Charlton Athletic vs Watford

Championship

Charlton

1-0-0

1-0

Final

Watford

0-0-1

The Valley

Match pulse

CHAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'WAT

42%Possession58%

12Shots10

5On target1

3Corners2

1Saves4

6Fouls16

25'Hector KyprianouWAT48'Greg DochertyCHA52'Kwadwo BaahWAT

Team	1H	2H	T
CHA	0	1	1
WAT	0	0	0

Who won: Charlton 1-0

Charlton Athletic beat Watford 1-0 on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at The Valley. Goals for Charlton: Harvey Knibbs (90'+4').

Play by play

Match ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Watford 0.
Second Half ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Watford 0.
90'+6'
Handball
Handball by Nestory Irankunda (Watford).
GOAL90'+4'
Goal! Right footed shot
H. Knibbs
Goal! Charlton Athletic 1, Watford 0. Harvey Knibbs (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
CHA 1 - 0 WAT
90'+4'
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
90'+3'
Free kick won
Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2'
Free kick won
Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
90'+1'
Free kick won
Amari'i Bell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
89'
Corner awarded
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
88'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Rob Apter (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Greg Docherty.
R. Apter
87'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Abankwah
Substitution, Watford. Max Alleyne replaces James Abankwah because of an injury.
M. Alleyne
86'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Carey
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Isaac Olaofe replaces Sonny Carey.
I. Olaofe
85'
Free kick won
Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85'
Foul
Foul by Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic).
80'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Edwards
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Harvey Knibbs replaces Josh Edwards because of an injury.
H. Knibbs
80'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Campbell
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Macaulay Gillesphey replaces Tyreece Campbell.
M. Gillesphey
80'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78'
Delay in match because of an injury Josh Edwards (Charlton Athletic).
78'
Free kick won
Greg Docherty (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78'
Foul
Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
75'
Delay in match because of an injury James Abankwah (Watford).
75'
Free kick won
Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.