It has been a hectic week at Charlton Athletic and they will be looking forward to this afternoon’s clash against AFC Wimbledon.
The Addicks travel to Plough Lane on the back of their 3-2 win over Bristol Rovers in midweek.
Today will be Nigel Adkins’ first game in charge of the London club and he will be eager to start with a win.
Eyeing fourth League One promotion…
He has replaced Lee Bowyer, who departed for his former club Birmingham City, and knows what it takes to get promoted out of League One.
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Adkins has gained promotion to the Championship three times as a manager before, twice with Scunthorpe United and once with Southampton.
He has also managed the likes of Sheffield United, Reading and Hull City in the past and is excited for a new chapter at Charlton.
‘Exciting opportunity’…
He has told their official club website: “It’s a really exciting opportunity for me – something that has happened very quickly,” admitted Adkins.
“I had a conversation with Thomas and he highlighted where he wants this club to go. It’s an exciting and long-term vision. We all know in football, it’s a challenge. Getting to the Premier League is something that we all want and something that I have done before. I want to achieve that again.”
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Two out…
Charlton will be without long-term absentee Ryan Inniss today, whilst Adam Matthews is also side lined.
Line-up…
Here is a predicted line-up for Adkins’ first game-
Ben Amos, Chris Gunter, Akin Famewo, Jason Pearce, Ian Maatsen, Andrew Shinnie, Jake Forster-Caskey, Darren Pratley, Liam Millar, Jayden Stockley, Chuks Aneke.