Charlton v Chelsea Tips

Charlton have just one win in their last six league games, and that was at home to struggling Oxford. I'm expecting Chelsea to field a strong side for this, as it may be their best chance at a trophy this season.

New manager, new ideas and a short time to implement them, coupled with a near-full rotation of the side, could lead to some problems for Chelsea. A young squad might get nervous.

Charlton are currently struggling for form, sitting low in the Championship and winless in their last four games, though they’ve shown resilience with a couple of draws recently. They will be missing key players like Kayne Ramsay, Onel Hernández, Josh Edwards and Matty Godden through injury, which weakens their lineup. Meanwhile, Chelsea arrive under new manager Liam Rosenior, aiming to start his tenure positively, but they also have several absentees??'Marc Cucurella is suspended, while Levi Colwill, Romeo Lavia, Dario Essugo and Mykhaylo Mudryk are unavailable. Chelsea’s form has been inconsistent with several draws and few wins recently, despite quality in their squad. With Charlton’s home intensity and Chelsea lacking cohesion under new management, there’s potential for an upset or at least a very tight contest.

New managers, new Chelsea? He cannot avoid putting out a weakened first eleven in what looks like a potential banana skin of a cup tie. With Charlton only having kept one clean sheet in six and Chelsea keeping conceding, this most definitely points to overs. 8/15 may look short, but I envisaged nearer 1/3 in my mind for value.

This bet has landed in three of Charlton's last four home matches and in each of Chelsea's last five competitive away matches, so fancy both sides to score.

I wouldn't say Liam would be everyone's first choice, but he's here and will want to hit the ground running. He won't want to start off with a cup shock. I do expect a strong side. Charlton should find the quality a bit too much for them, even at home.

I feel this is a strong bet here, since Chelsea is a better team overall than this League One Charlton team. But it's the FA Cup and Chelsea do struggle in defense. They have conceded a lot of easy goals lately, so maybe a tighter game than expected. Charlton will also go 100% for this game, a clash against Premier League giants Chelsea as I see it. Charlton have scored at home in nine games in a row now. Chelsea BTTS yes in six straight games overall as well. Great odds for this bet, as I see it.

Chelsea have made several changes and don't travel well. They may be under new instructions from the new manager to up the pace, and that could lead to sloppiness.