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Charlton Athletic vs Derby County: result, line-ups and stats

Charlton Athletic 6 · 12 points
  • 61' Lloyd Jones
  • 80' Tyreece Campbell
2 - 1
Derby County 22 · 4 points
  • 23' Sammie Szmodics

Line-ups Charlton Athletic vs Derby County

Charlton Athletic 4-2-3-1 · Nathan Jones
25 Mannion
17 Bell
12 Koumetio
5 Jones
20 McNamara
15 Chalobah
6 Coventry
9 Grant
14 Carey
7 Campbell
24 Godden
  • 59' Miles Leaburn Matty Godden
  • 59' Millenic Alli Sonny Carey
  • 73' Joe Rankin-Costello Karlan Grant
  • 85' Ivan Mesik Danny McNamara
  • 85' Collins Sichenje Nathaniel Chalobah

Line-up for Charlton Athletic: Mannion, Bell, Koumetio, Jones, McNamara, Chalobah, Coventry, Grant, Carey, Campbell, Godden

Bench
  • 21 T. Brooks
  • 26 J. Rankin-Costello 73'
  • 18 I. Mesik 85'
  • 28 C. Sichenje 85'
  • 8 H. Knibbs
  • 32 A. Mwamba
  • 30 R. Apter
  • 11 M. Leaburn 59'
  • 19 M. Alli 59'
Absentees Charlton Athletic

Koumetio, Sichenje, Edwards, Ramsay, Godden, Chalobah, Mannion (injured)

Derby County 5-3-2 · John Eustace
1 Zetterström
18 Taylor
3 Forsyth
28 Sanderson
6 Langås
23 Ward
8 Clark
27 Travis
29 Fraulo
11 Szmodics
9 Morris
  • 54' Alex Mowatt Sammie Szmodics
  • 83' Corey Blackett-Taylor Oscar Fraulo
  • 83' Rhian Brewster Craig Forsyth
  • 84' Max Johnston Joe Ward
  • 84' Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Lewis Travis

Line-up for Derby County: Zetterström, Taylor, Forsyth, Sanderson, Langås, Ward, Clark, Travis, Fraulo, Szmodics, Morris

Bench
  • 31 J. Vickers
  • 24 R. Nyambe
  • 22 M. Johnston 84'
  • 37 O. Eames
  • 20 A. Mowatt 54'
  • 33 C. Blackett-Taylor 83'
  • 13 F. Bilbija
  • 15 L. Salvesen 84'
  • 10 R. Brewster 83'
Absentees Derby County

Forsyth, Murkin, Travis, Clarke, Agyemang, Brewster (injured), Bilbija (unavailable)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Charlton Athletic

  1. Lloyd Jones Defender 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Karlan Grant Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Sonny Carey Midfielder 0 goals 1 assists
  4. Millenic Alli Forward 0 goals 1 assists

Derby County

  1. Bobby Clark Midfielder 2 goals 2 assists
  2. Sammie Szmodics Forward 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Carlton Morris Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Oscar Fraulo Midfielder 0 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Charlton Athletic

Player Starts Min. Form
Arthur Okonkwo 5/5 450 strong
Lloyd Jones 5/5 450 solid
Karlan Grant 5/5 408 solid
Conor Coventry 4/5 404 strong
Ivan Mesik 4/5 390 solid
Miles Leaburn 5/5 375 solid
Tyler Bindon 4/4 360 mixed
Amari'i Bell 4/4 360 solid

Derby County

Player Starts Min. Form
Charlie Taylor 5/5 455 mixed
Jacob Widell Zetterström 5/5 450 solid
Sondre Langås 5/5 450 mixed
Sammie Szmodics 4/5 401 solid
Bobby Clark 4/5 379 solid
Alex Mowatt 4/4 344 solid
Dion Sanderson 4/4 315 solid
Ryan Hedges 4/5 252 mixed

Stats

Charlton Athletic Match Derby County
  • 0.97 xG 1.00
  • 45% Possession 55%
  • 13 Shots 15
  • 4 Shots on target 4
  • 4 Shots off target 5
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 7 Fouls 16
  • 0 Offsides 1
  • 0 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

CHA home Per match DER away
2.00 Points 1.00
0.75 Goals for 1.00
0.25 Goals against 1.67
1.27 xG for 1.08
1.34 xG against 1.89
6.0 Corners 4.0
WWDD Home and away form LWL

Charlton Athletic vs Derby County: head-to-head record

19 previous meetings
4 Charlton Athletic 4 draws 11 Derby County
  • Goals per match2.42
  • Both teams scored47%
  • Over 2.5 goals42%
  • Jan 2026 Charlton Athletic 1 - 2 Derby County
  • Sep 2025 Derby County 1 - 1 Charlton Athletic
  • Feb 2024 Derby County 1 - 2 Charlton Athletic
  • Feb 2024 Charlton Athletic 0 - 1 Derby County
  • Feb 2023 Derby County 2 - 0 Charlton Athletic
  • Aug 2022 Charlton Athletic 1 - 0 Derby County
  • Dec 2019 Derby County 2 - 1 Charlton Athletic
  • Oct 2019 Charlton Athletic 3 - 0 Derby County
  • Apr 2016 Charlton Athletic 0 - 1 Derby County
  • Aug 2015 Derby County 1 - 1 Charlton Athletic

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Charlton Athletic vs Derby County?

B. Speedie took charge of Charlton Athletic vs Derby County.

Who is unavailable for Charlton Athletic against Derby County?

Charlton Athletic are without Billy Koumetio (muscle injury), Collins Sichenje (knee injury), Joshua Edwards (ankle injury), Kayne Ramsay (ankle injury), Matty Godden (muscle injury) and Nathaniel Chalobah (muscle injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

Who is unavailable for Derby County against Charlton Athletic?

Derby County are without Craig Forsyth (knee injury), Derry Murkin (hamstring injury), Filip Bilbija (not registered), Lewis Travis (leg injury), Matt Clarke (calf injury) and Patrick Agyemang (achilles tendon injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

What formation do Charlton Athletic play?

Charlton Athletic have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Jones.

What formation do Derby County play?

Derby County have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Eustace.

How did the last meeting between Charlton Athletic and Derby County finish?

On 20 January 2026, Charlton Athletic vs Derby County finished 1-2.

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