South London Sport: Charlton Athletic Edition

South London Sport: Charlton Athletic Edition

Charlton Athletic show bouncebackability as victory at Leicester City produces a mood change...there are other Championship clubs now in deeper drop danger

Addicks deliver three points to erase some of the scars left by Millwall defeat

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Rich Cawley
Feb 01, 2026
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Sonny Carey celebrates opening the scoring in the 2-0 win over Leicester City/Picture Kyle Andrews

Charlton Athletic fans warned they were going to bounce in a minute. And then they bounced.

They bounced out of delight. They bounced out of happiness. They bounced out of relief.

They bounced because their team had bounced back from that torrid derby day reverse at Millwall.

What a contrast from the previous weekend in SE16.

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