Charlton vs Sheffield Utd 2-1

Charlton beat Sheffield Utd 2-1 at The Valley, with Matt Godden's 79th-minute winner settling the game after the sides were level at half-time.

Charlton went ahead in the 12th minute when Millenic Alli finished from Dan McNamara, before Jordan Ayew equalised for Sheffield Utd in the 25th minute. The score was 1-1 at the interval.

Charlton made two changes on 64 minutes, and one of them paid off late. Godden came on in the 75th minute and scored four minutes later from Alli's assist to make it 2-1. Sheffield Utd had already used three substitutions by then, including the half-time change that brought on Femi Seriki for Hamza Choudhury, and they finished with two more on 87 minutes. Charlton also made a late change, with Oliver Skipp coming on for Tyreece Campbell. The visitors had 13 shots to Charlton's 9 and 7 on target to 2, but Charlton's 1.18 xG to 0.77 and 6 saves to none told a different story, and Sheffield Utd also won 6 corners to Charlton's 1 despite having 49% of the ball to Charlton's 51%.

Charlton picked up four yellow cards, for Dan McNamara on 32 minutes, Tyler Bindon on 36, Alan Mwamba on 38 and Joe Rankin-Costello on 60. Sheffield Utd had one booking, with Hamza Choudhury cautioned on 35 minutes before he was replaced at half-time.