Northampton Town FC25%
Actual: Charlton Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Charlton Athletic FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Northampton Town FC
49%
Charlton Athletic FC or Northampton Town FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Charlton Athletic FC34% Draw44% Northampton Town FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.4%
0 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Charlton Athletic FC

Handicap Charlton Athletic FC covers Push Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Charlton Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.