12th September CHARLTON - PORTSMOUTH
- Sat 15:00
Charlton Vs Portsmouth
- Game for: 7th round of Championship
- Take Place: The Valley ( 27.111 )
- Last Game: Charlton - Portsmouth: 1-3
- History of Games: 3-1-2
- Predicted Score: Charlton 1 - 0 Portsmouth
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 5 | Charlton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | DLDWWW |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | WLLWLD |
5th (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )
- League : This is the 4th home game this season.
- Home Record : 2W - 1D - 0L
- Last Game : Charlton - Queens Park Rangers: 0-0
- Next Game : 19 Sep Cardiff - Charlton
17th (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )
- League : This is the 3rd away game this season.
- Away Record : 1W - 0D - 1L
- Last Game : Portsmouth - Cardiff: 2-0
- Next Game : 19 Sep Portsmouth - Blackburn
Probable Lineups
( 4-2-3-1 ) Charlton
Portsmouth ( 4-2-3-1 )
- Okonkwo
- Bell
- Bindon
- Jones
- Mesík
- Skipp
- Coventry
- Campbell
- Carey
- Grant
- Leaburn
- Bielica
- Meghoma
- Shaughnessy
- Arthur
- Devlin
- Shein
- Pack
- Shade
- Segecic
- Kamara
- Marezi
- Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Injuries and Suspensions
CharltonVsPortsmouth
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Will Mannion | 7.10 | Out - injured |
| Billy Koumetio | 6.84 | Out - injured |
| Kayne Ramsay | - | Out - injured |
| Charlie Kelman | - | Out - unfit |
| Josh Edwards | - | Out - unfit |
| Nathaniel Chalobah | 6.53 | Out - injured |
| Collins Sichenje | 6.12 | Out - injured |
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Thomas Waddingham | - | Out - injured |
| Jacob Farrell | - | Out - injured |
| Márk Kosznovszky | - | Out - injured |
| Franco Umeh-Chibueze | - | Out - injured |
| Keshi Anderson | - | Out - injured |
| Connor Ogilvie | - | Out - injured |
| Josh Murphy | 6.42 | Out - injured |
| Luke Brooke-Smith | 6.12 | Out - injured |
- Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.
Team News
Charlie Kelman and Josh Edwards are inching closer to their comeback to the first-team fold.
Dan McNamara might be back in contention following his one-match ban.
Nathan Jones may decide to stick with the same starting lineup for Portsmouth's arrival.
During a training session, winger Luke Brooke-Smith sustained a fractured leg.
Daniel Bielica has replaced Nicolas Schmid in goal.
Odds
Charlton Win: 2.70
DRAW: 3.10
Portsmouth Win: 2.57
Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.
Live Football on TV
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| Ireland | Sky Sports+ |
| Northern Ireland | Sky Sports+ |
| Scotland | Sky Sports+ |
| Wales | Sky Sports+ |
Game Analysis
The market cannot separate these two. Portsmouth is the shortest price on a book of 2.70 / 3.10 / 2.57 (1 / X / 2), an implied 36.0%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 34.2% / 29.8% / 36.0% on an overround of 8.2%.
The draw is unusually well backed at 3.10 (29.8%), which normally points to a cagey, low-scoring game rather than an open one.
In the league table Charlton sit 5th on 11 points (3W 2D 1L) with Portsmouth 17th on 6 points (2W 0D 3L).
Charlton read D-L-D-W-W-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 2D 1L) — patchy.
Portsmouth read W-L-L-W-L-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 1D 3L) — more bad than good.
Head to head the record reads 3-1-2 — Charlton wins, draws, then Portsmouth wins. Their last meeting finished Charlton - Portsmouth: 1-3.
Charlton team news: Charlie Kelman and Josh Edwards are inching closer to their comeback to the first-team fold.
Charlton team news: Dan McNamara might be back in contention following his one-match ban.
Portsmouth team news: During a training session, winger Luke Brooke-Smith sustained a fractured leg.
Portsmouth team news: Daniel Bielica has replaced Nicolas Schmid in goal.
Charlton are without 7 — Will Mannion (Out - injured), Billy Koumetio (Out - injured), Kayne Ramsay (Out - injured), Charlie Kelman (Out - unfit), Josh Edwards (Out - unfit), Nathaniel Chalobah (Out - injured).
Portsmouth are without 8 — Thomas Waddingham (Out - injured), Jacob Farrell (Out - injured), Márk Kosznovszky (Out - injured), Franco Umeh-Chibueze (Out - injured), Keshi Anderson (Out - injured), Connor Ogilvie (Out - injured).
Early lineups are in: Charlton set up 4-2-3-1 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
Charlton lean hardest on Lloyd Jones (6.3), Amari'i Bell (6.3), Karlan Grant (6.3) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Nathaniel Chalobah is out for Charlton — index 6.2, against 9.5 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
Portsmouth lean hardest on Conor Shaughnessy (9.4), Terry Devlin (9.4), Adrian Segecic (9.4) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
The projected score for this one is Charlton 1 - 0 Portsmouth, a home win by 1 with 1 goal in it — short of the 2.5 line.
The read: Everything here points at a tight, low-tempo game. The draw at 3.10 is the selection the numbers keep coming back to, and the unders are the natural second look.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 06:50 on 11th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.