Charlton Athletic

Charlie Methven says that nobody at Charlton Athletic is “jumping up and down with joy” over their current position in League One but that there is confidence that the South Londoners are moving in the “right direction”.

The Addicks skipper bagged a first brace of his career in the 5-0 thrashing of Northampton Town at Sixfields

The South Londoners bagged five goals at Sixfields as they registered just a second league win in 14 attempts

The Addicks ripped an awful Cobblers side apart with a 5-0 win at Sixfields

Sydenham-raised Anderson, who graduated through Charlton’s academy, has made 47 appearances for the South Londoners and has started 11 of their 19 League One matches this season.

The 24-year-old has not featured since coming off with a problem in the home game against Stockport County in the middle of October.

The Addicks only had Ashley Maynard-Brewer as a stopper for the 0-0 at Lincoln City earlier this month and the 2-0 EFL Trophy defeat to Orient.

The Addicks triggered an option in the 20-year-old defender’s contract in the summer to extend his terms until June 2025.

The Gas suffered a third straight League One loss at the weekend as they were defeated 2-0 by Birmingham City.

Lucas Akins and Elliott Hewitt produced two poor finishes from close range – one in each half – as the Stags took a point away from The Valley.

The talking points from Charlton’s 0-0 draw against Mansfield Town.

Aneke has been kept out with a groin complaint.

The Addicks have not won at The Valley in the league since October 5.

The point gained in a 0-0 draw at a windswept Lincoln City at the weekend left them 12th in the League One table and eight points behind sixth-placed Reading.

The Addicks were knocked out by two second-half stoppage-time goals but manager Nathan Jones admitted his side were not at the races with their opponents having 26 shots – 10 of them on target.

The defender made his first start since returning from an injury that had kept him out since October

The midfielder had started all but one of Charlton’s League One games this season

Storm Darragh turned the contest at Sincil Bank into a farce at times but the Addicks’ still struggled to create chances

Criticism had been aimed at the side for being too direct by Addicks supporters