The excitement don dey build as Charlton Athletic dey prepare to face Portsmouth for The Valley this Tuesday night! This match no be just another game o, na crucial one for dem wey dey find escape from relegation!
Last time wey dem try play this match, na serious wahala happen. The game stop after only 12 minutes because one fan, wey dem dey call Norman ‘Heaphones Norm’ Barker, fall sick. Unfortunately, he no survive, and e really pain everybody wey dey follow the team.
Now as dem dey come back together, e get plenty players wey nol fit play. For Charlton, Josh Edwards and Harvey Knibbs dey long-term injury list, while Miles Leaburn also dey out due to shoulder wahala. For Portsmouth, dem no get Regan Poole and Tom Lowery, two important players for their midfield.
Portsmouth dey bottom of the table, just one point above relegation zone, them fit fall inside if dem no pick win for this match. Last match dem loose 1-0 to Sheffield United, dey need serious comeback. We sabi sey e no go easy, but if dem fit escape dis match with at least one point, e go help run their league standing small.
Head-to-head statistics no dey lie! Charlton and Portsmouth don play each other 114 times. Charlton don win 40 times, while Portsmouth don carry the day 44 times. Dis rivalry no dey finish, e always dey competitive!
Match officials go be Leigh Doughty as the main ref, and im go dey supported by Callum Gough and Lee Venamore. Fans no go fit park for some roads around The Valley from 6:45 PM, so make dem plan their routes in advance. Some train service no go dey available too because of engineering work.
If you be fan way go dey The Valley on Tuesday, good news! The Fan Zone, Fans’ Bar, and Bartram’s go dey open for drinks and enjoyment from 5 PM. After the match, make you no miss the chance to still chill for the bar.
Charlton’s coach don talk say,
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