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Cheltenham Town vs Charlton Athletic

FA Cup
1-3
Final
The Completely-Suzuki Stadium

Match pulse

CHLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCHA
46%Possession54%
7Shots17
2On target9
2Corners3
6Saves1
11Fouls8
71'Joseph TomlinsonCHL
Team1H2HT
CHL011
CHA303

Who won: Charlton 3-1

Charlton Athletic beat Cheltenham Town 3-1 on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium. Goals for Cheltenham: George Miller (55'). Goals for Charlton: Matthew Godden (22'), Sonny Carey (24') and Tyreece Campbell (37').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.7Sonny CareyAM
  2. 27.6Tyreece CampbellAM-R
  3. 37.5Matthew GoddenF
  4. 46.9Nathaniel ChalobahLM
  5. 56.8George MillerF
  6. 66.7Conor CoventryRM
  7. 76.5Karlan GrantAM-L
  8. 86.4Amari'i BellLB
  9. 96.3Billy KoumetioCD-L
  10. 106.3Dan McNamaraRB
  11. 116.2Joseph TomlinsonLM
  12. 126.2William MannionG

Team stats

CHLCHA
11Fouls8
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
2Offsides2
2Corner Kicks3
6Saves1
45.6Possession54.4
7SHOTS17
2ON GOAL9
0.3On Target %0.5
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
359Accurate Passes454
448Passes546
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
1Accurate Crosses1
16Crosses11
0.1Cross %0.1
65Long Balls61
22Accurate Long Balls24
0.3Long Balls %0.4
3Blocked Shots4
14Effective Tackles7
21Tackles13
0.7Tackle %0.5
4Interceptions10
20Effective Clearances26
20Clearances26

Player of the game

Sonny Carey

CHA · 1 G, 1 A

8.7

Deserved to win

18%
CHL · 0.65 xG
30%
Draw
52%
CHA · 1.25 xG

Charlton created better chances: they win this game 52% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Cheltenham Town 1, Charlton Athletic 3.
  2. Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 1, Charlton Athletic 3.
  3. 90'+4'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Millenic Alli (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Collins Sichenje.

  4. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  5. 90'+3'CHL

    Foul

    Foul by Charlie McCann (Cheltenham Town).

  6. 90'+3'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Wyll Stanway (Cheltenham Town). Assisted by Millenic Alli.

    S. Carey

  7. 90'+2'

    Offside

    Offside, Cheltenham Town. Kirsten Otchere is caught offside.

  8. 90'+2'
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Chalobah

    Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Alan Mwamba replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.

    A. Nwamba

  9. 90'+1'

    Offside

    Offside, Charlton Athletic. Tyreece Campbell is caught offside.

  10. 90'+1'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Wyll Stanway (Cheltenham Town). Assisted by Nathaniel Chalobah.

  11. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  12. 90'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Wyll Stanway (Cheltenham Town). Assisted by Sonny Carey.

    T. Campbell

  13. 85'CHA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Robbie Cundy.

  14. 85'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyreece Campbell.

    C. Coventry

  15. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Ben Stevenson (Cheltenham Town).

  16. 84'

    Free kick won

    Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic).

  18. 83'

    Free kick won

    Ryan Broom (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  19. 82'CHL

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Sonny Carey.

  20. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. McWilliams

    Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Jake Bickerstaff replaces Shaun McWilliams.

    J. Bickerstaff

  21. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Shipley

    Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Favour Onukwuli replaces Jordan Shipley.

    F. Onukwuli

  22. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for K. Grant

    Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Millenic Alli replaces Karlan Grant.

    M. Alli

  23. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Bell

    Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Collins Sichenje replaces Amari'i Bell.

    C. Sichenje

  24. 75'CHA

    Offside

    Offside, Charlton Athletic. Ivan Mesík is caught offside.

  25. 73'

    Foul

    Foul by Kirsten Otchere (Cheltenham Town).

Leaders

CHLCHA
Total Shots
Charlie Mccann
2
Tyreece Campbell
5
Accurate Passes
Pierce Sweeney
64
Conor Coventry
67
Defensive Interventions
Robbie Cundy
11
Lloyd Jones
14
Saves
Joe Day
3
William Mannion
1