Cheltenham Town bowed out of the Carabao Cup after a 3-1 home defeat by Championship side Charlton Athletic on Saturday evening. It was 3-0 to the Addicks at half-time, with quickfire goals from Matty Godden and Sonny Carey followed by a fine Tyreece Campbell shot before the break. Cheltenham pulled one back through George Miller and pushed for a second, but no further goals followed.
The match was played in front of a crowd of 3,119, with 816 Charlton fans in attendance. Cheltenham Town's next fixture is against Crawley Town at home on 2027-02-20, where they currently sit 19th in the table.
Cheltenham Town: Day (Stanway 65); Tomkinson, Sweeney, Cundy, Nurse (Broom 65); Stevenson, McCann, McWilliams; Tomlinson, Miller (Otchere 65), Shipley. Subs not used: Bickerstaff, Onukwuli, Diallo, Obieri, Willcox, Barber.
Charlton Athletic: Mannion; McNamara (Mesik 70), Jones, Koumetio, Bell; Coventry, Chalobah (Mwamba 90+2); Campbell, Carey, Grant; Godden (Leaburn 70). Subs not used: Knibbs, Docherty, Alli, Brooks, Rankin-Costello, Sichenje.
Referee: Alan Dale.
What happened?
Cheltenham Town suffered a 3-1 defeat at home to Charlton Athletic in the Carabao Cup.
Why it matters for Cheltenham
The loss ends Cheltenham's Carabao Cup campaign, but they will focus on their League Two fixtures.
What comes next?
Cheltenham's next fixture is against Crawley Town at home on 2027-02-20, where they currently sit 19th in the table.
