A thumping win over troubled Reading saw the Addicks go five matches without defeat in the league. KEVIN NOLAN came away from The Valley with a smile on his face. All good things come to an end and so some time must Charlton’s unbeaten league run under new, no-nonsense manager Michael Appleton. But their fans […]
Kevin Nolan
Kevin Nolan writes our match reports from Charlton Athletic home matches. He has reported on the Addicks since the 1980s.
Kevin Nolan’s Valley View: Charlton Athletic 2-2 Blackpool
A rousing finale saw the Addicks claim a point against Blackpool after going 2-0 down. KEVIN NOLAN was at The Valley. With only nine minutes remaining, Charlton’s sequence of five unbeaten league games was under serious threat of being snapped by a streetwise Blackpool, whose solid but unremarkable record sent them to The Valley in […]
Kevin Nolan’s Valley View: Charlton Athletic 4-1 Exeter City
A welcome win under the lights had Addicks fans starting, warily, to look up the league table rather than down. KEVIN NOLAN reports from The Valley. Forget the emphatic scoreline because this was far from a rout of weak, outgunned opposition. On the contrary, Exeter City were a well-drilled, confident side who, had they hung […]
Kevin Nolan’s Valley View: Charlton Athletic 3-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Michael Appleton’s first match at The Valley as Addicks manager ended with a welcome win over Wycombe. KEVIN NOLAN reports. It’s safe to assume that neither Charlton’s new manager Michael Appleton nor his electric-heeled winger Corey Blackett-Taylor will forget the events of Saturday September 23rd in a hurry. The date marked Appleton’s first win in […]
Kevin Nolan’s Valley View: Charlton Athletic 2-1 Fleetwood Town
A turbulent week at The Valley after Dean Holden’s sacking ended with an important win against Fleetwood Town, writes KEVIN NOLAN. Jason Pearce’s first game as Charlton’s interim manager was tetchy, rumbustious and ultra-competitive. A bit like the man himself, then, and none the worse for that. He even got himself booked, which you might […]
Kevin Nolan’s Valley View: Charlton Athletic 2-3 Port Vale
A dismal performance at The Valley saw the Addicks slip to defeat against a poor Port Vale side . KEVIN NOLAN picks through a sobering afternoon. Port Vale turned up at The Valley a point better off than their hosts but otherwise considered ideal opponents against which Charlton’s stuttering start to the new season could […]
Kevin Nolan’s Valley View: Charlton Athletic 1-2 Bristol Rovers
A last-minute sucker punch left boos ringing out around The Valley as the Addicks were beaten by Bristol Rovers. KEVIN NOLAN was there. For the second time within four days, the age-old dichotomy between performance and result reared its controversial head and left Charlton empty-handed and bereft again. On Saturday, Dean Holden declared himself “pleased with […]
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