Charlton Athletic vs Fleetwood Town; Sky Bet League One
Charlton Athletic vs Fleetwood Town. Sky Bet League One.
The ValleyAttendance8,810.
Charlton v Fleetwood preview
Thursday 23 August 2018 20:36, UK
Igor Vetokele has returned to contention for Charlton as they prepare to host Fleetwood.
The striker has participated in full training following his recovery from an ankle injury, and his potential availability comes amid the absence of several senior team-mates.
Ben Reeves, Jason Pearce and Tariqe Fosu will return to training from Monday, but are still unavailable owing to respective Achilles, hamstring and knee injuries. Billy Clarke and Jake Forster-Caskey remain long-term absentees.
Fleetwood are expected to retain much of the team that won 5-0 at Scunthorpe on Wednesday. Ched Evans had been a doubt but scored twice before coming off shortly after the hour mark, to be rested, and is expected to start again.
James Husband is also likely to remain in the starting XI having played the full 90 minutes following his recent arrival. Cian Bolger and Kyle Dempsey both missed out on Wednesday, because of minor injuries, and they remain doubtful.
Opta stats
This is the third consecutive season that Charlton and Fleetwood will meet in League One, with the Addicks unbeaten in those four matches (W1 D3).
Both Charlton and Fleetwood have scored in all but one of their fixtures, a 0-0 draw in their most recent meeting (March 2018).
Charlton won six of their first nine matches under Lee Bowyer (D1 L2) - they've lost six of their subsequent eight in all competitions (W1 D1).
Fleetwood striker Ched Evans has been involved in five goals in his last three league matches (4 goals, 1 assist).
21 of the last 25 league goals (including play-offs) conceded by Charlton have been scored in the second half of matches, with the Addicks' two defeats this season coming via goals scored in the 90th minute (Sunderland) and 89th minute (Peterborough).
