Charlton’s Championship season continued with a heavy four-nil loss against Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday.
A goalless first half seemed on until Burnley broke the deadlock through Scott Arfield a minute before the interval, they didn’t really look back after that!
Early in the second half another Arfield goal, this one was deflected past Stephen Henderson, doubled the lead with Andre Gray adding the third for the Clarets just a couple of minutes later with Sam Vokes adding a late fourth.
Ahead of the Burnley opener Charlton had enjoyed the better of the game but chances weren’t created, clear cut ones anyway but if Johnnie Jackson’s effort hadn’t been tipped over by England ‘keeper Tom Heaton perhaps things might have been different….It didn’t so the Addicks go into Christmas without a win in five-matches and in the relegation zone!
These were the other results.
Friday 18th December 2015
Birmingham 1-0 Cardiff
Saturday 19th December 2015
Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough
Bolton 2-2 Fulham
Brentford 4-2 Huddersfield
Bristol City 1-1 QPR
Burnley 4-0 Charlton
Ipswich 0-1 Derby
Nottm Forest 2-1 MK Dons
Rotherham 0-2 Hull
Sunday 20th December 2015
Sheff Wed 4-1 Wolves
Leeds 1-0 Preston
Reading 1-0 Blackburn
Some interesting results with some expected outcomes, and some not so!
Middlesbrough consolidated their place at the top of the Championship, and ended Brighton unbeaten start to the season, with a resounding three-nil win at the Amex Stadium to know they’ll go into Christmas top of the pile.
It’s been a difficult few weeks for Burnley but the Clarets got back to winning ways with a resounding four-nil win against struggling Charlton with another struggling side Rotherham causing an upset to see off the challenge of Hull with Neil Redfearn’s side winning two-nil at the New York Stadium.
Rivals Derby and Nottingham Forest also collected good wins against Ipswich and MK Dons respectively.
On Sunday we saw a great result for Sheffield Wednesday with the Owls going into Christmas with a four-one win Wolves at Hillsborough with the second Brian McDermott era of Reading beginning with a one-nil win over Blackburn, who had been on an unbeaten run, at the Madejski Stadium.
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