Charlton beat Wycombe 1-0 on aggregate to reach League One play-off final
Godden poked in winner for Addicks late on
First leg had finished goalless at Adams Park
Charlton will play Leyton Orient in final at Wembley on 25 May
Charlton 0-0 Wycombe (0-0 agg)
It's a bit stretched now as players tire from the sheer physicality of the two legs.
Sonny Bradley, under pressure from Matty Godden, chests the ball back to Franco Ravizzoli.
All eyes on the clock now as it ticks down.
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Charlton take a couple of shots which ping off Wycombe defenders but the visitors break away.
Fred Onyedinma gets a cross in and Garath McCleary's shot is brilliantly blocked by Kayne Ramsay and he then gets in the way of Xavier Simons' follow up.
Superb defending.
Charlton 0-0 Wycombe (0-0 agg)
For those of a Leyton Orient persuasion who didn't see the first leg - it was like this but maybe slightly worse in of goalmouth action.
The longer these two slug it out is probably the better for the Os.
We have a quarter of an hour until extra-time...
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Richard Kone is withdrawn by Mike Dodds to boos from the Wycombe fans.
Fred Onyedinma is on.
Brave to take off League One's player of the year and your top scorer?
Only time will tell and we're running out of that.
Charlton 0-0 Wycombe (0-0 agg)
I said Thierry Small looked the most likely to spark something well he won't now.
The Charlton man is replaced by Chuks Aneke.
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Luke Ashmead
BBC Three Counties Radio summariser
If that shot was on target that was a goal, Wycombe goalkeeper Franco Ravizzoli was beaten.
It is those moments, it is either a little moment of brilliance or a mistake that will decide this game.
Charlton 0-0 Wycombe (0-0 agg)
Agonising for Charlton and Thierry Small.
He has looked the one who could spark something tonight and he cuts inside on his left foot but curls his shot inches wide.
Wycombe just look a bit weary.
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Johnnie Jackson
Former Charlton defender and manager on BBC Radio London
Players are getting a bit tired and it is starting to get a bit stretched now, and the second balls are going to be even more important.
It is going to be about who can land on the second ball or who can get hold of the ball and slow it down and gain a bit of control.
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Caleb Taylor goes down in the box and Macauley Gillesphey does have his arms around the Wycombe man.
The penalty appeals are waved away and to be fair they mainly came from the visiting fans behind Will Mannion's goal.
On we go...
Charlton 0-0 Wycombe (0-0 agg)
Cameron Humphreys nudges his man and gives Charlton a free-kick level with the edge of the penalty area out on the touch line.
This could be dangerous but, oh dear...
The free-kick is, well, pick a word, awful, terrible, dreadful, wasteful.
It's a goal kick.
Addicks boss Nathan Jones is fuming.
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Andy Rowley
BBC Radio London commentator
You get the sense that the ers are kicking every ball at the moment.
This has to be the loudest it has been since the play-offs in 2019.
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Tyreece Campbell cuts the ball back for Greg Docherty but again the shot isn't good enough and Wycombe get the block in.
We've had no goals - do we bemoan the lack of attacking quality or applaud the defending of both sides?
Charlton 0-0 Wycombe (0-0 agg)
More good work from Thierry Small for Charlton but his cross is too high for everyone.
Play quickly switches to the other end but Richard Kone is forced wide by Macauley Gillesphey and the Wycombe top scorer hits the side netting.
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Macauley Gillesphey drifts in a hopeful ball for Charlton but it's overhit and goes behind.
Wycombe have reached all three finals when they've played in the League One play-offs previously.
Charlton were promoted the last time they were in the League One play-offs, back in 2019.
Something will have to give tonight....it just might take a while that's all.
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A bit of Wycombe pressure earns them a corner in front of their travelling ers.
Dean Whitestone again has to have words with a couple of players about pushing and shoving before the corner is taken.
The set piece is cleared easily.
Charlton 0-0 Wycombe (0-0 agg)
Sam Avery
BBC Three Counties Radio's Wycombe commentator
The anxiety and butterflies in the stomach of the fans is just going to keep growing as the game goes on.
If anyone is going to score in this game it is going to be a ball into the box, a flick on or a mistake.
It doesn't feel as if it is going to be a finely crafted goal.
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How long before the managers go to their respective benches to try to find some inspiration?
How long before the fans in the ground start swiping through their WhatsApp messages or writing this week's shopping list if this doesn't improve?
Charlton 0-0 Wycombe (0-0 agg)
It's at this stage we start scouring the stats to give us an idea of where this one could go.
No-one has scored more second-half goals in League One this season than Wycombe.
But it's Charlton with the first chance as Alex Gilbert's shot at the far post is well blocked by Daniel Udoh.
Charlton 0-0 Wycombe (0-0 agg)
Right, here we go.
We're going to get some goals aren't we?
We are back under way and Leyton Orient are no nearer to discovering their opponents in the Wembley final 10 days from now.
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Johnnie Jackson
Former Charlton defender and manager on BBC Radio London
I'm not surprised this game is still cagey. We spoke about it before the game, that it was going to be tight one.
We have seen two evenly matched teams playing in a very similar way, and a lot of the time are just cancelling each other out.
I feel as if Charlton have had the better chances, especially towards the end of the half - with a bit more attacking intent. Charlton seemed to have pushed on more, whilst Wycombe have showed very little going forward.
Charlton have put some decent balls into the box and Wycombe have defended them well. However, it certainly feels as if Charlton are the ones asking the questions.
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Matty Godden scored the winner nine minutes from time
Matty Godden's goal nine minutes from time sent Charlton into the League One play-off final as they edged past Wycombe at The Valley.
In a second leg almost as tepid as the first, a 0-0 draw at Adams Park, the tie was settled by Godden's 22nd goal of the season.
A long ball into the Wycombe penalty area was turned towards goal by Lloyd Jones and fell kindly for Godden to poke home from close range.
Charlton will now play Leyton Orient in the final at Wembley on Sunday, 25 May with the Addicks aiming to return to the Championship for the first time since 2021.
It was another night of few chances but Charlton, who finished a point and a place above Wycombe in the table, finally found a goal as attention began to turn to extra time.
Macaulay Gillesphey floated a ball from just inside his own half into the Wycombe box and Jones beat Adam Reach to it and steered towards goal with his right boot.
Franco Ravizzoli, who replaced the unwell Will Norris in goal, was a little hesitant to come off his line and could only block Jones' touch towards goal. It bounced into the path of Godden who chested down and turned into an empty net.
Jones had earlier squandered by far the best chance of the whole tie as, six minutes before the break, he totally miscued a free header from six yards out, diverting Godden's cross from the right fully 20 yards wide of the right-hand post.
Charlton went close again after the break as Thierry Small cut inside from the right but curled his left-foot shot just wide of the left-hand post.
Wycombe were second best and failed to fashion a clear-cut chance but did go close twice as the game wore on.
First Garath McCleary took Fred Onyedinma's cross but his shot was superbly blocked by Kayne Ramsay for Charlton before the rebound fell for Xavier Simons, whose shot was also blocked by Ramsay.
At full-time Addicks boss Nathan Jones was close to tears as thousands of Charlton fans spilled onto the pitch to celebrate.
There were jubilant scenes at full-time as Charlton fans celebrated on the pitch
Charlton boss Nathan Jones told Sky Sports:
"It's a little bit of relief and a little bit of euphoria.
"We've been on a wonderful run and we've been a good side for a while.
"We brought Matty Godden here to score goals - you rely on good players to get you goals and he's as good as we've seen.
"We'll let them loose tonight and tomorrow and then we're back on it.
"We've gone from 18th to Wembley in a year and we don't want to stop here."
Wycombe manager Mike Dodds told BBC Three Counties Radio:
"The two legs panned out how I thought they would with two really good teams locking horns.
"The bit that's hard to take is that the one moment of the tie has landed to them and there's a lot of emotion now.
"When teams are so evenly matched, you have to take those moments and unfortunately we were on the wrong side of the fence."
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Charlton Athletic have lost only one of their last seven games against Wycombe Wanderers in all competitions (W3 D3), and none of their three previous meetings this season (W2 D1).
Wycombe Wanderers have won on only one of their last seven visits to Charlton Athletic in all competitions (D1 L5), a 1-0 victory on New Year's Day in 2021-22.
Charlton ended the League One regular season on a 15-game unbeaten streak at the Valley (W12 D3), while overall, only Birmingham City (11) and Wrexham (15) conceded fewer home goals in League One than the Addicks (16).
Wycombe lost more away games in the League One regular season in their final seven games (3) than their first 16 games of 2024-25 (2), though the Chairboys did collect the second-most points on the road in the division in 2024-25 (42), behind only Birmingham (50).
The side that finished fifth in League One during the regular season have reached the play-off final in five of the last eight seasons, with Scunthorpe United in 2017-18, Portsmouth in 2019-20 and Bolton Wanderers in 2022-23 failing to do so in that time.
Wycombe are winless in their last nine games in all competitions in London (D3 L6), losing on all three occasions in 2024-25.
In League One during the regular season, Charlton’s Matt Godden scored more goals on home soil than any other player (12). Among all players in the division to net more than five goals across their home league matches, only two players had a better shot conversion rate than the Addicks forwards (29.3%).
No side scored more headed goals in League One this season than Wycombe (16, level with Wrexham), whilst overall, only Lincoln City (34) netted more set-piece goals (inc. penalties) in 2024-25 than the Chairboys (26).
