Coventry Sphinx 1 v 2 Belper Town

Tuesday 30th September 2025, Kick-off 19.45

Northern Premier League Midlands Division

Sphinx Drive, Coventry

Admission: £10.00

Programme: £2.00

Attendance: 129

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Charlton Athletic 3 v 0 Blackburn Rovers

Saturday 27th September 2025, Kick-off 15.00

EFL Championship

The Valley, Charlton

Admission: Season Ticket

Programme: £4.00

Attendance: 19,004 (1,567 away)

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Relentless Charlton beat Blackburn 3-0

Charlton 3 Blackburn Rovers 0

Macaulay Gillesphey, Sonny Carey and James Bree struck as Charlton eased past Blackburn Rovers 3–0 to secure back-to-back victories in the Sky Bet Championship.

After a cagey opening, Gillesphey’s first goal of the season gave the Addicks the lead, and Nathan Jones’ side never looked back, showing energy and relentlessness after the break to climb to seventh in the table.

Jones named an unchanged XI from the team that won at Sheffield United last weekend. The early stages were even, with the main talking point an enforced change as Josh Edwards limped off after a challenge with Ryan Alebiosu, bringing Gillesphey into the action.

Charlton’s first real chance arrived just before the half-hour mark when Greg Docherty’s shot was blocked into the path of Carey, whose effort was comfortably held by goalkeeper Balazs Toth. Moments later, Bree whipped in a superb free kick from the right, and Gillesphey rose at the back post to nod home.

Rovers’ only opening of the half came shortly after, Yuki Ohashi testing Thomas Kaminski from distance. At the other end, Tyreece Campbell twice went close before the break, first denied by Toth’s sharp intervention, then glancing a Bree cross just wide. In stoppage time, Lloyd Jones forced a fine save from close range as Charlton finished the half on top.

The hosts carried that momentum into the second half. Docherty drew another stop from Toth before Campbell fired over and then curled wide after shrugging off his marker.

On the hour, Jones returned to his bench, and the substitutes again proved impactful. 

With 20 minutes left, Toth parried Carey’s strike into Reece Burke’s path, but the defender lashed over from close range.

The second goal came soon after. Last week’s match-winner, Tanto Olaofe, battled in the left-channel and laid the ball off for Carey, who rifled in a powerful 25-yard strike to send The Valley into raptures.

Charlton added gloss in stoppage time when Bree side-footed home from the edge of the area after Docherty’s clever cut-back, sealing a commanding win.

Jones’ side now head to Pride Park on Tuesday to face Derby County, looking to continue their fine run of form.

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Charlton: Kaminski; Burke, Jones (Ramsay 83), Bell; Bree, Carey (Knibbs 83), Coventry, Docherty (c), Edwards (Gillesphey 24); Kelman (Leaburn 60), Campbell (Olaofe 60)

Subs (not used): Maynard-Brewer, Rankin-Costello, Apter, Fullah

Goals: Gillesphey 31, Carey 78, Bree 90+4

Assists: Bree 31, Olaofe 78, Docherty 90+4

Booked: Jones 40 (foul on Morishita), Bree 58 (throwing the ball away), Carey 65 (foul on Tavares), Bell 84 (scuffle with Gardner-Hickman)

Blackburn Rovers: Toth, Alebiosu (Tavares 46), Pickering, Gardner-Hickman, Tronstad, Cantwell (c), Miller, Wharton, Hedges (Gueye 72), Ohashi (Kargbo 60), Morishita (Gudjohnsen 60)

Subs (not used): Pears, Ribeiro, Tavares, De Neve, McLoughlin

Booked: Miller 71 (foul on Olaofe), Gardner-Hickman 84 (scuffle with Bell)

Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Attendance: 19,004 (1,567 from Blackburn)

Bexhill United 2 v 2 Eastbourne United

Wednesday 25th September 2025, Kick-off 19.30

Southern Combination League Premier Division

The Polegrove, Bexhill-on-Sea

Admission: £7.00

Programme: £1.00

Attendance: 153

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Last gasp equaliser denies Bexhill victory in ding dong battle at the Polegrove

By Geoff Martin

An equaliser deep into injury time secured Eastbourne United a point in a classic derby night fixture with Bexhill United under the Polegrove lights on Wednesday.

A healthy midweek crowd of 153 saw United take a lead on five minutes with former Bexhill player Ollie Hull finishing cleanly when space opened up for him in the early exchanges.

Bexhill came back strongly and benefitted from the return of influential skipper Richie Welch and left winger Ryan Moir. Eastbourne keeper Alex Hobden was kept busy and the ref waved away at least one strong penalty shout for the home side as the play ebbed and flowed up and down the park.

Eastbourne went in at the break one up and nearly doubled their lead soon after when a speculative cross pinged off the Bexhill bar but it was the Pirates who were celebrating a few minutes later when a brilliant chip from Jack Shonk into the box saw Charlie Playford finish with a skilfully placed header that floated over Hobden and into the net.

Bexhill were now firing on all cylinders and the introduction of the experienced striker Nathan Crabb, signed earlier in the week, added fresh impetus as they sought out a winner. Within minutes of coming on Crabb went close with a header and was causing mayhem leading the line. On 66 minutes Hobden was called upon to make another great save to keep his side on level terms.

The strike that gave Bexhill the lead on 77 minutes was yet another early contender for goal of the season, a great delivery into the box from Shonk was cleared out only as far as Max Hollobone and from a good twenty yards he bent the ball into the top corner.

Eastbourne weren’t done yet and put the Bexhill goal under some serious pressure as the minutes ticked down. In injury time Halsey came close and it was a warning shot for the Pirates as on 95 minutes Mo Huchu fired the ball home after a goal mouth scramble.

It was a kicker for Bexhill after having turned the game around but for the neutral it was one hell of a game of football and great advert for the Southern Combination League. Bexhill’s next home game is on Saturday 4th October and the club have cut admission prices for the day and are looking to build a big crowd under the banner of Football For A Fiver.

Cowdenbeath 4 v 2 Gretna 2008

Saturday 20th September 2025, Kick-off 15.15

Scottish Lowland League 

Central Park, Cowdenbeath

Admission: £11.00

Programme: £3.50

Attendance: 231

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Cowdenbeath fight back from goal down to beat Gretna

Cowdenbeath 4 - 2 Gretna 2008

Cowdenbeath had to overcome a first-half deficit to overcome a Gretna side who fell to the bottom of the Lowland League following their Central Park defeat.

The Anvils had transportation problems en route north, and the game was delayed by 15 minutes after they had arrived at 2.35 p.m.

Their travel problems didn’t seem to hinder them, and in the second minute, a cross from Sean McKenzie was met by Kayn Cranson, who saw his shot deflected for a corner.

Two minutes later, at the other end, Dylan Mauchin latched onto a long ball and raced into the box but saw his shot blocked.

Midway through the first half, Mauchin tried his luck with a 35-yard free-kick, but keeper Jim Atkinson dived at his right-hand post to save his effort.

The keeper then saved a Rhys Walker effort while Dion Gear turned a McKenzie shot around the post at the expense of a corner.

Gear was then called into action again when a Liam Short corner was met by McKenzie, whose header was saved by the keeper.

The Anvils took the lead five minutes from the break when a 16-yard shot from Robbie Ivison took a defection as it flew into the home goal.

Cowden made two changes at the break, with Max Williamson and Darren Downie replacing Rhys Walker and Zack Tomany.

The changes paid off seven minutes into the second half when Jack Denham fired in a cross to the back post, which Sam Newman headed into the path of Downie to tap home.

Four minutes later, Cowden went in front when Nat Wedderburn headed home from a Dylan Mauchin cross.

With 65 minutes gone, it was 3-1 when Dylan Mauchin fired home at the second attempt after Atkinson had blocked his initial effort.

Paul McLean, who had brought himself on to replace Wedderburn, then fired home a fourth goal with 15 minutes to go following another corner from Williamson.

As the game wound down, McLean saw a 19-yard shot saved by Atkinson while another sub, Liam Watt, was denied by the keeper.

Then, a minute into stoppage time, Iain Anderson pulled a goal back for Gretna from the penalty spot after he had been fouled in the box by Jack Denham.

Attendance - 241

Cowdenbeath: Gear, S Williamson, Newman, Cameron, Denham, Wedderburn (McLean 71), Walker (Downie 46), Allan, Tomany (M Williamson 46), Mauchin (McDowell 77), Ness (Watt 71). Subs not used – Adamson & Haldane.

Gretna: Atkinson, Ivison, Douglas, Sinclair, Tait, Oram, Short (McMurtie 76), Cranston (Skinner 76), Anderson, McKenzie, Gunn. Subs not used – Lamonby & Cross.

Referee: Cameron Stirling.