Charlton vs Norwich — Tips & Analysis

Charlton +0.5: Charlton are hard to beat at The Valley and Norwich are falling apart. Charlton have not lost in their last five home games, going 2W-3D-0L and letting in just two goals in those five. They do not score much either, and their last four home games have produced only three goals in total. They do not give much away either. That is the kind of home side that keeps a game to one goal. Norwich are 21st and have lost five in a row. They have scored once in their last three league games and they create almost nothing at the moment. They are short of bodies too, missing McLean, Toure, Ahmed and Diallo, with Crnac rested and Kovacevic concussed. Both teams have had a full week off, so neither has a tiredness excuse. This has the shape of a tense, slow afternoon that one goal decides, and a 1-0 to Charlton is the most likely finish. That lands our pick. The worry is the history. Charlton have won only one of the last six meetings with Norwich and lost the last two 0-1 and 0-1. Charlton are also short of goals, and Godden and Chalobah are both doubtful in an attack that was already blunt. We still want Charlton to keep this one tight.