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We asked for your thoughts after Charlton Athletic rose to the top of the Championship table following their win against Preston North End on Saturday.

Here are some of your comments:

Charlton fans

Harry: Charlton have a great fan base, a skilled and disciplined team and an outstanding manager. All they need is some money! A shrewd investor could see that there is a great deal of money to be made if the team return to the Premiership. Who is going to step forward?

Dave: Three wins out of three, not a bad start to the season. Charlton looked pretty comfortable, Nathan Jones made a wise substitution to take Carey off and bring Alli on. Leaburn was excellent and Grant deserved his goal. It won't last but it's good to see the Addicks top!

Graham: It wasn't pretty but we fought hard to get a deserved win. What a prospect Mwamba is, he looks like he has a great future in front of him. Injuries are a worry though.

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Preston fans

Ryan: The stats don't lie, we were toothless again. Hecky has lost and gained players late in the day but those who are playing look devoid of ideas and more worrying, confidence. I think he has the Bristol game to demonstrate some plan, purpose and a goal threat. All missing thus far, and long before this season started too.

Gary: Unfortunately, Heckingbottom's time is up. Not only do we need another three or four new players, we could be also looking at a new manager if performances don't improve.

Harry: Worst manager Preston has ever had. He has to go now, or PNE's season is doomed. A new face surely won't be any worse.

Paul Sullivan
Fan writer

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It's been a rollercoaster week for Charlton Athletic.

The first metaphorical mountain-top climb was defeating the financial might of West Ham United. Most Addicks fans weren't expecting a triumph at the London Stadium.

We followed that with the announcement of a new four-year contract for TC – Tyreece Campbell. In many ways, even more important than any summer signing.

Riding high in the Championship after two wins, Charlton fans headed to the all-singing, all-dancing Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the Carabao Cup.

My first reaction? It looked as though a giant spaceship had landed on Tottenham High Road. A real thrill to visit.

Then, as so often in life, things began to unravel.

We learned of an innocuous injury to defender Reece Burke, who was due to feature among the 11 changes manager Nathan Jones had planned. First-choice Billy Koumetio was drafted in, only to be injured alongside another central defender on the night, Collins Sichenje, who will now be out for some considerable time.

We were beginning to feel demoralised, compounded by the thrashing we received in north London. At least Lloyd Jones continued his prolific scoring form.

Then came another hammer blow: the breakdown of the Jesurun Rak-Sakyi deal, which would have fulfilled our aspirations on the right.

But after going from good to bad, we secured Kayne Ramsay on a four-year contract. And along with Jones and Campbell, that gives us three key players locked in for the foreseeable future.

It was also helpful, with no disrespect intended, to offload high-earning goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski on loan to Omonia Nicosia for the season.

To round off the week, we climbed our second mountain – to the summit of the Championship table – with a well-deserved 1-0 win against bogey side Preston North End.

Get in there!

And it gets better. Following our midweek rearguard injuries, we've now signed centre-back Tyler Bindon on loan from Nottingham Forest – a player I really rate.

Possibly more ins and outs by 23:00 on Tuesday.

Life is never dull in SE7!

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Boss Nathan Jones believes Charlton's fine start to the season is a reflection of their determination to improve.

The Addicks were tipped by many to struggle in the Championship this term.

However, having beaten Derby and West Ham, they won 1-0 at home to Preston to make it three victories out of three - and are top of the table.

"It's not so much about being top of the league, it's that we've got nine points from three games, and that's a big thing," Jones told BBC Radio London.

"And it's the manner of it too - we went to West Ham, a Premier League side, and had to defend really well, but in the other two games, both at home, we were well worth the wins.

"We said we wanted to evolve, to have different threats, to be able to score. I don't want us to stagnate, stay still, or just contain teams.

"I want us to go after teams, to be more of a threat individually and technically. The recruitment reflects that."

Charlton Athletic want to improve on last season's Championship performance but do it sustainably with some potential new investment, managing director Jim Rodwell has said.

The Addicks finished 19th on their return to the second tier last season and are unbeaten after two league games of the 2026-27 campaign.

Rodwell told BBC Radio London: "We need to take steps to move forward - nobody is under any illusions it'll be any easier than last season but every season you have to look to improve and grow, until eventually you can get up closer to those play-offs and who knows where it can go from there?"

Charlton's budget was in the bottom quarter of the division last season, according to Rodwell, and any potential new investment would be welcomed at The Valley.

"Everybody knows Championship football clubs lose a lot of money - this is a seriously expensive business to operate and that's not about Charlton Athletic, that's the marketplace," he said.

"Our revenues need to be higher - we have to work harder and be more creative about that.

"Everybody is looking for investment and looking for people to help shoulder the burden - this isn't some sort of fire sale or desperation measure from our owners, it's just what does it look like, is there someone out there who wants to shoulder some of the burden with us and take us on to the next level?"

Charlton are at home to Preston North End on Saturday (15:00 BST).

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Charlton Athletic are one of only three sides with a 100% record in the Championship after the opening two games of the season.

Preston North End are among four sides yet to register a single point, although Southampton are bottom of the table having started the season with a four-point deduction.

• Charlton have lost five of their past seven home league games against Preston (W1 D1), failing to score in four of those matches.

• Preston have won each of their past six league games against Charlton, their longest ongoing winning run against any current Championship side.

• After beating Derby County and West Ham United so far this season, Charlton will be hoping to win their opening three matches of a second-tier campaign for just the second time in club history after the 1992-93 season.

• Preston won their last away league game in London 2-1 against Charlton in April and will be looking to win consecutive such matches for the first time since October 2020.

• Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom is unbeaten in four previous league meetings with Charlton manager Nathan Jones (W3 D1), only facing Nigel Pearson and Dean Smith (5 each) more times without losing in England's top four tiers.

Ivan Mesik believes Charlton can learn from their 5-1 defeat against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup.

Nathan Jones' side made an excellent start to their Championship campaign, beating Derby and then winning at West Ham.

It was a tough night in north London, though, with two goals conceded in the final minutes of the first half doing much of the damage.

But Addicks defender Mesik told BBC Radio London: "We can learn a lot from this game. These are the kind of games we want to play. It's a dream to be tested against Premier League teams.

"All of the positives from the last (league) games we have to take. If we keep this standard up, we can reach something where we will be happy at the end of the season."

Charlton's task was made even more difficult when both their centre-backs, Collins Sichenje and Billy Koumetio, went off injured after 15 minutes.

"We had to set up a different style, changed the formation and tried to play a different way," said Mesik.

"It was tough because we conceded before half-time and it was tough at 2-0 down."

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Charlton Athletic made it back-to-back wins to start their Championship campaign as they held on for a famous 2-1 win at West Ham on Saturday.

Lloyd Jones volleyed the Addicks ahead before Tyreece Campbell doubled the advantage and although Joel Piroe set up a grandstand finish, Valentin Castellanos thumped his stoppage-time penalty into the post to ensure the Addicks won three points in their first meeting against their rivals from the other side of the Blackwall Tunnel in 19 years.

Thank you to all the Addicks fans who sent us their views on the result and performance at a sold-out London Stadium. Here is a selection of their thoughts:

Terry - Excellent defending and determination by Charlton. Thrilled at the performance and win.

Sue - Don't underestimate the Addicks. We are consolidating this season.

Robert - A dogged and brave performance against the moneymen of the Championship.

Trevor - Hope we haven't peaked too soon.

Dave - A classic away performance from classy Charlton.

Luke - A brilliant away performance. Commitment and teamwork... something West Ham lacked.

Paul - Great team effort and tactically a masterpiece. Should never have been a penalty - hit straight at his face from two yards.

Paul Sullivan
Fan writer

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All Championship wins are to be rejoiced. This one felt like it would be particularly memorable.

Charlton Athletic arrived at West Ham with 59,500 fans expecting only one outcome.

By the final whistle, 3,000 travelling Addicks were bouncing in a stadium gone eerily quiet, and the rest were left wondering how a side freshly relegated from the Premier League had been undone by a team that spent last season fighting its own battles at the wrong end of the table.

The opener had the fingerprints of Nathan Jones's meticulous planning and the spontaneity that makes football irresistible in equal measure. A long throw, the set-piece weapon drilled on the training ground, was met not with the expected header, but an audacious overhead finish from captain Lloyd Jones — improvisation no coaching manual could have scripted.

The second was pure quality. Miles Leaburn muscled Konstantinos Mavropanos off the ball — a reminder not to take liberties with him — before teeing up Tyreece Campbell for an exquisite finish.

A week after scoring in front of the Covered End, Campbell delivered on the big stage. Two academy graduates, still writing their names into Charlton folklore.

West Ham pulled one back and, as they always threaten to, might have found an equaliser.

Instead, Charlton simply refused to blink. That composure — sticking to the plan rather than panicking — has become the hallmark of this side, evident too against Derby County last time out.

Although a tad fortunate to keep all three points, with Taty Castellanos' missed penalty in added time, a West Ham friend texted me to say Charlton deserved the win.

Arthur Okonkwo, on his debut, produced the save of the game to deny Divine Mukasa, growing in authority with every cross claimed. In front of him, Danny McNamara, Jones, Billy Koumetio and Amari'i Bell — who kept Jarrod Bowen quiet all afternoon — formed a formidable rearguard.

We continued our impressive away record against relegated Premier League clubs after wins against Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough plus a draw against Southampton last season.

Charlton fans have had their appetites whetted. So a trip to Tottenham — in my opinion the best stadium in the land — for a midweek in the Carabao Cup tie is a glorious follow-up.

And you never know…

Paul Sullivan
Fan writer

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This Charlton Athletic fan was pacing around his hotel room in Le Touquet, on France's northern coast, anxiously awaiting the outcome of our Championship opener against Derby County.

The relief was palpable when I re-joined my wife and our West Ham-supporting friends at the beach bar to celebrate a fine victory.

What pleased me most was Charlton's courage and resolve in recovering from a goal down to claim all three points - something we failed to achieve throughout last season.

After Tyreece Campbell put us ahead in the 80th minute, we defended stoutly through eight nervy minutes of added time to see the job through.

You could not help but feel delighted for Nathan Jones. These three points were the reward for tremendous work by him, his staff and players. Jones had certainly earned his glass of red wine.

At 1-0 down, Charlton appeared to benefit from attacking the Covered End in the second half. Lloyd Jones' equaliser was a special moment for our talismanic defender, who has committed himself to the club for another two years.

The two-time Player of the Year has developed a deep affinity with Charlton and is already potential Hall of Fame material. He played a key role in our promotion from League One and Championship survival last season.

It was also encouraging to see the new additions settle in so quickly. With one or two more signings expected, this could prove a fruitful transfer window as we evolve into what we hope will become a proper Championship side - perhaps even rivalling some of the behemoths in this division.

The switch from a back five to a back four worked well, while Charlton now have the flexibility to use either system.

Derby arrived with obvious threats in Carlton Morris and Sammie Szmodics, having finished eighth last season. Yet, after their proposed takeover collapsed and a quiet summer in the transfer market, I sensed they might be there for the taking. So it proved.

Next up is West Ham United. It could be a good time to play them so early as they adjust their squad and approach to life in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League.

I can thoroughly recommend Le Touquet by the way. But nowhere feels quite so great when you are sweating on your team's result.

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This is a first home game in the Championship for West Ham United since August 2011 when they lost 1-0 to Cardiff City.

Charlton head across the capital on the back of an opening-day 2-1 victory over Derby County.

• This will be the first league meeting between West Ham United and Charlton Athletic since February 2007 in the Premier League, with the Addicks recording a 4-0 home win.

• Charlton Athletic have won four of their past six league games against West Ham (D1 L1), though their only defeat came in their last away match against the Hammers – a 3-1 defeat in August 2006.

• West Ham United are winless in each of their past nine London derbies at home in the league (D1 L8), losing all six last season – they are both their worst ever such runs in the Football League.

• Last season, Charlton remained unbeaten across their three away games against sides who had been relegated from the Premier League the season prior (W2 D1), conceding just one goal in the process.

• West Ham have lost their home opener in six of the past eight seasons (W2), conceding 2.5 goals per match across that time.