GolVolt — Sheffield United vs Charlton Athletic: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Charlton Athletic without a win in 9 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 draws and 4 defeats. Last win: 29 August, 1:0 against Preston North End.

Defence

Charlton Athletic concede 2.2 goals per match

Sheffield United1.2 Charlton Athletic2.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Sheffield United concede 1.2.

Last time

Last meeting, 17 January 2026: Charlton Athletic – Sheffield United 1:0

Streak

Sheffield United have scored in 5 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 8 goals in those matches.

Table

2 points apart in the table

12.Sheffield United16 pts 19.Charlton Athletic14 pts

Sheffield United: place 12, 16 pts · Charlton Athletic: place 19, 14 pts.

Players to watch

Championship, this season.

Patrick Bamford

Sheffield United · forward

5goals 1assist 6.81avg rating

Last match, Derby County: 1 goal, rating 7.3.

Tyreece Campbell

Charlton Athletic · midfielder

4goals 1assist 6.83avg rating

Last match, Norwich City: rating 6.0.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Sheffield United at home and Charlton Athletic away, as in this match.

Sheffield United

at home · 10

3W3D4L1.6scored per match1.7conceded per match

Charlton Athletic

away · 10

2W3D5L1.2scored per match2.3conceded per match

Head to head

2 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 17 Jan 2026 · Championship Charlton Athletic 1:0 Sheffield United Carey 46'. Charlton Athletic: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.

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0 draws1.0 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 2

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Sheffield United (4-2-3-1, last: Derby County) · Charlton Athletic (4-2-3-1, last: Norwich City).

Official around 15:00, Sat 30 Jan

MCCooper HCChoudhury JTTanganga LKKitching HBBurrows KPPhillips OAArblaster TCChong TCCannon BDDíaz PBBamford AOOkonkwo KRRamsay LJJones BKKoumetio JEEdwards CCCoventry JCRankin-Costello TCCampbell SCCarey KGGrant CKKelman

Sheffield UnitedCharlton Athletic

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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