Plymouth 2-0 Charlton - Strong First Half Display Not Enough to Stop Pilgrims
Recently promoted Argyle will most likely look to avoid relegation, as most newly promoted sides do. And with the signings they have made, should be more than capable of achieving their goal. Meanwhile, after already having spent a season in League One after relegation the season before last, Charlton will be desperate and eager to gain promotion, however, it will be an extraordinarily difficult task given the recent ownership troubles. Though with the good signings made, top 6 should definitely be the bare minimum for a strong Charlton team. Arguably the strongest Charlton side in recent years. Charlton came into the game unbeaten with wins against two of Argyle's west-country rivals, a league win against Bristol Rovers on the first day of the season and a league cup victory against Exeter. Plymouth, However, came into the game following a 2-1 opening day loss to Peterborough and a 5-0 hammering against the other Bristolian club, Bristol City. Argyle looked to get their first win of the season in their first home game of the season.
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It was Charlton who started the game the brightest and created the best early chances, forcing Argyle stopper, Luke McCormick into a flurry of fine saves. Most notably his unbelievable double save against Billy Clarke's initial effort from just outside the box and Josh Magennis's quick effort from the rebound being pushed onto the bar by an already grounded McCormick. Argyle then began to create chances of their own. Left-back Gary Sawyer's curling effort from just inside the 18 yard box was tipped past the post from on-loan Bolton keeper Ben Amos and Jake Jervis forced Amos into another smart, instinctive save from the resulting corner. Charlton then began to regain control of the game and worked more chances. Jake Forster-Caskey then had a cleanly hit volley cleared off the line by Argyle defender, Ryan Edwards. As the first half drew to a close, Charlton found themselves desperately unlucky not to have hit the back of the net after dominating the first half.
The second half was much different to that of the first, Plymouth would become the dominant side and it took until the 54th minute for the deadlock to finally be broken, when Jervis's backheeled flick from an Edwards header from a corner gave the pilgrims the lead. Argyle continued to create chances through long shots from midfielders Antoni Sarcevic and Graham Carey, Carey's much closer than Sarcevic's however. Charlton still had a few chances to equalise in the final 10 minutes of the game when Magennis failed to convert from a good ball in from Forster-Caskey and Karlan Ahearne-Grant's long shot was saved by McCormick. As Charlton were pushing for an equaliser though, Argyle caught them on the counter from a corner and Jervis scored his second of the game with a shot from outside the box, which Amos should have dealt with better, to put the game to bed and seal the 3 points.
The game was definitely a game of two halves. Charlton dominated the first half, while Plymouth, the second. Charlton failed to capitalise on their chances while Plymouth did and scored when it mattered, an issue that shouldn't become a habbit of the addicks and must be addressed. While there was a certain degree of luck, or lack of it, for Charlton, it is still early in the season and the transfer window is still open, so there is still time to for the addicks to address and fix this issue.
Written By Luke Boatfield
Teams
Charlton: Amos, Solly, Bauer, Pearce, Dasilva, Kashi, Forster-Caskey, Fosu (Hackett-Fairchild, 81), Holmes, Clarke (Ahearne-Grant, 64), Magennis
Plymouth: McCormick, Miller, Sawyer, Edwards, Sarcevic, Carey, Blissett , (Lameiras, 82), Jervis (Ness, 90+5), Bradley, Grant, Fox
The second half was much different to that of the first, Plymouth would become the dominant side and it took until the 54th minute for the deadlock to finally be broken, when Jervis's backheeled flick from an Edwards header from a corner gave the pilgrims the lead. Argyle continued to create chances through long shots from midfielders Antoni Sarcevic and Graham Carey, Carey's much closer than Sarcevic's however. Charlton still had a few chances to equalise in the final 10 minutes of the game when Magennis failed to convert from a good ball in from Forster-Caskey and Karlan Ahearne-Grant's long shot was saved by McCormick. As Charlton were pushing for an equaliser though, Argyle caught them on the counter from a corner and Jervis scored his second of the game with a shot from outside the box, which Amos should have dealt with better, to put the game to bed and seal the 3 points.
The game was definitely a game of two halves. Charlton dominated the first half, while Plymouth, the second. Charlton failed to capitalise on their chances while Plymouth did and scored when it mattered, an issue that shouldn't become a habbit of the addicks and must be addressed. While there was a certain degree of luck, or lack of it, for Charlton, it is still early in the season and the transfer window is still open, so there is still time to for the addicks to address and fix this issue.
Written By Luke Boatfield
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