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Charlton forward Tyreece Campbell has been called into the senior Jamaica squad for the first time, ahead of two World Cup 21-year-old was a key member of the Addicks team that won promotion to the Championship last season by beating Leyton Orient 1-0 in the League One play-off final in who came through the Charlton academy, joins team-mate Kaheim Dixon in the Jamaica squad for matches against the British Virgin Islands on 7 June and Guatemala four days who are managed by former England boss Steve McClaren, are currently second in their group with two wins from their opening two matches with the winners and runners-up advancing to the third stage of qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
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Charlton promoted to Championship after Gillesphey free-kick downs Leyton Orient
Macaulay Gillesphey struck the only goal of the game to beat Leyton Orient in the League One play-off final and send Charlton back into the Championship after a gap of five years to the delight of their 40,000 fans in a crowd of 76,193. No-nonsense defending from both sides led to a scrappy opening period with goal opportunities at a took 31 minutes for the game to spark into life but the wait was worth it with a sublimely executed free-kick by Gillesphey breaking the deadlock. Tyreece Campbell, always a threat, was fouled outside the penalty box and Gillesphey curled his set-piece delivery from 20 yards past the wall and wide of Orient keeper Josh Keeley who got his fingers to the ball but could not prevent it from nestling into the net. Macaulay Gillesphey has just curled in a BEAUTIFUL free kick to give Charlton the lead at Wembley 💥👏 — Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) May 25, 2025 Charlton enjoyed the better of the possession in the first half whilst nervy Orient struggled to impose themselves on the game and the Addicks looked more comfortable on the ball. Campbell and skipper Greg Docherty exchanged passes in a potentially threatening move but Campbell's weak cross was comfortably collected by Keeley while Orient provided little concerns for Addicks shot-stopper Will Mannion. The teams came into the match in a rich vein of form, each having only tasted defeat once in each of their last 10 matches. The Addicks completed the scheduled league season in fourth spot, seven points ahead of the O's whose run of six successive victories at the death earned them the final play-off position. Orient raised their tempo in the second half, taking the game to their opponents from the restart. Jack Currie sent in a powerful drive that was deflected for a corner and then League One's leading scorer Charlie Kelman saw his goal-bound drive deflected onto the crossbar. Then Jamie Donley was brought down on the edge of the penalty area but his resultant free-kick was blocked by the resolute Charlton defence. Keeley kept Orient in the game when he dealt with an effort from Conor Coventry before he tipped a well-struck effort from substitute Chuks Aneke over the bar but Orient kept pushing forward in search of the equaliser. However, a combination of a lack of quality to their final touch and pass and the well-drilled determined unwavering steely defending of their opponents for whom Lloyd Jones was outstanding proved too much to overcome. The return to the second tier of English football was a triumph for Charlton boss Nathan Jones. He had twice led Luton to promotions and can now add Charlton to his list of successes having taken over as boss of the club in February 2024. That brings our coverage of the League One play-off final to an end. Charlton Athletic return to the Championship, thanks to a well-hit, 31st minute free kick from their Geordie centre-back, Macaulay Gillesphey. One of the best-drilled defensive units in their league, they dug in and showed their bloody-mindedness. Leyton Orient could not find an equaliser, despite coming very close with two shots. Telegraph Sport's Sam Dean interviewed Nathan Jones ahead of the final. This promotion will burnish his CV and he may well be pleased to silence a few critics or doubters. Speaking to Sky Sports' pundits, he acknowledged it was not the prettiest performance from Charlton Athletic. The 1-0 win was built on doing the basics well: 'Today we weren't as fluent [as usual] but one goal and the clean sheet was enough. I'm really, really proud. This club is just ready to go, an ex-Premier League club, the infrastructure is there. I didn't feel like I was going to manage in League One, I came because of the potential, we all bought into this and the fans respond to this. [Is the Premiership the ultimate goal?] It has to be. If you don't strive for that, regardless of who you are, then why are you doing it? I've had a couple of difficult spells in football, but I've had a few good ones where I've been able to build something. We are sixteen months into a journey now. [Is the play-off final the best way to go up?]For one-off days, there is nothing like it. I've had seven or eight play-off campaigns as a player, assistant manager, manager … and this ultimately is the best day of my football life.' Charlton Athletic's players bounce about on the Wembley turf, dancing along to that Gala classic and then Sweet Caroline. There are over 37,000 fans feeling euphoric in the stands. What a rush, it does not get much sweeter than this for everyone associated with a club winning the play-offs. Another final at Wembley, another tall centre-back from Ashington making the difference. Anything Dan Burn can do, Macaulay Gillesphey can do too. He was not the expected man to make the difference, but Charlton fans will be watching his sweetly-struck free-kick on replay for the next fortnight: 'It's the best feeling ever, I cannot describe it. As soon as I saw the free kick there, I stepped up and luckily it went in. I'm buzzing. It's massive, now we're back in the Championship, where we belong and we can kick on. The squad's class, I'm sure we can kick on [next year].' An agonising loss for Leyton Orient. They do not get these chances very often. They were a few centimetres away from an equaliser on a couple of occasions in the second half. Such fine margins. But ultimately, their lack of end product in the final-third of the pitch was what cost them. Too many poor crosses which did not test the Charlton defence enough, especially in the dying embers of the game. Star striker Charlie Kelman was kept out of the game, for the most part. The Charlton Athletic players walk up the steps at Wembley, high-fiving and embracing their delighted fans. It has been a topsy-turvy last decade for the south-east London side, experiencing serious financial trouble, but Championship football will return to the Valley next season. They have medals round their necks. Captain Greg Docherty raises the trophy as the players leap up and down. That is four finals won in a row for Charlton at Wembley, going back to 1947. Charlton Athletic are Championship bound 🏆👏 — Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) May 25, 2025 The Charlton Athletic manager beams as he talks to Sky Sports on the pitch, minutes after the full-time whistle: 'This isn't relief, this is euphoria now. To win the game here and keep a clean sheet, I'm so, so happy. A bit of relief, but the majority of it is pride and happiness for the work they did. Leyton Orient hardly had a chance on goal and that is down to our defensive work. I'm so proud of these boys. I came in, I knew we could build something, now we kick on. It's outstanding, we put the work in, everyone sacrificed everything, the players, their families. This is the reward.' The full-time whistle goes. A delighted Nathan Jones shakes the hand of Orient manager Richie Wellens and turns with arms outstretched towards the overjoyed Charlton fans. He hugs his managerial staff. On the pitch, Charlton players jump around, hugging one another as their opponents sink to their haunches. Once in front with a clinical free-kick which the goalkeeper could have done better with, Charlton Athletic had the grit and organisation to see it out. They will be back in the Championship for the first time since 2020. The scenes as the whistle blew and Charlton secured promotion 🎉📈 — Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) May 25, 2025 A Williams ball in is well wide of the Orient attackers and Mannion's exaggerated save is greeted by a huge roar by the Charlton fans. 101 minutes are up. The whistle is about to go. Happe rises at the back post, but it is a comfortable save for Mannion. That might be that. Last-chance saloon for Orient now, with sixty seconds left on the clock. Straight into the arms of the leaping Will Mannion. A poor, poor delivery. They have to be asking more questions of Charlton there - any questions, really. Charlton are two minutes from victory and promotion to the Championship. Charlton pressure Orient into a mistake and they break with men forward. However, Karoy Anderson is wasteful and Happe pinches the ball off him. The east Londoners turn defence into attack and Currie wins a free-kick just outside the edge of the box, wrestled to the floor by his marker. Jamie Donley stands over the ball. Nathan Jones' team has eleven men behind the ball. Orient have five minutes to find a clinical moment of magic. James sends a ball in from 35 yards out on the right which pole-axes Docherty, who clutches his face. Orient throw-in, but this staccato game has been slowed down again, which suits Charlton. It's not over until the final whistle, as we were reminded yesterday by Sunderland's last-gasp winner against Sheffield United. What do Orient have left after being pressed and frustrated by Charlton in a sterling defensive effort? Williams cuts in from the right for Orient, but slips as he shoots and it bobbles up into Mannion's arms. Charlton's great 21st century manager, Alan Curbishley is pictured, smiling in the stands. Charlton substitute Aneke half-volleys at goal from an acute angle and Keeley is alert at his near post, punching out for a corner. The ninety minutes are up. The board shows eleven minutes of stoppage time. Eleven. The referee Andrew Kitchen is back on the field, talking to the managers. Apparently, comms are restored to the assistant referee and VAR and play can resume again. I make that seven minutes of delay at least. Charlton fans' nerves will be jangling. They are so close to the Championship, thanks to Macaulay Gillesphey's classy first-half free-kick. Orient's turn to ring in the changes as Richie Wellens throws the kitchen sink, the boiler and the kettle at Charlton. Off comes captain Beckles and dynamic midfielder O'Neill. Meanwhile, play has been delayed for the last five minutes due to a communication problem between officials, as the stadium announcer reads out the attendance: just over 76,000. The players stand by the technical areas, taking on liquid and some crucial tactical instructions. No doubt there will be plenty of stoppage time with all this palaver. O'Neill → Williams Beckles → Happe Agyei → Abdulai Kelman takes the ball down well in the middle and sets it for Donley. Ollie O'Neill waves his arms frantically for the ball on the edge of the penalty box, in yards of space... but it's slow and airborne, allowing Charlton enough time to regroup and send a couple of players to stifle the chance. Nathan Jones is taking no chances. More Charlton substitutions, replacing the front line. Campbell has been one of Charlton's best players. Matty Godden applauds the fans as he trots off. It is all about game management now and ensuring promotion to the Championship. Godden → AnekeCampbell → Mbick Orient substitutions in the midfield. They have fifteen minutes to salvage this game and their promotion chances. For all their passing and movement, they have little concrete to show from it. Zero shots on target this half or in the match. The sea of red shirts behind the ball does not help. Brown → BallClare → James A tantalising ball in narrowly eludes every Charlton player. Beckles did just enough to put off Macaulay at the back post, who fancied his second goal of the afternoon. Orient talisman Kelman is finding space that was not there in the first half, running rings around a Charlton player. Dan Agyei is let loose into space on the right. He goes one-on-one, jinks in then out and curls a ball wide of the post. Whether it was a cross or a shot, that was a wasted opportunity. A pause in play after Matty Godden is flattened by Keeley as he runs out to boot the ball away after a speculative through-ball. Mistake from Beckles 30 yards from his own goal, and Charlton nearly capitalise. Campbell cuts in and yet another deflected shot from substitute Karoy Anderson bounces off the turf and towards the right corner. Keeley leaps high to tip the ball over the crossbar. ... Yes. The ball ricochets off the wall, to a few Orient protests for handball. It appeared to come off Gilbert's upper shoulder, but Charlton clear their lines. Substitution time, a welcome breather for the men in red. Gilbert → WatsonSmall → Anderson It is one-way traffic as the east London team press for that all-important equaliser. Alex Gilbert scythes down Donley as he rushes into the box. As stonewall a free-kick as they come, and I'm surprised the referee did not reach into his pocket to give Gilbert a yellow card. Twenty yards out, is it too close to get it up and over the wall? Those chances will give the Orient players and fans confidence. This game is far from over. Currie drives forward from the left and plays in Kelman, who cuts inside. His shot bounces off the stretching Charlton defender's studs and up onto the crossbar, out for a corner. They cannot get any closer. Clare heads over, running in at the front post. Galbraith finds Charlie Kelman, who has a first chance to run behind. He earns a corner from a deflected shot. The short corner is played, Currie hits it from 25 yards out and it goes centimetres wide off the post, bobbling off an out-stretched Charlton boot. So close! And from that corner, the ball falls to Brown on the penalty box, who swivels and fires over. Two nearly moments for Orient. Alex Gilbert sends in a free kick from close to the corner flag, but Orient captain Beckles rises highest to clear his lines. The referee pulls the play back for a small foul, stopping any chance of a break for them. Charlton are pressing hard, denying Orient space or time on the ball. Galbraith sprints to the byline, a split second ahead of his marker, but his ball is straight into Mannion's arms. They will have to do better with these half or quarter-chances to stand a chance. No changes yet from either team, but Wellens may well look for inspiration from the substitutes' bench around the hour-mark. A scrappy game could well suit his counterpart Nathan Jones. Josh Edwards sends in a Delap-esque long throw, but Beckles nods it away. The players head out for the second-half. Richie Wellens will have no doubt tried to inspire the Orient players and tweak his tactics during the 15-minute break. They kick off, needing an equaliser to keep their Championship dreams alive. The half-time whistle goes. Gillesphey's free-kick - the only significant chance in a low-quality first-half - is the difference between the two sides. Charlton Athletic are 45 minutes from the Championship. Orient are pressing for an equaliser, as an Agyei half-volley from the edge of the box is blocked. As the east Londoners look to fashion another chance, a loose ball from Jordan Brown spoils their attack. Two minutes of stoppage time up, as Gilbert shoots over from the edge of the box for Charlton after more good work, finding space, from Tyreese Campbell. It's all going through Dan Agyei on the right for Orient. His deflected cross brings up a corner. Edmonds-Green gets up high at the back post and heads just wide. He was moving backwards and could not get much power on it. That deadlock-breaking moment of quality, the first substantial scoring chance, has enlivened the match. Charlton fans are in full voice. Agyei sends in a cross from the right, but Mannion clutches it. The clean sheet experts in front will fancy their chances of holding onto this lead. Down the other end, Campbell is full of running, causing problems as he clips a ball in from the byline. Godden turns his man and bursts up the pitch, seeking a second for Charlton. However, his cross is well over the men in the middle. A fun fact for you, unless you are a Leyton Orient fan - in 29 games this season, Charlton have won 28 and drawn one from scoring first. It will be tough to break down Nathan Jones' side. Charlton Athletic 1 Leyton Orient 0 (Gillesphey) Campbell was fouled to earn a free-kick in a dangerous position and Macaulay Gillesphey does the rest. The defender curls a left-footed free-kick, 25 yards out, round the wall. It is close enough to goalkeeper Keeley, but he can only get fingers to it, not enough to stop it going into the net. Wembley erupts. Fine technique and finish from Gillesphey, but Keeley could have done better. Macaulay Gillesphey has just curled in a BEAUTIFUL free kick to give Charlton the lead at Wembley 💥👏 — Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) May 25, 2025 Orient have a spell in possession, working the ball around neatly between defence and midfield. Agyei and Galbraith combine on the right, and the winger sends the ball in after a Charlton miscue gifts him the ball back. There is too much heat on it for Jordan Brown, running in. ... from their April league match, though Charlton Athletic came back to win 2-1 in the dying moments. A sublime strike! 😮💨Jordan Brown's goal against Charlton Athletic has been nominated for the @SkyBetLeagueOne Goal of the Month for March 🗳️#LOFC #OneOrient — Leyton Orient FC (@leytonorientfc) April 11, 2025 Charlton's tricky attacker Campbell cuts in from the left, but Ethan Galbraith blocks his cross-shot. A second bite of the cherry as the ball goes back to Campbell, but the right-back gets the better of this tussle too, drawing a foul. This will be one of the key duels of the day. So far, the defender is edging it. A Gillesphey free-kick trickles out impotently. What was he trying there? Not much quality on display yet. It has been a flat, cagey start to the League One play-off final, principally played out in midfield. Neither side wants to slip up and gift a goal. Having typed that, the break is on for Orient, four-on-four, and they pour up the field. O'Neill cuts in and plays the one-two. He shapes to shoot, but Ramsay is there with an all-important block. The first lively moment of the match. Galbraith ventures forward from right-back, tidying up a messy midfield ball from an Orient team-mate. His low shot from 25 yards out rolls wide of the goal. Charlton captain Greg Docherty is briefly down, caught in the face accidentally by Jordan Brown while both going up for a header. VAR confirms it was an innocent challenge. Ollie O'Neill turns defence into attack, driving forward with pace and purpose. The Charlton defence hustle the ball away, but the long throw-in is only cleared for a corner, to a few protests from the team in red. Orient's captain Omar Beckles poses an aerial threat and is hassling marker Edwards. However, the ball in is down the throat of goalkeeper Will Mannion and is easily collected. Charlton's turn to come forward, with a Coventry ball headed away by the Orient defence. Tyreese Campbell goes down a few metres from the edge of the box, but Galbraith got a toe in there. Nothing doing from the referee, rightly so. Both teams are feeling their way into the game, no doubt a few players will be brimming with nerves and adrenaline. Dan Agyei shows his quick feet and is hacked down by Lloyd Jones in midfield as he heads for space, leading to a first set-piece into the box. Donley whips in the free-kick, but it is well-cleared. Charlton goalkeeper Josh Keeley is first called into action in unorthodox fashion, jogging to move an advertising banner which had blown onto the field of play before kicking the ball down the pitch. He would no doubt love for that to be his hardest task of the day. After a message from Vinnie Jones on the big screen for the 'Every Minute Matters' CPR campaign, we are underway at Wembley. The national stadium is a riotous 360-degree wall of red. Charlton Athletic get us underway, kicking from left to right, with Alex Gilbert making the first touch. A huge 90 minutes ahead. The teams walk out of the tunnel at Wembley to a spine-tingling roar from the packed stands. Charlton Athletic are in red shirt and white shorts, their home kit; Leyton Orient in gunmetal grey, with black touches. There is so much at stake, not just promotion: the winners are set to be £12 million better off. Harry Linacre sings the national anthem. Did a double-take when I heard the name, wondering if the outgoing Match of the Day presenter was moonlighting on the mic. 'We've had a good prep since the semi-final, so we're as ready as we can be ... at the end of the day, it's another game, it's just bigger. We're not suddenly going to change everything in eight or nine days to a structure that has got us to this point now. We've got to get the players into as relaxed and confident a place as we can to execute a game-plan that'll hopefully see us win the game.' Leyton Orient's manager has been speaking to Sky Sports pre-match: 'When we came to look at the stadium a couple of days ago, it was quiet, you start to feel it a bit. We have a lot of young players who are, in my opinion, fearless so let's see where we are in an hour and a half. It can be easy for players to try to impress too much. We've gone three or four months where it's got us in this situation. Don't deviate away from it and I'm sure we'll be ok.' Football fans of a certain age will recall Charlton Athletic's all-action play-off final victory over Sunderland in 1998, which brought them promotion to the Premier League. A Clive Mendonca hat-trick made it 4-4 in extra time. Both teams scored their first six penalties before Michael Gray missed. Possibly the best play-off final ever. Incidentally, Charlton have won their last three finals at Wembley, going back to 1947. Chasing automatic promotion throughout the season, Charlton Athletic have had the tightest defence in League One, conceding 24 goals. Their 25 clean sheets in all competitions are a club record, with Lloyd Jones a stand-out performer at the back, making the EFL Team of the Season. Given their two wins over Orient in the league, their players will be confident they can outplay and outsmart them. Kick-off is 20 minutes away. Even the most diehard Leyton Orient fans would have laughed and rolled their eyes if you had told them in December that they would be in this year's play-off final. It has been an almighty turnaround since then, full of free-flowing football, giving Manchester City an almighty scare in the FA Cup along the way. Orient have never won a final at Wembley, but that could all change this afternoon. A look at how Charlton and Leyton Orient's league seasons played out 📊 — Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) May 25, 2025 Charlton XI: Mannion; Ramsay, Jones, Gillesphey; Small, Coventry, Gilbert, Docherty (c), Edwards; Godden, Campbell Subs: Maynard-Brewer, Watson, Anderson, Berry, Aneke, Mbick Leyton Orient XI: Keeley; Galbraith, Beckles (c), Edmonds-Green, Currie; Brown, Clare; Agyei, Donley, O'Neill; Kelman Subs: Phillips, James, Happe, Williams, Ball, Markanday, Abdulai Moments before Charlton Athletic's passage to the final was secured, their manager Nathan Jones fell to his knees and raised his arms in prayer. Some on social media, as well as Talksport pundit Troy Deeney, suggested it was a bit too much. 'I am an emotional person and sometimes that runs away with me. That was an outpouring of relief and emotion,' he told Telegraph Sport. Jones is one of the most fascinating, polarising managers in the English game. Although his tenure at Southampton ended after just 14 games in charge, he has turned Charlton Athletic's fortunes round since joining in February 2024. Sam Dean spoke to Jones about passion, promotion and public perceptions. All the emotions for Charlton manager Nathan Jones as the final whistle sounds at the Valley! 🥹 — Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) May 15, 2025 Richie Wellens also goes with the XI which saw off Stockport County, likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. QPR loanee Charlie Kelman poses Orient's biggest threat, while Ollie O'Neill, who scored the opener in their second leg, will look to use his pace on the left wing. You O's! ❤️The Gaffer names an unchanged XI from our second leg at Stockport County here at Wembley Stadium 🔢One hour to go ⏳#LOFC #OneOrient — Leyton Orient FC (@leytonorientfc) May 25, 2025 Nathan Jones sticks with the same side who started their semi-final second leg against Wycombe Wanderers. Greg Docherty will lead them out as captain, with Tyreese Campbell and Matty Godden up top. They are set to play 3-5-2. TEAM NEWS! 🚨 Your Championship-chasing Addicks 🫡#cafc — Charlton Athletic FC (@CAFCofficial) May 25, 2025 Betting on the football today? Take a look at these best betting sites for free bets and betting offers. Good morning and welcome to Telegraph Sport's live, minute-by-minute coverage of the League One play-off final between Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient at Wembley. Ninety minutes separate one of these teams from securing a prized place in the Championship. Given the capital clubs' home strips, the national stadium's stands will be a sea of red. It ought to be well-attended too: there can be few excuses for interminable journeys to the stadium, given their relatively proximity. It is five years since Charlton, Premiership staples not so long ago, were in English football's second tier. Their opponents have not occupied those heady heights since 1982. Orient, who finished the league season sixth, are the form team, winning their last six matches in the league to swoop into the play-off places with perfect timing. In their semi-final, they prevailed with a nerveless penalty shoot-out display against Stockport County after drawing 2-2 and 1-1 in the home and away legs respectively. Striker Charlie Kelman is their danger-man, the league's top scorer with 23 goals. Nathan Jones' Charlton finished fourth in the table and the south-east Londoners won both their fixtures in the league against Leyton Orient, thanks to stoppage-time goals. Prolific striker Matt Godden's 81st minute goal in the second leg against Wycombe Wanderers was the only one to go in during 180 minutes of play, getting them to within a game of the Championship. The south-east Londoners had the stronger campaign, have the more illustrious reputation and start as slight favourites to join automatically-promoted Birmingham City and Wrexham. But the play-off final is a funny old game, ripe for surprise and drama. There is no adrenaline high quite like going up at Wembley on the last day of the season – just ask Sunderland fans. The low, for the losing team and their supporters, is not worth thinking about. Kick-off is at 1.01pm BST. That extra minute is for the British Heart Foundation's Every Minute Matters campaign, designed to inspire people to learn CPR.
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Charlton seal Championship return with Wembley win over Leyton Orient
Macaulay Gillesphey struck the only goal of the game to beat Leyton Orient in the League One play-off final and send Charlton Athletic back into the Championship after a gap of five years to the delight of their 40,000 fans in a crowd of 76,193. No-nonsense defending from both sides led to a scrappy opening period with goal opportunities at a premium. It took 31 minutes for the game to spark into life but the wait was worth it with a sublimely executed free-kick by Gillesphey breaking the deadlock. Tyreece Campbell, always a threat, was fouled outside the penalty box and Gillesphey curled his set-piece delivery from 20 yards past the wall and wide of Orient keeper Josh Keeley who got his fingers to the ball but could not prevent it from nestling into the net. Charlton enjoyed the better of the possession in the first half whilst nervy Orient struggled to impose themselves on the game and the Addicks looked more comfortable on the ball. Campbell and skipper Greg Docherty exchanged passes in a potentially threatening move but Campbell's weak cross was comfortably collected by Keeley while Orient provided little concerns for Addicks shot-stopper Will Mannion. The teams came into the match in a rich vein of form, each having only tasted defeat once in each of their last 10 matches. The Addicks completed the scheduled league season in fourth spot, seven points ahead of the O's whose run of six successive victories at the death earned them the final play-off position. Orient raised their tempo in the second half, taking the game to their opponents from the restart. Jack Currie sent in a powerful drive that was deflected for a corner and then League One's leading scorer Charlie Kelman saw his goal-bound drive deflected onto the crossbar. Then Jamie Donley was brought down on the edge of the penalty area but his resultant free-kick was blocked by the resolute Charlton defence. Keeley kept Orient in the game when he dealt with an effort from Conor Coventry before he tipped a well-struck effort from substitute Chuks Aneke over the bar but Orient kept pushing forward in search of the equaliser. However, a combination of a lack of quality to their final touch and pass and the well-drilled determined unwavering steely defending of their opponents for whom Lloyd Jones was outstanding proved too much to overcome. The return to the second tier of English football was a triumph for Charlton boss Nathan Jones. He had led Luton to a promotion and can now add Charlton to his list of successes having taken over as boss of the club in February 2024.
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25-05-2025
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Addicks Championship bound with victory over Leyton Orient
In the year of the play off underdog, Charlton Athletic bucked the trend in the Sky Bet Division One play-off decider with a hard earned victory against Leyton Orient at Wembley. Manager Nathan Jones was able to name an unchanged side from the one that took to the field in the second leg of their eliminator matches against Wycombe Wanderers. Luke Berry returned from injury and took a place on the substitute's bench. Leyton Orient's Head Coach, Richie Wellens, was also named the same starting eleven to the team that stunned Stockport County in their eliminator. Unsurprisingly, it was a cagey start as the occasion and tension seemed to get the better of the two teams. There was only one goal effort in the first fifteen minutes, an optimistic effort from Orient's Ethan Galbraith that went harmlessly wide of the far post. Both teams continued to huff and puff, each having an effort blocked before the Addicks were given an opportunity which they took with both hands. Tyreece Campbell was brought down twenty-five yards out and Macaulay Gillesphey curled his free kick beyond the despairing dive of goalkeeper Josh Keeley. Rarmani Edmonds-Green headed wide from an Orient corner then Alex Gilbert shot over for the Addicks before the first half came to a close. Jack Currie had a shot for the O's early in the second period that Campbell dived to deflect past the far post and Jordan Brown came even closer when the corner was knocked down to him and his shot on the turn went millimetres over. Charlie Kelman then had a deflected shot that looped over Charlton goalkeeper Will Mannion and back out off bar. Jones took action to try and quell the Orient pressure by making a double substitution midway through the second half with Tennai Watson and Karoy Anderson coming on for Thierry Small and Alex Gilbert. That move was almost rewarded immediately when Anderson found Docherty and his deflected shot was tipped over brilliantly by Keeley. Multiple substitutions and a delay while the referee checked out something on the sideline disrupted play and Charlton came close when Keeley was forced to turn a shot out of nothing from Chuks Aneke wide of the near post. Eleven minutes of stoppage time was signalled, and when Mannion caught Dom Ball's header ten minutes in, the roar from the Charlton faithful was almost as loud as when they scored. That proved to be the last moment of danger for the Addicks who are promoted to the Championship. Charlton Athletic: Mannion, Small (Watson 67), Edwards, Ramsay, Jones, Gillesphey, Gilbert (Anderson 67), Coventry, T. Campbell (Mbick 80), Godden (Aneke 80), Docherty. Subs not used: Maynard-Brewer, Mitchell, Berry.
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25-05-2025
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- The Independent
Charlton seal Championship return with Wembley win over Leyton Orient
Macaulay Gillesphey struck the only goal of the game to beat Leyton Orient in the League One play-off final and send Charlton Athletic back into the Championship after a gap of five years to the delight of their 40,000 fans in a crowd of 76,193. No-nonsense defending from both sides led to a scrappy opening period with goal opportunities at a premium. It took 31 minutes for the game to spark into life but the wait was worth it with a sublimely executed free-kick by Gillesphey breaking the deadlock. Tyreece Campbell, always a threat, was fouled outside the penalty box and Gillesphey curled his set-piece delivery from 20 yards past the wall and wide of Orient keeper Josh Keeley who got his fingers to the ball but could not prevent it from nestling into the net. Charlton enjoyed the better of the possession in the first half whilst nervy Orient struggled to impose themselves on the game and the Addicks looked more comfortable on the ball. Campbell and skipper Greg Docherty exchanged passes in a potentially threatening move but Campbell's weak cross was comfortably collected by Keeley while Orient provided little concerns for Addicks shot-stopper Will Mannion. The teams came into the match in a rich vein of form, each having only tasted defeat once in each of their last 10 matches. The Addicks completed the scheduled league season in fourth spot, seven points ahead of the O's whose run of six successive victories at the death earned them the final play-off position. Orient raised their tempo in the second half, taking the game to their opponents from the restart. Jack Currie sent in a powerful drive that was deflected for a corner and then League One's leading scorer Charlie Kelman saw his goal-bound drive deflected onto the crossbar. Then Jamie Donley was brought down on the edge of the penalty area but his resultant free-kick was blocked by the resolute Charlton defence. Keeley kept Orient in the game when he dealt with an effort from Conor Coventry before he tipped a well-struck effort from substitute Chuks Aneke over the bar but Orient kept pushing forward in search of the equaliser. However, a combination of a lack of quality to their final touch and pass and the well-drilled determined unwavering steely defending of their opponents for whom Lloyd Jones was outstanding proved too much to overcome. The return to the second tier of English football was a triumph for Charlton boss Nathan Jones. He had twice led Luton to promotions and can now add Charlton to his list of successes having taken over as boss of the club in February 2024.
