Stoke City vs Charlton Athletic - prediction, team news, lineups

Stoke City play big to Charlton Athletic connected Saturday day looking to physique connected their morale-boosting triumph implicit Norwich City.

At a clip erstwhile the Potters beryllium down successful 22nd spot successful the Championship table, the Addicks are successful 3rd having extended their unbeaten league streak to 4 games.

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After a dismal stint astatine Stoke earlier successful his career, Nathan Jones volition ever relish returning to the Potteries successful the absorption dugout.

However, the Welshman volition beryllium peculiarly looking guardant to this contention with Charlton 1 of 3 remaining unbeaten teams successful the Championship.

A 1-1 gully astatine West Bromwich Albion connected Wednesday tin beryllium viewed arsenic different measurement successful the close direction, adjacent if it did halt their 100% record.

Charlton had antecedently recorded constrictive wins implicit Derby County, West Ham United and Preston North End respectively.

Jones's 1 interest volition beryllium the deficiency of goals, with the Addicks scoring conscionable six times crossed their opening 4 matches.

Meanwhile, Mark Robins continues to combat to support his occupation astatine Stoke aft past season's mediocre signifier was extended into this campaign.

That is contempt Stoke yet ending their losing commencement successful the Championship with a 1-0 triumph implicit Norwich City successful midweek.

The effect has astatine slightest brought immoderate clip for Robins, who volition reason that Stoke stay conscionable 4 points adrift of 4th presumption contempt their discouraging opening to 2026-27.

Furthermore, the Staffordshire outfit person endured a brutal schedule, already facing leaders Swansea City astatine location and each of Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers connected distant territory.

When a 1-1 gully was besides posted with Hull City successful the EFL Cup earlier decision connected penalties, Robins volition consciousness that helium deserves clip to enactment with this new-look squad.

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Team News

Stoke brag Robins volition beryllium deliberating implicit whether to instrumentality with the 3-4-3 enactment that helium started with against Norwich, oregon power to the backmost 4 that helium utilized successful the 2nd half.

New signing Luca Bombino and Sam Gallagher are some options to diagnostic connected the near flank and successful the last third, portion Robert Bozenik could get the motion implicit George Hirst.

Ben Pearson is connected standby to regenerate Djibril Soumare aft the second picked up an contented during the closing stages versus Norwich.

Having the abbreviated turnaround whitethorn promote Jones to rotate a mates of his Charlton players for this fixture.

Joe Rankin-Costello, Ivan Mesik and Timothy Ouma volition each beryllium considered for starting roles.

Sonny Carey whitethorn besides return, portion Nathaniel Chalobah volition beryllium assessed aft missing the travel to West Brom.

The likes of Kayne Ramsay, Collins Sichenje and Billy Koumetio are each expected to stay sidelined done injury.

Stoke City imaginable starting lineup:

Johansson; Wilmot, Lawal, Graham; Johnson, Soumare, Galbraith, Bocat; Gallagher, Hirst, Bae

Charlton Athletic imaginable starting lineup:

Okonkwo; McNamara, Jones, Bindon, Bell; Coventry, Ouma; Alli, Carey, Campbell; Leaburn

We say: Stoke City 1-1 Charlton Athletic

With Stoke having momentum from Tuesday night, we are expecting a akin level of show from Robins's side. However, Charlton are uncovering ways to support their points tally ticking along, and we tin spot a hard-fought gully being played retired astatine the bet365 Stadium.

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