Match ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Charlton Athletic 1.
AccringtonAccrington Stanley1CharltonCharlton Athletic1
Jordan Clark scored a late equaliser 12 minutes from time to rescue a point for Accrington Stanley in a 1-1 draw with Charlton.
It was the first ever meeting between the sides in the league and they shared the spoils in a lively encounter.
Charlton opened the scoring after 15 minutes when Lewis Page raced down the left wing and played in a cross, finding the head of Karlan Grant.
The forward's header hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced down with the assistant referee judging it had crossed the line for Grant's second goal of the campaign so far.
Grant could have doubled Charlton's advantage with a shot from 22 yards which was narrowly wide while Billy Kee came close for Stanley after 44 minutes but his header was just the wrong side of the upright.
Stanley pressed for the equaliser after the break but Charlton were dangerous on the breakaway, with Darren Pratley forcing a good save out of Middlesbrough loan keeper Connor Ripley.
The home side's pressure finally told when Sam Finley's ball caused chaos in the area and both Sean McConville and Offrande Zanzala had shots before Clark fired home from close range to secure a point.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Accrington
Formation 4-4-2
- 30Ripley
- 2Johnson
- 3Hughes
- 15SykesBooked at 90mins
- 5Richards-EvertonBooked at 68minsSubstituted forWilmer-Andertonat 71'minutes
- 7Clark
- 28Conneely
- 8Brown
- 11McConville
- 14Finley
- 29KeeSubstituted forZanzalaat 54'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Maxted
- 6Nolan
- 9Zanzala
- 19Mangan
- 22Mingoia
- 24Wilmer-Anderton
- 25Platt
Charlton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Phillips
- 20Solly
- 5Bauer
- 4BielikBooked at 80minsSubstituted forMaloneyat 90'minutes
- 3Page
- 15Pratley
- 32LapslieSubstituted forMarshallat 73'minutes
- 23SarrBooked at 37mins
- 17Aribo
- 9TaylorBooked at 29mins
- 18Ahearne-Grant
Substitutes
- 2Dijksteel
- 7Marshall
- 19Morgan
- 21Steer
- 25Ajose
- 36Maloney
- 37Hackett-Fairchild
- Referee:
- Ross Joyce
- Attendance:
- 2,265
Match Stats
Home TeamAccringtonAway TeamCharlton
- Possession
- Home56%
- Away44%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away14
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away5
- Corners
- Home2
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home16
- Away19
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Charlton Athletic 1.
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Attempt missed. Karlan Ahearne-Grant (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
Booking
Ross Sykes (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Ross Sykes (Accrington Stanley).
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Joe Aribo (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
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Attempt saved. Jordan Clark (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Mark Hughes.
Substitution
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Taylor Maloney replaces Krystian Bielik because of an injury.
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Attempt missed. Patrick Bauer (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
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Foul by Ross Sykes (Accrington Stanley).
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Lyle Taylor (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ross Sykes (Accrington Stanley).
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Lyle Taylor (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Offrande Zanzala (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Sam Finley (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Joe Aribo (Charlton Athletic).
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Foul by Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley).
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Chris Solly (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
