ENG. CHAMPIONSHIP BETTING PREVIEW - CHARLTON ATHLETIC VS SHEFFIELD UNITED

Eng. Championship

2026-11-07 - Charlton Athletic vs Sheffield United

A Sports Betting Preview by Auls

Charlton Athletic v Sheffield United
Football: English Championship
Saturday 7th November 2026 - Kick Off 3pm

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Charlton Athletic

He has done so much for Charlton Athletic that you have to imagine there will be some patience within the boardroom, but Nathan Jones is well aware that he needs to help his team reverse recent form. No one expected anything other than another season battling against the drop, but Charlton Athletic's start to the campaign has raised some expectation, which in turn means more pressure as the form has dipped.

There is still a 4 point gap between Charlton Athletic and the bottom three, but the defeat to Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday means they have sunk to 21st in the Championship standings. The Addicks have a 2-3-2 home record in the League where they have scored 5 goals and conceded 6.

Charlton Athletic opened the season with 3 straight League wins, but the winless run extended to 11 League games on Tuesday and the biggest worry is that they have lost 4 in a row. The side had been unbeaten in 6 at The Valley in the Championship, but Charlton Athletic have suffered consecutive defeats here against Norwich City and Bolton Wanderers.

Nathan Jones made a number of changes to the first eleven on Tuesday to try and get a reaction from the team and may be looking for solutions again this weekend.

Sheffield United

The international break is coming up at a bad time for Chris Wilder and his Sheffield United team having picked up some real momentum over the last couple of weeks. Sydie Peck was the hero on Tuesday as his hat-trick helped Sheffield United come from behind to earn a 2-3 win at Preston North End and Chris Wilder was very happy with the overall performance.

Three more points has pushed Sheffield United to just outside of the Play Off positions in the Championship, while they are only 4 points behind Birmingham City in the automatic promotion spots following the conclusion of the Tuesday fixtures. The Blades have a 3-2-2 away record ahead of this game in East London and they have scored 11 goals and conceded 10 on their travels.

Sheffield United are unbeaten in 4 League games and they have picked up 10 points from a possible 12 to build up some real momentum. After losing 3 in a row away from home in all competitions, Sheffield United look to be back on track following consecutive wins at Ashton Gate and Deepdale.

Head to Head

Both fixtures between these teams last season ended in 1-0 wins for Charlton Athletic.

The Addicks are unbeaten in 3 when hosting Sheffield United and have won twice in that run.

Prediction

You have to be given pause for thought by the recent head to head between these two teams, but Charlton Athletic and Sheffield United are in contrasting form ahead of the final fixture before the November international break.

The Championship has long proven to be a Division where upsets occur regularly and so Charlton Athletic cannot be dismissed, but Nathan Jones has work to do.

His team defended well enough for the most part in the 0-1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday, but Charlton Athletic continue to lack a real cutting edge in the final third.

The Blades do not have that same problem and Sheffield United have been creating plenty of chances during this 4 game unbeaten run. Those have been taken by the forward players and helped Chris Wilder's team win 3 of those 4 matches and they may have enough in the final third to secure three points at The Valley on Saturday.

Nothing will come easy when you think Charlton Athletic have only conceded 6 home goals all season and half of those in the loss to Norwich City last weekend. However, the team have lacked a bit of confidence and Sheffield United may be arriving in this part of the capital at a good time to reverse the results from last season.

The Pick :

Charlton Athletic 1-2 Sheffield United

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

I'll back Sheffield United to Win at 2.10 with BetFred