Match ends, Charlton Athletic 4, Northampton Town 1.
CharltonCharlton Athletic4NorthamptonNorthampton Town1
Northampton Town remain winless after they fall to a comfortable League One defeat by Charlton Athletic at The Valley.
Heading into the game without a goal this season, the visitors' task got even tougher when they conceded a Josh Magennis header from a Ricky Holmes cross with just two minutes played.
Justin Edinburgh's men responded well, seeing shots from Marc Richards and Billy Waters saved by Ben Amos.
Charlton could have extended their lead after 32 minutes when Tariqe Fosu was found by Magennis but dragged his effort wide.
Karl Robinson's side managed to double their advantage after the break when Holmes embarked on a superb run before firing the ball past David Cornell with 61 minutes on the clock.
Northampton pulled a goal back with 11 minutes remaining when Richards headed in to give the visitors a glimmer of hope.
However, the nerves were settled for Charlton when Jake Forster-Caskey fired home from Ezri Konsa's pass with four minutes of added time gone before adding a superb second three minutes later to cap a fine performance.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Charlton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Amos
- 20Solly
- 5Bauer
- 6PearceBooked at 90mins
- 22Dasilva
- 3Kashi
- 19Forster-CaskeyBooked at 75mins
- 14Fosu-HenrySubstituted forAhearne-Grantat 73'minutes
- 10ClarkeSubstituted forJacksonat 90+6'minutes
- 11HolmesSubstituted forKonsaat 83'minutes
- 9Magennis
Substitutes
- 4Jackson
- 13Phillips
- 15Konsa
- 17Aribo
- 18Ahearne-Grant
- 23Sarr
- 37Hackett-Fairchild
Northampton
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Cornell
- 16PierreBooked at 49minsSubstituted forPowellat 74'minutes
- 5Barnett
- 6Taylor
- 3Buchanan
- 18PhillipsSubstituted forMoloneyat 13'minutes
- 22CrooksBooked at 84mins
- 4KasimSubstituted forGrimesat 57'minutes
- 9Richards
- 10Revell
- 7Waters
Substitutes
- 2Moloney
- 11Powell
- 17McWilliams
- 23Iaciofano
- 26Poole
- 29Grimes
- 30Coddington
- Referee:
- Kevin Johnson
- Attendance:
- 11,289
Match Stats
Home TeamCharltonAway TeamNorthampton
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home19
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home9
- Away4
- Corners
- Home6
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away7
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Charlton Athletic 4, Northampton Town 1.
Goal!
Goal! Charlton Athletic 4, Northampton Town 1. Jake Forster-Caskey (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Karlan Ahearne-Grant.
Substitution
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Johnnie Jackson replaces Billy Clarke.
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Attempt missed. Karlan Ahearne-Grant (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Goal!
Goal! Charlton Athletic 3, Northampton Town 1. Jake Forster-Caskey (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.
Booking
Jason Pearce (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Jason Pearce (Charlton Athletic).
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Alex Revell (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Brendon Moloney (Northampton Town).
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Jake Forster-Caskey (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by David Cornell.
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Delay in match Ahmed Kashi (Charlton Athletic) because of an injury.
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Foul by Daniel Powell (Northampton Town).
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Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Matt Crooks (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Matt Crooks (Northampton Town).
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Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Ezri Konsa Ngoyo replaces Ricky Holmes.
Goal!
Goal! Charlton Athletic 2, Northampton Town 1. Marc Richards (Northampton Town) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Powell with a headed pass.
