A4L, where are you...? Charlton: Pope; Solly, Fox, Bikey, Ben Haim; Gudmundsson, Coquelin, Buyens, Jackson, Cousins; Vetokele Subs: Phillips, Wilson, Gomez, Harriott, Onyewu, Tucudean, Bulot Millwall: Forde; Dunne, Webster, Beevers, Malone; Upson, Williams; Martin, McDonald, Woolford; Gregory Subs: King, ****tu, Angel, Chaplow, Easter, Gueye, Fuller As expected, Pope starts. Crucially, so does Igor. Coquelin makes his first start in what looks like a 4-5-1, with Harriott making way. ****tu being on the bench means that the eagerly-anticipated showdown with Bikey will have to wait. Fuller is also a sub. I'm not optimistic, but COYA!
On form we are marginally favourites but I am going for a 1-1 draw. Nothing to do with the "we never beat Millwall" crap. That is only for people with white vans and Union Flags outside their houses. But because local derbies so often result in draws regardless of current form. If Vetokele is really fit and as sharp as usual we might even do better, but it does worry me that too much is being put on his shoulders. If he burns out we will be in real trouble. Gudmundsson instead of Tucudean is an improvement. The Iceman usually play well for 40 minutes a match which is 30 minutes more than the Playboy.
Not pleasant araand the graand today, police are taking no crap. Will be surprised to see this finish 11 a side.
Ball out wide to Cousins on the left, he plays the ball in and Vetokele puts a header just wide of the near post.
Millwall fizz the ball across the area. Pope dives for it and doesn't get there, but neither do the two Millwall attackers.
Nothing feisty on the pitch first half. Pretty gentlemanly for a local derby, not that I am complaining.
JBG into the box, passes to Harriott who tries to work it to his left foot, but in doing so he gets crowded out and the chance is gone.
