Charlton Athletic

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    • 14th in English League One

    Charlton Athletic

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      Shrewsbury heading for Wembley after beating Charlton in play-off semi-final

      Shrewsbury booked another Wembley appearance by beating Charlton 1-0 in the second leg of the League One play-off semi-final.Carlton Morris, the on-loan Norwich striker, scored the winner just before the hour mark to secure a 2-0 aggregate victory for the team that finished the season in third.Paul Hurst's side, who were beaten by Lincoln at the national stadium in last month's Checkatrade Trophy final, will meet Rotherham or Scunthorpe at Wembley on May 27. Shrewsbury were bottom of League One when Hurst was appointed manager in October 2016, but are now just 90 minutes away from playing in the second tier for the first time since 1989.Jon Nolan's stunning late goal at The Valley meant Shrewsbury kicked off the return leg with an advantage and they started brightly.They created the game's first chance when Alex Rodman turned sharply and fired in a low shot which was well dealt with by goalkeeper Ben Amos at his near post.Lee Bowyer's Charlton enjoyed plenty of possession but found clear chances hard to come by.Josh Magennis was well off target with an acrobatic volley and then Nicky Ajose broke into the box but central defender Aristote Nsiala produced a fine block.Rodman then went close for the home side again just before the break when a neat move down the left saw the winger's shot from a tight angle well stopped by Amos.Nolan fired wide for Shrewsbury early in the second half before Shaun Whalley's cross-shot was blocked by Patrick Bauer.The breakthrough arrived in the 58th minute as Whalley ran at the visiting defence down the right and pulled the ball back to Morris to take a touch and drill a powerful shot from 15 yards low past Amos.Charlton chased an equaliser but Ben Godfrey came up with a vital block from Joe Aribo's close-range effort before Jake Forster-Caskey's 20-yard drive was pushed away by goalkeeper Dean Henderson.Shrewsbury almost grabbed a late second when the visitors had committed men forward but Stefan Payne's close-range effort was brilliantly kept out by Amos.
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      2024-25 EFL League One Standings

      TeamGPWDLGDP
      Wycombe Wanderers151122+1735
      Wrexham16943+1431
      Stockport County17863+1230
      Birmingham City14932+1130
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      2024-25 Team Leaders

      English League One

      24

      Matthew GoddenF #24

      5
      Matches14
      Assists1
      8

      Luke BerryM #8

      4
      Matches15
      Assists0
      4

      Alex MitchellD #4

      1
      Matches14
      Assists0

      Rankings

      English League One

      Goal Difference
      -1
      Tied-13th
      Goals Scored
      16
      Tied-15th
      Assists
      7
      Tied-22nd
      Goals Conceded
      17
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