Sunday , 16 August 2026

Charlton Athletic FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Charlton Athletic FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Plymouth Argyle FC
Sat 26 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC The Valley HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'
Y 52' Will Aimson
Chuks Aneke 57' Y
Y 69' Lewis MacLeod
Y 70' Joe Edwards

Overview

Match Preview

Charlton Athletic FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC — League One at The Valley.

Match Details

  • Referee Stephen Brown
  • Referee Nicholas Cooper
  • Referee Michael George
  • Referee Andy Woolmer

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

5
1
2
Charlton Athletic FC 8 games · Avg 3.3 goals Plymouth Argyle FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-26 Charlton Athletic FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC 2020-11-07 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Plymouth Argyle FC 2019-04-06 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–2 Charlton Athletic FC 2018-09-22 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC

Recent Form

Charlton Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–2 D
19 Dec Swindon Town FC A 2–2 D
12 Dec AFC Wimbledon H 5–2 W
05 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–1 D
02 Dec Milton Keynes Dons FC H 0–1 L
28 Nov Ipswich Town FC A 2–0 W
Plymouth Argyle FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Charlton Athletic FC A 2–2 D
19 Dec Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–0 W
15 Dec Crewe Alexandra FC A 1–2 L
12 Dec Bristol Rovers FC A 0–3 L
05 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 1–2 L
01 Dec Rochdale AFC H 0–4 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Charlton Athletic FC welcome Plymouth Argyle FC for this crunch clash at The Valley.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 6' A goal from the Wales international Luke Jephcott! He fires home on 6 to make it 0-1!
  • 11' Plymouth Argyle FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 11.
  • 16' 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.
  • 21' Conor Grant needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 26' Both keepers have barely been tested. Charlton Athletic FC and Plymouth Argyle FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 31' 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 Byron Moore suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' What an equalizer from Chris Gunter!
  • 36' What a strike from Luke Jephcott! The score is 1-2.
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Supporters expect more eagerness from Michael Cooper, as he is very good at scoring at The Valley with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Charlton Athletic FC and Plymouth Argyle FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 52' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Will Aimson.
  • 57' Chuks Aneke is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 62' The travelling Plymouth Argyle FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 64' Albie Morgan is replacing Ben Watson for the Charlton Athletic FC side.
  • 65' Charlton Athletic FC ring the changes. Jonny Williams has done his job and it is now time for Marcus Maddison to step up.
  • 67' The deadlock is broken! Marcus Maddison gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
  • 69' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lewis MacLeod.
  • 70' That is a Yellow card for Plymouth Argyle FC. Joe Edwards will be fuming at that decision.
  • 71' Another change for Plymouth Argyle FC made on 71 minute. Lewis MacLeod leaves to be changed by Tyrese Fornah.
  • 76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 79' Another substitution for Charlton Athletic FC to replace Chuks Aneke by Omar Bogle on 79 minute.
  • 84' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Charlton Athletic FC! Paul Smyth comes on to replace Conor Washington.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Charlton Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luke Jephcott 3
Jayden Stockley 2
Karlan Ahearne-Grant 2
Karlan Ahearne-Grant 2
Jake Forster-Caskey 1
Ryan Hardie 1
Graham Carey 1
Niall Ennis 1

Head to Head

2020-12-26 Charlton Athletic FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC 2020-11-07 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Plymouth Argyle FC 2019-04-06 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–2 Charlton Athletic FC 2018-09-22 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC

Charlton Athletic FC Form

2020-12-26 Charlton Athletic FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2020-12-19 Swindon Town FC 2–2 Charlton Athletic FC D 2020-12-12 Charlton Athletic FC 5–2 AFC Wimbledon W 2020-12-05 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2020-12-02 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2020-11-28 Ipswich Town FC 0–2 Charlton Athletic FC W

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2020-12-26 Charlton Athletic FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2020-12-19 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC W 2020-12-15 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2020-12-12 Bristol Rovers FC 3–0 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2020-12-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2020-12-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–4 Rochdale AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.71 Charlton Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Plymouth Argyle FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Charlton Athletic FC49% Draw26% Plymouth Argyle FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Charlton Athletic FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Plymouth Argyle FC
51%
Charlton Athletic FC or Plymouth Argyle FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Charlton Athletic FC35% Draw45% Plymouth Argyle FC20%
Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.5%
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Charlton Athletic FC

Handicap Charlton Athletic FC covers Push Plymouth Argyle FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Charlton Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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