Charlton 0 Sunderland 0: Story of the day as Cats are held at The Valley and Nathan Broadhead returns
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Alex Neil’s side dominated possession in the first half, with the best chances falling to top scorer Ross Stewart who headed a few efforts just wide.
The visitors kept up their pressure at the start of the second half but couldn’t find a way past goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray.
Here’s how the game played out:
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RECAP: Charlton 0 Sunderland 0
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Winchester, Wright, Xhemajli, Cirkin, Evans, Matete, Gooch (Roberts, 81), Pritchard (Embleton, 75), Broadhead (Clarke, 70), Stewart
- Subs: Hoffmann, Doyle, Hume, Neil, Embleton, Clarke, Roberts
- Charlton XI: MacGillivray, Lavelle, Pearce, Gunter, Jaiyesimi, Fraser (Gilbey, 66), Dobson, Lee, Purrington, Burstow (Leko, 73), Stockley
- Subs: Harness, Famewo, John, Matthews, Morgan, Gilbey, Leko
What to make of that side
It’s one change from Sunderland’s win at Wigan with Nathan Broadhead replacing Elliot Embleton.
It will be the striker’s first appearance since December after recovering from a long-term hamstring injury.
That could mean the Black Cats switch to a 3-5-2 formation to match Charlton up - perhaps with Carl Winchester as the right-sided centre-back.
There’s no Jermain Defoe or Leon Dajaku on the bench, while Danny Batth remains absent.
Predicted line-ups
Here are our predicted line-ups for today’s match.
Predicted Sunderland XI: Patterson; Winchester, Wright, Xhemajli, Cirkin; Evans, Matete; Gooch, Pritchard, Embleton; Stewart
Predicted Charlton XI: MacGillivray; Lavelle, Famewo, Gunter; Matthews, Gilbey, Dobson, Morgan, Purrington; Burstow, Stockley
Jackson on facing Sunderland
Here’s what Jackson had to say about Sunderland and the last time the teams met back in October.
“The game at their place is something we have spoken about a lot this week.
“It’s a performance that we look back on and think that we did some really good things there. Obviously, many things have changed since then, we have a few players out and they have had a change of manager.
“We’ll be looking back at the game thinking, this is what we did last time, can we go there and challenge and do it again.”
One to watch
Despite Charltnon’s poor run of form, former Sunderland midfielder Geoge Dobson has impressed for the Addicks since moving to The Valley in the summer.
The 24-year-old looks set to be named the club’s player of the season after becoming a key part of Jackson’s team.
Former Sunderland defender Adam Matthews is also in line to face his former club, despite leaving the field with concussion against Sheffield Wednesday last weekend. The club have stated that all the relevant protocols have been followed.
Top scorer Jayden Stockley is available again following an injury setback.
