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Massive clash in the Championship, with relegation on the line when these two meet Tuesday evening at The Valley. Charlton is on the 21st place, 1 point above the relegation zone, while Barnsley (24th place) is dead last in the standings but just 5 points away from Charlton (and from safety).
Since appointing Jose Riga as manager in early March, Charlton slowly started to play better football than in the first 2 months of 2014 and has amassed 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, not bad for a relegation threatened side. The Addicks are on the back of a 0-3 defeat on the road against a strong Brighton side, but will be confident coming back at home, searching for another vital win after defeating Yeovil 3-2 the last time at The Valley. Charlton has 1 point over the relegation zone but also games in hand over their rivals, so a win today would be a huge step towards safety.
Barnsley is coming into this one knowing it might be their last chance to avoid the drop. The visitors are not in a hopeless situation right now, but defeat against Charlton would be a disaster. Charlton would then be out of reach and Barnsely would be 6 points away from Blackpool, but having to also overtake the other 2 teams in the relegation zone, Milwall and Yeovil. Bottom line, Barnsely needs a win here or at least 1 point, but their recent form is not encouraging: just 1 point in the last 3 games. They could have gotten a draw at Bolton, but a late missed penalty might have just condemned them to League 1 football next season.
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Team news & lineups
Both teams will be happy to be at full strength for this huge clash. The only squad issue for either side is Charlton’s Leon Court, who is questionable.
Charlton Athletic: Hamer – Wilson, Dervite, Wood, Wiggins – Ghoochanneijhad, Jackson, Poyet, Cousins – Ajdarevic – Sordell
Barnsley: Butland – Etuhu, Mvoto, Nyatanga, Kennedy – McCourt, Cywka, Dawson, Lawrence, Jennings – O’Grady
I fancy Charlton to win this. The hosts are in better form and home court advantage will count a lot in such an important clash. Barnsley can’t really afford to come here and defend a draw, so the home side will have some spaces to exploit, which should be enough to get the winning goals against the second poorest defense in the league. Charlton will either win this or struggle to avoid relegation until the final round of the season, and I think they will make use of the chance they got here. My tip is Charlton to win. Odds on the hosts are going up but I`m not worried about that, watching Charlton recently I trust they have what it takes to get past Barnsley today and make this a winning bet. Prediction: Charlton Athletic – Barnsley 2-1.
Pick: Charlton Athletic
Odds: 2.17 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 8.19
Event date: 15 April
