Talking points as Charlton Athletic dispatch Blackburn Rovers

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AN EMPHATIC VICTORY

Well, that was enjoyable. Really enjoyable.

Saturday afternoon’s 3-0 win over Blackburn Rovers matched Charlton Athletic’s biggest margin of victory in the Championship since October 2019 against Derby County (also the same scoreline at The Valley).

And the hosts should have had more goals this weekend. Hungarian goalkeeper Balazs Toth made four saves while Reece Burke also somehow contrived to put a close-range opportunity over when the Addicks were only leading 1-0.

But unlike the matches against Leicester City (0-1) and Millwall (1-1), Charlton did eventually get their just rewards.

Sonny Carey and James Bree struck in the closing stages to add to Macaulay Gillesphey’s 31st-minute opener. The scoreline reflected the Addicks’ superiority.

James Bree scored and collected an assist in Charlton’s 3-0 win over Blackburn

Picture: Paul Edwards

It is the first time that Charlton have won back-to-back matches in the Championship since June 2020. They managed to do that three times in both the 2019-20 and 2015-16 seasons.

Now Nathan Jones’ side have the chance to record three successive league victories at this level for the first time since late February and early March in 2015.