Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Charlton Athletic 4th with 85 points, Exeter City 16th with 56, 29 apart. The last five rounds placed Exeter City 8th in the league for form — higher than their 16th in the standings. Per game in the league, Charlton Athletic were scoring 1.46 and conceding 0.93, Exeter City 1.07 and 1.41, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Over the last five, Charlton Athletic had taken 10 of 15 points to Exeter City's 4.
12 meetings are on record — 7 won by Charlton Athletic, 3 by Exeter City, 2 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
The Valley in London, capacity 27,111, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Charlton Athletic led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Charlton Athletic: Angus MacDonald (20' og), Tyreece Campbell (68'), Miles Leaburn (84')