West Brom Vs Charlton: Baggies Held 1-1 as Winless Run Extends to 10 Games

The midweek west brom vs charlton meeting at The Hawthorns finished 1-1 after Lyndon Dykes raced on to a Kayne Ramsay pass and finished between Max O'Leary's legs on 70 minutes, rescuing a point for Charlton and stretching West Bromwich Albion's winless run in the Championship to 10 games.

West Brom Vs Charlton: Key moments and goals

George Campbell put the hosts ahead in first-half stoppage time when he climbed highest at the back post to head in an Alex Mowatt corner, capping a dominant first half in which West Brom had more than 60% possession and six shots to Charlton's one. The visitors levelled on 70 minutes when Lyndon Dykes ran on to a ball over the top from Kayne Ramsay and calmly slotted under Max O'Leary; that was Dykes' second goal for the club.

How the game unfolded

West Brom enjoyed the better of the opening 45 minutes, creating several half-chances — Campbell saw an awkward close-range effort saved and Charlie Taylor flashed a volley narrowly wide. Max O'Leary was called into action to stop a speculative strike from Harry Clarke. After the break West Brom pressed for a second, with a flowing move producing a one-on-one for Josh Maja in the 52nd minute from a delightful Max Mowatt through ball, only for Maja to slide wide. Isaac Price then somehow blazed over from inside the area in the 69th minute after a good run and pass from Jayson Molumby, and a minute later Charlton punished that miss when Dykes finished from Ramsay's pass.

Team news and line-ups

Pre-match changes named Harry Clarke and Miles Leaburn returning to Charlton's starting line-up for the trip to West Bromwich Albion, with Collins Sichenje and Tyreece Campbell moving to the bench as Nathan Jones made two changes to the side that had drawn with Southampton at the weekend. Kick-off was scheduled for 7. 45pm GMT.

The Charlton match-day line-up was listed as: Kaminki; Ramsay, Jones, Bell; Clarke, Coady, Docherty (c), Carey, Chambers; Leaburn, Dykes. Subs named on the Charlton bench were Mannion, Gillesphey, Sichenje, Coventry, Rankin-Costello, Berry, Fevrier, Campbell and Kelman. Pre-match notes also expected Kayne Ramsay, Lloyd Jones and Amari’i Bell to start in a back three in front of Thomas Kaminski, with Clarke and Luke Chambers operating as wing-backs and Conor Coady, captain Greg Docherty and Sonny Carey forming a midfield three behind Leaburn and Lyndon Dykes.

West Brom's starting XI was listed as: O'Leary, Campbell (Imray 84), Phillips, Taylor, Styles, Diakite (Wallace 74), Mowatt, Molumby, Price (Jimoh-Aloba), Maja (Heggebø 65), Johnston. Substitutes included Wallis, Bielik, Gilchrist, Bostock and Dike. Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba came on later and went close, as did Mowatt in the closing stages.

Missed chances and statistics

• Possession and pressure: West Brom recorded more than 60% possession in the first half and out-shot Charlton six to one before the break.
• Clear openings: Maja's one-on-one in the 52nd minute and Price's 69th-minute effort were notable misses that proved costly.
• Late chances: Alex Mowatt and substitute Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba threatened late on but a winner did not arrive.

Standings, repercussions and next fixtures

The draw leaves West Bromwich Albion 21st in the table, just one point above the relegation zone, and the result increases pressure on head coach Eric Ramsay, who has been in charge for the last eight matches. Charlton's 11th draw of the season leaves them 17th on 41 points from 34 games. West Brom's next fixture is away at fellow strugglers Oxford United on Saturday, while Charlton are at home to play-off prospects Wrexham on the same day.

Manager reaction and player comments

Eric Ramsay described the match as one his side should have won, emphasising that the team created good chances in open play, had significant territory at the top of the opposition's box and needed to convert more than a single goal from a set-play. He said the team lacked real decisiveness from a defensive perspective when it mattered, that they felt positive at half-time about the direction of travel, and that they had expected to score again in the second half and “put the game to bed”.

Charlton Athletic striker Lyndon Dykes spoke to a local radio station: unclear in the provided context.

Broadcast and viewing notes

The match was available to watch on the club's stream in countries outside the UK and Ireland, and was shown live on a UK and Ireland pay broadcaster.