- Ricky Holmes - 78'
Ricky Holmes nets the winner for Charlton
Ricky Holmes netted the winner as Charlton secured south London derby bragging rights with a 1-0 win over AFC Wimbledon.The winger found the top corner from a free-kick in the 78th minute to keep the Addicks fourth in Sky Bet League One. Chances were at a premium in a lacklustre opening period, with Jake Forster-Caskey blazing an early free-kick over for the hosts and the Dons' Lyle Taylor firing wide when well placed.Tariqe Fosu saw a very half-hearted penalty appeal rightly ignored by referee Ben Toner in the 24th minute after going to ground in the box very dramatically.Fosu's strike was charged down by a Wimbledon defender midway through the second half after being picked out by Jay Dasilva's delivery.Dons substitute Callum Kennedy's 74th-minute free-kick was deflected behind moments before Deji Oshilaja blazed over for the visitors.But it was Charlton who finally broke the deadlock four minutes later when Holmes won a free-kick inches outside the area on the left.He stepped up to take the set-piece, drilling his effort into the top corner beyond the reach of Wimbledon goalkeeper George Long.The Dons were denied what would have been a bizarre leveller when Chris Solly headed an attempted clearance on to his own bar.But Holmes' moment of magic proved decisive as the Addicks maintained their promotion push.
Game Information
English League One Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Birmingham City | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | +12 | 29 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | +10 | 26 |
Wrexham | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | +11 | 25 |
Mansfield Town | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +6 | 24 |
Lincoln City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 24 |
Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 23 |
Huddersfield Town | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | +7 | 22 |
Barnsley | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | +3 | 22 |
Reading | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 22 |
Stockport County | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | +8 | 21 |
Exeter City | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 19 |
Charlton Athletic | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 19 |
Peterborough United | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 18 |
Rotherham United | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 17 |
Stevenage | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 17 |
Blackpool | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 16 |
Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
Northampton Town | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 15 |
Wigan Athletic | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | +1 | 14 |
Leyton Orient | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 11 |
Cambridge United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 10 |
Crawley Town | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -13 | 10 |
Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -12 | 8 |
Burton Albion | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | -12 | 4 |