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TEAM NEWS | Jaiyesimi starts Papa John’s Trophy tie
5th October 2021 18:00pm

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Diallang Jaiyesimi starts this evening’s Papa John’s Trophy tie against Southampton U21s at The Valley (7pm) as manager Nigel Adkins makes wholesale changes.

Charlie Kirk is the only player to retain his starting berth following Saturday’s triumph at Fleetwood Town, while academy prospects James Beadle and Nazir Bakrin feature in the senior matchday squad for the first time.

Should the Addicks employ a fluid 4-3-3 formation then Adam Matthews, Deji Elerewe, club captain Jason Pearce and Ben Purrington will start ahead of Nathan Harness.

Sean Clare, George Dobson and Albie Morgan are expected to form Adkins’ three-man midfield, with the returning Jaiyesimi and Kirk operating either side of Jayden Stockley.

Beadle and Bakrin are joined on the bench by Akin Famewo, Ben Dempsey, Corey Blackett-Taylor, Charles Clayden and Mason Burstow.

Charlton: Harness; Matthews, Elerewe, Pearce (c), Purrington; Clare, Dobson, Morgan; Jaiyesimi, Stockley, Kirk

Subs: Beadle, Bakrin, Famewo, Dempsey, Blackett-Taylor, Clayden, Burstow

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The official teamsheet for Tuesday’s fixture will be available here shortly.

Very strong line-up for this competition again.
That's fine by me, we need confidence and goals and without a game for a while this will keep the players ticking over.

 

Blimey, I might even go and get a pizza and buy the stream. Oh what a life of luxury I lead.

 

NIce to see a strong (on paper) team.

 

Adkins is taking this seriously.

Not sure I would have, but he's the gaffer (for the time being).
Question is, how decent are Saints yoof?
Will it be... (you guessed it) ... men against boys?

 

Think I’d rather us give it a go tbh. Fed up with losing these types of matches in previous seasons.

 

Good start. 3 good chances already and yes it does look like men against boys so far

 

Lots of pressure, no real goal chances. Morgan spraying Beckham esq passes across the pitch. Saints U21’s full of energy but look like U21’s funnily enough

 

Several corners all played short and the ball doesn’t come over. I think they’ve forgot we have the Headmaster up front.

 

Another corner. Play it long ffs

 

1-0 Stockley after Purrington wraps the bar

 

Penalty Charlton. Bit harsh.

 

2-0 Stockley

 

1st half hatrick ??

 

Kirk misses a sitter (again). James T needs to work on his finishing.

 

3-0 Purrington header

 

H/T 3-0. Can’t read too much into anything as the opposition is true U21 level. Not been impressed with Kirk so far - he should be doing better against this team, likewise Jaiyesimi who always seems to run himself into trouble. Clare, Dobson and Morgan running midfield but so they should.

 

Thanks for the reports @Ubedizzy

3-0 sounds encouraging. We can only beat who's in front of us.

 

Penalty Saints. Great save from Harness. Well done young man.

 

Kirk and DJ both off. Both poor tbh. Can’t see DJ getting much game time ahead of Leko.

3-1