Match Report
Charlton Athletic, 22nd on 48 points, faced a 45-point deficit to Leeds United (1st, 93). In league terms the two rates read 1.67/0.76 for Leeds United and 1.09/1.41 for Charlton Athletic (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
Momentum sat with Leeds United, winners of their last five, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Charlton Athletic had gone 6 games without a win. Leeds United had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Charlton Athletic, 2.
The sides have met 19 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Leeds United, 6 draws and 7 for Charlton Athletic, at 2.63 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 26% of those meetings.
Elland Road in Leeds, capacity 37,792, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Leeds United led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 4-0.