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Charlton host Chelsea in the FA Cup third round. Find all the team news here…
Chelsea will travel to fellow Londoners Charlton in the FA Cup third round, with new Blues boss Liam Rosenior taking charge for the first time.
THE Premier League The team named former Ligue 1 club Strasbourg Rosenior as Enzo Maresca’s successor on Wednesday, meaning his debut in the dugout will come at The Valley against opponents 31 places below them in the pyramid.
Charlton, currently struggling in 19th position in the Championship, will start the match as outsiders but, in a cup competition known for its upsetsmanager Nathan Jones will know strange things have happened.
Read on to see how the two teams line up for this one.
Charlton team news
Jones made four changes from the hosts’ last outing, with Will Mannion, Keenan Gough, Greg Docherty and Sonny Carey all joining the starting team.
Gough, Lloyd Jones and Amari’i Bell start in the back three ahead of Mannion, with James Bree and Tyreece Campbell – making his 150th appearance for the Addicks – operating as wingbacks.
The returns of Docherty and Carey join Conor Coventry in a midfield three, and Miles Leaburn partners Charlie Kelman up front.
Charlton: Mannion; Gough, Jones, Bell, Bree, Coventry, Docherty, Carey, Campbell, Learburn, Kelman
Chelsea team news
Rosenior’s first starting XI at Chelsea includes eight changes from the team that lost to Fulham on Wednesday.
Filip Jorgensen starts in goal behind the back four of Josh Acheampong, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile and Jorrel Hato.
Moises Caicedo captains the team in a midfield that includes Andrey Santos, with Alejandro Garnacho, Facundo Buonanotte and Jamie Gittens also starting.
Marc Guiu leads the line in attack.
Chelsea: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Tosin, Badiashile, Hato, Andrey Santos, Caicedo, Gittens, Buonanotte, Garnacho, Guiu.
How to watch Charlton v Chelsea: FA Cup TV channel, live stream online
Kick-off on Saturday will be at 8:00 p.m. GMT (3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is provided on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate.
TNT Sports costs £29.99 per month via Discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a huge range of devices including smart TVs and games consoles.
Online live streaming is available on a wide range of devices via the Discovery+ app.
Charlton v Chelsea FA Cup 2025/26 Statistics
- Of the 71 meetings between the teams, there were 32 wins for Chelsea, 22 for Charlton and 17 draws.
- The last edition took place at The Valley in February 2007, when Frank Lampard scored the only goal in the visitors’ victory.
- Charlton have been knocked out in each of their last five FA Cup third round matches, with their last progression to the fourth round coming in 2013/14 when they eliminated Oxford United in a replay.
- The sides first met in the FA Cup in the fourth round in March 1963, when goals from Jimmy Mulholland, Bert Murray and Bobby Tambling gave Chelsea a 3–0 away win.
- Their second and most recent meeting in the competition came in the third round in January 1995, when Chelsea again won 3–0 thanks to goals from Gavin Peacock, Frank Sinclair and John Spencer.
- One of the most recent 11 meetings between the sides ended in Charlton’s favor, winning 4-2 at The Valley in the Premier League on Boxing Day 2003.
- Chelsea have progressed in 61 of their last 63 FA Cup matches against teams from a lower division, including their last 22 in a row.
- The two exceptions were away against Barnsley in the 2007/08 quarter-final and at home against Bradford City in the 2014/15 fourth round.
- New Chelsea Before João Pedro has produced six goals and one assist in his last four FA Cup starts, playing for Watford and Brighton
- The Blues can make it four straight wins at The Valley for the first time in their history
