Date:12 Dec 2010
Kick-off:14:00
Venue:The Valley

Richards (68)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The final whistle is blown by the referee.

94mins The referee blows for offside against Jamie Paterson. Free kick taken by Rob Elliot.

93mins Outswinging corner taken by Simon Francis, Andy Butler makes a clearance.

89mins Oliver Lancashire challenges Paul Benson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Simon Francis restarts play with the free kick.

89mins Alex Nicholls takes a shot. Save by Rob Elliot.

87mins Julian Gray takes the outswinging corner, Jose Vitor Semedo makes a clearance.

87mins Corner taken short by Alex Nicholls.

85mins Shot from just outside the box by Richard Taundry goes over the bar.

84mins Steve Jones takes a shot. Blocked by Johnnie Jackson. Julian Gray takes a short corner.

83mins Corner from the left by-line taken by Julian Gray, clearance made by Paul Benson.

81mins Jamie Paterson has a headed effort at goal from close range which goes wide left of the target.

80mins (Walsall) makes a substitution, with Jamie Paterson coming on for William Grigg.

77mins Jonathan Fortune concedes a free kick for a foul on Alex Nicholls. Free kick taken by Oliver Lancashire.

76mins The official flags Akpo Sodje offside. Jon Brain takes the free kick.

74mins Alex Nicholls has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide left of the target.

73mins Alex Nicholls takes a shot. Save made by Rob Elliot.

70mins Gary Doherty receives a yellow card. Akpo Sodje is brought on as a substitute for Scott Wagstaff. Free kick awarded for a foul by Gary Doherty on William Grigg. Andy Butler restarts play with the free kick.

69mins Lee Martin receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andy Butler by Lee Martin. Jon Brain restarts play with the free kick.

68mins Matthew Richards fires in a goal from the edge of the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Charlton 0-1 Walsall.Assist on the goal came from Julian Gray.

67mins Effort from deep inside the area by Paul Benson misses to the right of the goal.

67mins Alex Nicholls takes a shot. Save by Rob Elliot.

64mins Steve Jones challenges Therry Racon unfairly and gives away a free kick. Johnnie Jackson takes the direct free kick.

62mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Alex Nicholls on Jonathan Fortune. Rob Elliot takes the free kick.

58mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steve Jones by Kyel Reid. Oliver Lancashire takes the free kick.

57mins Andy Butler receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Andy Butler is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Shot on goal comes in from Johnnie Jackson from the free kick. Kyel Reid takes a shot. Oliver Lancashire gets a block in.

57mins William Grigg has a headed effort from close range and clears the bar.

55mins Jonathan Fortune fouled by Alex Nicholls, the ref awards a free kick. Rob Elliot takes the direct free kick.

54mins Headed effort from inside the area by Lee Martin misses to the right of the target.

51mins The referee penalises Therry Racon for handball. Matthew Richards restarts play with the free kick.

50mins Kyel Reid fouled by Steve Jones, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Jonathan Fortune.

49mins Paul Benson is caught offside. Free kick taken by Jon Brain.

48mins Foul by Alex Nicholls on Jose Vitor Semedo, free kick awarded. Rob Elliot restarts play with the free kick.

47mins Darryl Westlake fouled by Paul Benson, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Darryl Westlake.

46mins Corner taken by Julian Gray from the right by-line, comfortable save by Rob Elliot.

45mins Foul by Jose Vitor Semedo on William Grigg, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Andy Butler.

The game restarts for the second half.

45mins Joe Anyinsah goes off and Lee Martin comes on. Kyel Reid replaces Matt Fry.

It is the end of the first-half.

43mins Gary Doherty gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andy Butler. Jon Brain restarts play with the free kick.

43mins Joe Anyinsah fouled by Andy Butler, the ref awards a free kick. Simon Francis takes the free kick.

42mins Corner taken short by Julian Gray.

41mins Unfair challenge on Oliver Lancashire by Joe Anyinsah results in a free kick. Aaron Lescott takes the direct free kick.

38mins The official flags Joe Anyinsah offside. Oliver Lancashire restarts play with the free kick.

32mins Andy Butler gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Benson. Free kick taken by Johnnie Jackson.

31mins Joe Anyinsah challenges Andy Butler unfairly and gives away a free kick. Matthew Richards restarts play with the free kick.

30mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Julian Gray, Matt Fry makes a clearance.

29mins Simon Francis has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the goal.

25mins Corner taken by Julian Gray from the right by-line to the near post, Simon Francis makes a clearance.

24mins Paul Benson fouled by Andy Butler, the ref awards a free kick. Simon Francis takes the direct free kick.

24mins Richard Taundry produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the target.

23mins The referee blows for offside against Joe Anyinsah. Jon Brain takes the free kick.

22mins The official flags Paul Benson offside. Jon Brain restarts play with the free kick.

20mins Effort from outside the penalty box by Johnnie Jackson goes wide left of the goal.

20mins Alex Nicholls has an effort at goal from outside the area missing to the wide left of the goal.

18mins Close range shot by Richard Taundry misses to the left of the goal.

14mins Shot by Richard Taundry went wide left of the target.

10mins Effort from deep inside the area by Julian Gray clears the bar.

8mins Short corner taken by Julian Gray from the right by-line.

8mins Jose Vitor Semedo challenges Richard Taundry unfairly and gives away a free kick. Matthew Richards fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick.

5mins Therry Racon takes a shot. Jon Brain makes a comfortable save.

4mins Effort on goal by Alex Nicholls from deep inside the area goes harmlessly over the bar.

3mins Julian Gray takes a outswinging corner.

1mins Scott Wagstaff has an effort at goal from the edge of the area that misses to the right of the target.

The game gets underway.

Match Preview

Charlton pair face checks Charlton have injury worries at both ends of the pitch ahead of the home game against Walsall. Goalkeeper Rob Elliot picked up a hip injury during Thursday night's FA Cup replay win over Luton, and striker Paul Benson had to be replaced in the second half with a knee knock. Elliot could probably be patched up to face the Saddlers but Benson has been for a scan to determine the extent of his problem and is a doubt. Loanees Lee Martin and Marcel Seip were ineligible in midweek and will be in the squad, the latter having yet to make his debut since joining from Plymouth some three weeks ago. Skipper Christian Dailly serves the final match of his four-game ban. Walsall will assess the fitness of forwards Jon Macken and Reuben Reid. The pair picked up respective calf and hamstring injuries during the 3-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday last month and it remains to be seen whether they will have recovered in time for the trip to The Valley. But with the bottom-of-the-table Saddlers having won just two of their last 15 league games, under-pressure boss Chris Hutchings will be hoping to have the key pair available. Even more so following the returns of attacking duo Martin Devaney and Liam Dickinson to parent club Barnsley following the completion of their loan stints at the Banks`s Stadium. Striker and captain Darren Byfield remains sidelined with his long-term knee injury, with a return set for early in the new year.

Formation:442Manager: Phil Parkinson

Charlton

Formation: 442Manager: Chris Hutchings

Walsall

Rob Elliot
Simon Francis
Gary Doherty
Matt Fry
Jonathan Fortune
Scott Wagstaff
Jose Vitor Semedo
Therry Racon
Johnnie Jackson
Paul Benson
Joe Anyinsah
SUBS
Brandon Hall
Pawel Abbott
Lee Martin
Kyel Reid
Akpo Sodje
Alan McCormack
Marcel Seip

Home

Away

Jon Brain
Darryl Westlake
Andy Butler
Oliver Lancashire
Aaron Lescott
Alex Nicholls
Matthew Richards
Richard Taundry
Julian Gray
Steve Jones
William Grigg
SUBS
David Bevan
Clayton McDonald
Emmanuele Smith
Paul Marshall
Jamie Paterson
Sean Geddes
Ryan McGivern

Match Report

Saddlers stun Addicks Walsall stunned promotion-chasing Charlton with a shock 1-0 victory at The Valley. It was Walsall who had the better of the first half and the struggling visitors defied their lowly position at the bottom of the table by creating what few opportunities arose in the opening 45 minutes. Alex Nicholls saw an effort go over the bar, Julian Gray broke into the box before shooting off target and Richard Taundry shot into the side-netting. Walsall should have taken the lead in the 58th minute when Will Grigg headed over from six yards after connecting with Gray's cross. But they finally made the breakthrough 11 minutes later with a stunning low drive from 20 yards from Matt Richards, which flew past Rob Elliot and into the net. Nicholls almost added a second for the visitors with a 25-yard volley that went just wide of the post five minutes later and he should have wrapped it up in the 89th minute after breaking clean through, only to be denied by Elliot.

Form Guide

WWWWWD Charlton VS Walsall LLLLWL

Last Meetings

Walsall 1 - 1 Charlton 02/02/2010 Charlton 2 - 0 Walsall 22/08/2009 Walsall 2 - 2 Charlton 04/11/1980 Charlton 2 - 0 Walsall 07/10/1980 Walsall 0 - 1 Charlton 22/02/1975 Charlton 4 - 2 Walsall 16/11/1974

Top Scorers

Charlton P Benson 7 J Jackson 5 S Wagstaff 5 J Anyinsah 3 L Martin 2 T Racon 2 A Sodje 1 A McCormack 1 MG Llera 1 C Solly 1 M Fry 1 Walsall J Macken 3 J Gray 3 M Richards 3 R Reid 3 D Byfield 1 M Devaney 1 P Marshall 1 A Nicholls 1 E Smith 1

Goals

Charlton Total goals 55 Goals per game 31 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 7 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 8 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Walsall Total goals 41 Goals per game 17 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins