Charlton and Birmingham Draw in a Low-Scoring Match
Charlton Athletic and Birmingham City played out a 1-1 draw in a League One encounter at The Valley in London. The game, which was characterized by a lack of fluency and few clear-cut chances, was decided by a Michael Godden goal for Charlton in the 54th minute.
The match started at a slow pace with few opportunities for either side. The first yellow card of the match came in the 7th minute for Charlton, with K. Ramsay receiving a booking. Birmingham responded with a yellow card of their own for K. Anderson in the 31st minute.
In the second half, Birmingham came out more aggressively, but they were unable to create any clear-cut chances. The only goal of the game arrived in the 54th minute when Michael Godden capitalized on a cross from the left flank to put Charlton ahead.
Despite Birmingham’s attempts to react, Charlton controlled the game and held on for the victory.
Statistics:
* Charlton: 37% possession, 6 shots (1 on target, 5 off target), 5 corners, 16 fouls, 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards
* Birmingham: 63% possession, 2 shots (0 on target, 1 off target), 5 corners, 13 fouls, 1 yellow card, 0 red cards
The match was played at The Valley in London under the refereeing of B. Speedie.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 46 S. Wright came in and A. May went out., at minute 46 B. Davies came in and K. Bielik went out., at minute 46 E. Hansson came in and K. Anderson went out., at minute 60 L. Dykes came in and W. T. Willumsson went out., at minute 75 A. Sampsted came in and T. Gardner-Hickman went out.
Substitutions charlton: at minute 63 T. Campbell came in and D. Kanu went out., at minute 72 C. Aneke came in and M. Godden went out., at minute 85 T. Small came in and J. Edwards went out., at minute 86 L. Berry came in and A. Campbell went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Charlton
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