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LIVE BLOG: Charlton vs Leyton Orient League One play-off final

- by Freddie Dorman

CHARLTON Athletic take on Leyton Orient at Wembley Stadium in the League One play-off final – but who will be playing Championship football next season? Stay up to date here on Solent Sports News’ live blog.

That is all from us here at Solent Sports News. Thank you for joining us! Come back tomorrow as we have coverage of the League Two play-off final!

THE SCENES RIGHT NOW! Charlton are on their way to the Championship!

MATCH REPORT AVAILABLE HERE: WE CANNOT CHANGE THE IMAGE JUST YET AS THE INTERNET IS SO SLOW DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF CHARLTON FANS GOING MENTAL ONLINE!

FULL TIME: CHARLTON 1-0 LEYTON ORIENT

CHARLTON ARE BACK IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2020.

90 + 10 Mannion catches the header easily, that might just be it!

90 + 8 Short answer, no. The free-kick was collected easily by Mannion.

90 + 8 Free-kick to the O’s! Could this be there chance?

90 + 7 Orient need to show some urgency here!

90′ THERE WILL BE 11 ADDED MINUTES. CHARLTON ARE ALMOST THERE. Almost…

88′ The referee returns to the biggest cheer of the day! GAME ON.

86′ My point exactly!

85′ Stoppage in play as the referee heads down the tunnel. Nobody knows why!

84′ Attendance for today’s game is 76,193! WOW!

82′ Triple change for Orient as well.

Omar Beckles, Ollie O’Neill and Dan Agyei off.

Dan Happe, Randell Williams and Azeem Abdulai on.

80′ Subs for Charlton.

Matty Godden and Tyreece Campbell off.

Chuks Aneke and Micah Mbick on.

79′ Not long left now and the game is as open as ever! Charlton fans trying to get their team over the line but the O’s look dangerous.

74′ Subs for Orient.

Jordan Brown and Sean Clare off.

Tom James and Dom Ball on.

72′ SO CLOSE! A great ball to the back post isn’t turned home by the on-rushing Charlton attacker who threw himself at it.

70′ GREAT SAVE! Keeley is forced into an acrobatic save as Greg Docherty’s shot is deflected! Tipped over the bar for a corner.

67′ Two substitutes for Charlton as Orient start getting a foothold in the game.

Thierry Small and Alex Gilbert off.

Karoy Anderson and Tenai Watson on.

66′ Straight into the wall.

65′ Free-kick for the O’s just outside the box! A similar positon to where Gillesphey scored in the first half.

62′ OFF THE BAR! Leyton Orient’s top scorer Kelman sees his effort deflect up and onto the bar. Seriously, how is it not 1-1!?

59′ AND AGAIN!! Currie has another effort just seconds later and it just goes over the bar! How are they not level!?

59′ SO CLOSE! Jack Currie’s effort for Orient deflects just wide!

58′ Good work down the left from Charlie Kelman wins his side a corner kick. Orient are starting to get into the game.

51′ First attempt of the half falls to Leyton Orient, but Galbraith’s cross/shot is collected comfortably by Mannion.

46′ WE ARE BACK UNDERWAY FOR THE SECOND-HALF!

HALF TIME: CHARLTON 1-0 LEYTON ORIENT

A very cagey first 45 minutes, although Charlton won’t mind too much after taking the lead courtesy of an excellent Macaulay Gillesphey free-kick.

The standard is not quite there this afternoon for either side, but Orient fans will be hoping for an improvement, if not, their season will end on a bit of a whimper.

45′ Not a lot of action since the goal, both sides struggling to keep hold of the ball. Two minutes added on at the end of the half.

31′ GOALLLLLLL! Charlton 1-0 Leyton OrientĀ 

Macaulay Gillesphey has scored from the resulting free-kick, curling it around the wall and into the corner! A MUCH better free-kick compared to the one he took just seven minutes prior!

The Charlton fans have gone MENTAL!

30′ Free-kick to Charlton in a VERY dangerous area as Tyreece Campbell is brought down on the edge of the box after a tricky run.

28′ As expected, Charlton manager Nathan Jones is very animated on the sideline as there is nothing to separate the two sides so far.

24′ Macaulay Gillesphey has just produced one of the worst free-kicks you will ever see! Passed it straight out for a goal-kick with not a single Charlton player in sight…

19′ EXCELLENT block from Charlton’s Kayne Ramsay as he threw himself in front of Ollie O’Neill’s effort from inside the box. It would have caused Will Mannion some problems if not.

13′ First shot of the game and it comes from Orient. However, Galbraith’s effort goes well wide.

7′ Tense start from both sides, but the Charlton fans are trying their best to spur them on. They are very loud!

4′ BIG challenge early on by Charlton’s Lloyd Jones, I think that is what you call a ‘reducer’! Free-kick for Orient.

13:02 – 1′ WE ARE UNDERWAY IN THE LEAGUE ONE PLAY-OFF FINAL!

12:59 LISTEN TO THAT ROAR!

12:55 THE TEAMS ARE OUT! THE FANS ARE BUZZING. WE ARE JUST MOMENTS AWAY FROM THE FINAL.

12:54 Charlton’s 40,000 allocation was sold out and the noise in here resembles just that. THEY. ARE. LOUD!

12:43 The Charlton fans make their feelings surrounding VAR very clear after boos can be heard when the stadium announcer reveals that it is in operation here today!

12:41 A reminder of the key stats ahead of this history-making game!

  • Charlton have WON their last three play-off finals, Leyton Orient have LOST their last threeā€¦
  • 40,000 Charlton fans will be in attendance after selling out their allocation, 30,000 Orient fans will fill out their end.
  • The two sides have met three times so far this season, with all of them seeing a last-minute winner. Charlton won both the league games, Orient knocked them out of the EFL Trophy
  • Both of League Oneā€™s top scorers will be out under the Wembley arch today. Charltonā€™s Matty Godden has 19 goals this season, Orientā€™s Charlie Kelman leads the way on 23.
  • The Addicks last played Championship football in 2020, whereas the Oā€™s havenā€™t been in the second tier for 43 years!
  • This is the first all-London play-off final in history.

12:38 Leyton Orient are fully focused! They come into this clash as massive underdogs, but they will certainly fancy their chances on the biggest stage of all!

12:36 Warm-ups are well underway and the noise is getting louder. This has the taste of a PROPER play-off final!

12.22 The atmosphere is building! Charlton fans are in here nice and early, Leyton Orient fans are starting to come in.

12:09 THE LEYTON ORIENT SIDE:

12:09 THE LINEUPS ARE OUT!

BOTH sides are unchanged from their semi-final second leg victories!

12:01 ONE HOUR UNTIL KICK-OFF! But why is the game getting underway a minute past the hour mark?

All play-off games will kick-off a minute later than scheduled due to Sky Betā€™s partnership with the British Heart Foundation as part of the ā€˜Every Minute Mattersā€™ campaign – an initiative to inspire supporters to learn CPR and have the skills needed to save someoneā€™s life.

An amazing initiative for a great cause! If you want to find out more and know the techniques, you can learn the steps here.

11:54: Here’s a look inside the Charlton dressing room, but will it be a happy place later on for the Addicks?

11.51: It is going to be LOUD inside Wembley later on!

11:34 LEYTON ORIENT HAVE ARRIVED!

The team are out on the pitch having a look at such a historic stadium, but will they be celebrating at the end of the full-time whistle?

11:31 The atmosphere is building outside of the ground, with Charlton and Leyton Orient fans BUZZING for this one! Here are the scenes at the Charlton’s box park fan zone right now!

The Addicks last came to Wembley six years ago in this exact final, with a late Patrick Bauer goal securing them promotion to the Championship for them.

As for the O’s, their last trip here was also in the League One play-off final in 2014, however they weren’t so lucky and lost out to Rotherham.

But which side will experience the pure elation of a win at Wembley today?

11:17 Some key statistics ahead of the game today… you may want to look away Orient fansā€¦

  • Charlton have WON their last three play-off finals, Leyton Orient have LOST their last threeā€¦
  • 40,000 Charlton fans will be in attendance after selling out their allocation, 30,000 Orient fans will fill out their end.
  • The two sides have met three times so far this season, with all of them seeing a last-minute winner. Charlton won both the league games, Orient knocked them out of the EFL Trophy
  • Both of League Oneā€™s top scorers will be out under the Wembley arch today. Charltonā€™s Matty Godden has 19 goals this season, Orientā€™s Charlie Kelman leads the way on 23.
  • The Addicks last played Championship football in 2020, whereas the Oā€™s havenā€™t been in the second tier for 43 years!
  • This is the first all-London play-off final in history.

10:30 WE HAVE ARRIVED!

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