Gary Haines reports

Ex marks the spot for League One treasure on Saturday (3pm).

Having dug in to outwit two Sheffield behemoths in the last fortnight, Charlton face an even tougher landscape at St James' Park, according to manager Chris Powell.

Now, after showing steel-y resolve against Wednesday and United, it's all about the Exeter factor this weekend as Paul Tisdale's Grecians lie in wait.

And Powell believes that his players will be have to be at their best to pillage three precious points in Devon at the start of a week that continues with Valley matches against so-called minnows Bury and Rochdale.

"It will be a tough game for us after the two Sheffield fixtures," said Powell. "They needed no real hyping because those fixtures are big games in themselves.

"We got a great points return and some plaudits, but I think people will look at this week in a different way.

"I actually feel it's tougher. I think that it's tougher for my players and our supporters because with Exeter away, Bury at home and Rochdale at home, I think people will be looking at that thinking they are games from which we should get a favourable points return.

"I think we have to work harder," he added. "They are games we have to really get to grips with early on, and Exeter will be a tough test.

"They play good football, have a good manager who has been around a while and been managing at a good level for a number of years.

"They will play their stuff and they will see us as a big scalp coming to their patch. It's up to us to manage that."

Charlton picked up three valuable points last time they faced Tisdale and co, but the Valley clash was anything but straightforward.

Daniel Nardiello was convinced he had opened the scoring, although keeper Ben Hamer's desperate attempts to scoop the ball off the line would eventually work in the favour of the home side.

Nardiello would be sent off for his ensuing protests before goals either side of the break from Bradley Wright-Phillips and Dale Stephens sealed a 2-0 Addicks win.

Powell said: "They played particularly well when we played them earlier in the season.

"They went down to 10 men and we were relatively patient with the ball, and in the end the goals came from Bradley and Dale.

"Of course, I'd love that to happen again on Saturday, but we will have to really work hard to take the game to them, because at home they are pretty decent."

Powell also hinted his squad could come into play with Exeter kicking off a sequence of three matches in eight days.

But when asked if that was the reason for his squad size, he retorted: "I have a big squad because I want good players at this football club.

"You need quality, and I have quality here in abundance.

"In these three games there may be a chance for other people, whether that's through rest, injuries or suspensions.

"It's unfortunate in that respect because I know players I have left out could quite easily play at this level for us and for other teams.

"It's about balance and it's about trying to keep them happy, and that's not easy because no one wants to sit in the stand.

"They know it's part of football," he added. "A lot of players could come into play this week, without a doubt.

"No 90 minutes at League One level is easy. Regardless of who you are playing, it's a tough effort week in, week out, to produce the standard that you want.

"But the players have done that. They have really pushed themselves and I have got to make sure that the 11 that I pick are right and refreshed and ready to play."

Tickets are no longer on sale from The Valley. 762 places had been sold by midday on Thursday.

Tickets (except family tickets) will be available on the day, priced £21 adults, £15 over 60s and £7 U18s for the seats and £17 adults, £12 over 60s and students (with NUS card), and £5 U18s for the terracing. Family (one adult and one U14) tickets are £23 for the seats and £20 for the terrace.

The club has around 1,300 tickets at St James' Park, of which 260 seats are reserved for ambulant disabled, young families and over 60s. The remainder are terrace places, and only a handful of seats remained on Tuesday morning.

Ambulant disabled places are the standard prices (including a free helper), but the three wheelchair places have sold out.

The away ticket office is situated just up from the away turnstiles in St James Road. It is attached to the main St James Centre building and just set back from the road behind the read and white railings.