Football Review | Charlton Athletic 0 - 1 Leicester City

Charlton suffered their first defeat of the season

Abdul Fatawu’s first goal in almost 15 months gave Leicester City a hard-earned Championship victory

Author | Josh M

Stadium | The Valley

Corner kick for the home side

The Ghana winger struck midway through the second half, curling the ball beyond Thomas Kaminski at the end of a swift counterattack to secure all three points.

Charlton thought they had snatched a late equaliser when Lloyd Jones headed in, only for referee Dean Whitestone to penalise the defender for a foul. Moments later Tyreece Campbell went close, glancing a header over as the game edged into stoppage time.

Martí Cifuentes’s side held firm to hand Charlton their first defeat since returning to the second tier, and in the process claimed Leicester’s first away win under their new manager.

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Charlton had started brightly, with Miles Leaburn leading the press after replacing Charlie Kelman up front. Their intensity unsettled Leicester’s defence, Jannik Vestergaard forced into an important block to deny Leaburn. The Foxes struggled to fashion chances in the first half, Jordan Ayew dragging wide and Louis Page volleying over. Conor Coventry tested Kaminski with a 25-yard effort but otherwise Leicester offered little.

The home side continued to push after the restart, Jones and Kayne Ramsay both threatening from corners before Leicester landed the decisive blow. Fatawu escaped Josh Edwards on the break and bent a superb strike into the far top corner, his first goal for the club since April 2024 after an injury-hit season.

Charlton pressed for a response. Campbell and Sonny Carey both saw efforts blocked and Rob Apter forced Jakub Stolarczyk into a sharp save at his near post. A nervy moment followed when the Leicester goalkeeper spilled a high ball, which ricocheted off Coventry and narrowly wide.

Jones then thought he had levelled, only for his header to be ruled out, before Campbell’s late chance drifted over to leave the home crowd frustrated. Leicester, meanwhile, left with relief and their maiden away success under Cifuentes.