Hull City are still in the mix of securing a play-off spot as they travel to face a Charlton Athletic whose survival is all but confirmed
Charlton Athletic welcome Hull City to The Valley on Saturday still looking to seal Championship safety, knowing a point would guarantee survival.
The Addicks’ winless run stretched to seven matches in midweek as they lost 2-1 at promotion-chasing Ipswich, despite taking the lead inside a minute through Greg Docherty. Nathan Jones’s side remain six points clear of the bottom three with two games left and, even if they were to lose both, Oxford would likely need maximum points and a sizeable swing in goal difference to drag Charlton into danger.
Still, Charlton will be frustrated that the job is not already done, not least because they have struggled to protect leads. They have scored first in each of their last four games — against Watford, Preston, Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich — but failed to win any of them.
Hull arrive with their own concerns. A five-game winless streak has stalled their play-off bid, leaving them seventh and level on points with Wrexham with two matches to go. Sergej Jakirovic’s side had climbed into the top six after beating Sheffield Wednesday 3-1, but a run of four draws and a defeat has since pushed them out of the play-off places.
Tuesday’s 2-2 draw with Leicester summed up their recent struggles: Hull went ahead, conceded twice early in the second half, then needed an Oli McBurnie goal to salvage a point. Like Charlton, they have repeatedly failed to turn leads into wins, going in front in four of their last five matches without winning any.
The sides drew 1-1 earlier in the season, and Charlton would gladly take a repeat as they look to finally confirm their place in the Championship for next year.
Charlton vs Hull Prediction
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Charlton vs Hull Team News
Charlton look set to change things up after Tyreece Campbell and Amari’i Bell were forced off in midweek. Lyndon Dykes is expected to start, while Luke Chambers or Matty Godden could deputise for Bell. Campbell and Bell join Josh Edwards (ankle) and Kayne Ramsay (hamstring) on the injury list.
Thomas Kaminski should keep his place in goal after returning as first choice ahead of William Mannion.
The visitors could name an unchanged XI, though Jakirovic may tweak things to arrest their form. Cody Drameh, David Akintola and Toby Collyer are out, while Regan Slater and Ryan Giles could start after returning to the squad.
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