MATCH PREVIEW | Stoke City v Charlton

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Charlton's busy schedule continues with a trip to Stoke City on Saturday lunchtime (12.30pm BST). 

The Addicks come into the game unbeaten in the Sky Bet Championship with four games played, with the clash against the Potters coming hot on the heels of Wednesday evening's 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion. 

TEAM NEWS

Kayne Ramsay (ankle), Nathaniel Chalobah (thigh), Matty Godden (hamstring) and Will Mannion (shoulder) all remain unavailable through injury, as does Collins Sichenje (knee). 

Billy Koumetio (knee), Charlie Kelman (shoulder) and Josh Edwards (ankle) are all nearing a return to fitness, although the trip to the bet365 Stadium may come too soon for the trio. 

New arrival Oliver Skipp could be in line for his first involvement for Charlton having served his suspension for the red card he picked up during his last outing for parent club Leicester City. 

Stoke, meanwhile, will be without Junior Tchamadeu (hamstring) and Aaron Cresswell (knee), while Lamine Cisse and Ato Ampah are also likely to miss out. 

Svante Ingelsson and Ben Gibson (head) will be assessed having been sidelined over the last week of action. 

THE OPPOSITION

The Potters earned their first league win of the season on Tuesday evening as they beat Norwich City 1-0 at the bet365 Stadium thanks to Ethan Galbraith's 13th-minute strike. 

They had previously started their campaign with three league defeats on the spin to Swansea City, Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers. 

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Charlton have faced off with Stoke on 68 previous occasions, with the Addicks winning 26, the Potters 28 and the remaining 12 encounters ending in draws. 

Stoke came out on top at the bet365 Stadium last term with a 3-0 win, while Charlton gained all three points in the return fixture at The Valley back in February with a 1-0 victory thanks to Tyreece Campbell's strike. 

The Addicks' last league victory away at Stoke came in the promotion-winning 1997/98 season as John Robinson and Anthony Barness netted in a 2-1 success. 

REF WATCH

Bobby Madley will take charge of Saturday's fixture. Madley refereed 22 games during the 2025/26 campaign season, dishing out 82 yellow cards and four reds. So far this season, he has officiated three games, producing 11 yellow cards. 

He will be assisted by Jacob Lehane and David Harrison, with Carl Brook as the Fourth Official. 

TICKETS

More than 1,200 Addicks will be making the journey to Staffordshire on Saturday. 

Tickets went off sale at 4pm on Thursday afternoon and will NOT be available from the bet365 Stadium on the day of the game. 

LIVE COVERAGE

Supporters outside of the UK and Ireland, as well as the Nordics (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) can watch every kick of the action live on CharltonTV.

Coverage will begin from 12pm (BST), with commentary from Terry Smith, Greg Stubley and former Addick Steve Brown.

Click here to purchase your live stream pass or CharltonTV subscription.

Those in the UK and Ireland can watch the game live on Sky Sports+.

Live audio commentary will also be available for all CharltonTV subscribers. 

COLOURS

The Addicks will be wearing their purple third strip at the bet365 Stadium. 

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