Sunday , 16 August 2026

Walsall FC vs Charlton Athletic FC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 2

FA Cup · 2024-25
Walsall FC
0 – 4
Full Time
Charlton Athletic FC
Sat 30 Nov 2024 · 15:00 UTC Poundland Bescot Stadium 6,161 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 16' Gassan Ahadme
0–2 28' Matt Godden
0–3 85' Gassan Ahadme
0–4 90+3' Tyreece Campbell
Y 51' Matt Godden
Taylor Allen 57' Y
Y 59' Danny Hylton
Y 66' Rarmani Edmonds-Green

Overview

Match Preview

Walsall FC vs Charlton Athletic FC — FA Cup at Poundland Bescot Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Yates
  • Assistant 1 Grant Taylor
  • Assistant 2 Ryan Williams (England)
3 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game

Head-to-Head

3
Walsall FC 3 games · Avg 3.0 goals Charlton Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-30 Walsall FC 0–4 Charlton Athletic FC 2019-01-01 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Walsall FC 2018-11-06 Walsall FC 0–2 Charlton Athletic FC

Recent Form

Walsall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Charlton Athletic FC H 0–4 L
02 Nov Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
06 Jan Southampton FC A 0–4 L
12 Dec Alfreton Town FC H 1–0 W
05 Dec Alfreton Town FC A 0–0 D
03 Nov Sheppey United FC A 4–1 W
Charlton Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Walsall FC A 4–0 W
26 Nov Burton Albion FC A 1–0 W
23 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–2 L
09 Nov Exeter City FC A 0–1 L
02 Nov Southend United FC A 4–3 W
26 Oct Wrexham AFC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
67% Clean Sheets
Walsall FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Charlton Athletic FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Walsall FC
Daniel Kanu 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Walsall FC and Charlton Athletic FC has kicked off!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Walsall FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 16' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gassan Ahadme makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 19' Jack Earing gets the nod from Walsall FC. He replaces Jamie Jellis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 24' Walsall FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
  • 28' Matt Godden adds to his 0 season tally! Charlton Athletic FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 33' Charlton Athletic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' The 28-year-old Allan Campbell has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Walsall FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' The Walsall FC manager makes a substitution. Brandon Comley departs to be replaced by Ryan Stirk.
  • 46' The Walsall FC bench stirs into life. Albert Adomah is withdrawn and Jamille Matt gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Matt Godden has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 51.
  • 56' It looks surprising Walsall FC does not make any changes. Macaulay Gillesphey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' That looks like a foul for a card for Taylor Allen.
  • 59' Charlton Athletic FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 63' Tyreece Campbell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luke Berry at the 63 minute mark.
  • 66' Charlton Athletic FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 71' Walsall FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 76' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 81' Nathan Lowe, a England forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 85' Goal! Gassan Ahadme scores his 25 goal in 371 matches.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Charlton Athletic FC — Allan Campbell on, Conor Coventry off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Charlton Athletic FC — Joshua Laqeretabua on, Karoy Anderson off on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 0-4.

Lineups

Walsall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mat Sadler

Charlton Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gassan Ahadme 2
Lyle Taylor 2
Karlan Ahearne-Grant 1
Andy Cook 1
Matt Godden 1
Tyreece Campbell 1
Krystian Bielik 1

Head to Head

2024-11-30 Walsall FC 0–4 Charlton Athletic FC 2019-01-01 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Walsall FC 2018-11-06 Walsall FC 0–2 Charlton Athletic FC

Walsall FC Form

2024-11-30 Walsall FC 0–4 Charlton Athletic FC L 2024-11-02 Walsall FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2024-01-06 Southampton FC 4–0 Walsall FC L 2023-12-12 Walsall FC 1–0 Alfreton Town FC W 2023-12-05 Alfreton Town FC 0–0 Walsall FC D 2023-11-03 Sheppey United FC 1–4 Walsall FC W

Charlton Athletic FC Form

2024-11-30 Walsall FC 0–4 Charlton Athletic FC W 2024-11-26 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2024-11-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC L 2024-11-09 Exeter City FC 1–0 Charlton Athletic FC L 2024-11-02 Southend United FC 3–4 Charlton Athletic FC W 2024-10-26 Charlton Athletic FC 2–2 Wrexham AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.02 Walsall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Charlton Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Walsall FC25% Draw27% Charlton Athletic FC48%
Actual: Charlton Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Walsall FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Charlton Athletic FC
75%
Walsall FC or Charlton Athletic FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Walsall FC18% Draw46% Charlton Athletic FC36%
Actual: Charlton Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
9.3%
0 – 0
8.4%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 1
5.6%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 3
5.2%
2 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Walsall FC

Handicap Walsall FC covers Push Charlton Athletic FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 23% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Walsall FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Charlton Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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