'Done and dusted is the feeling in the crowd'published at 19:55 British Summer Time 15 May
19:55 BST 15 May
Charlton v Wycombe (20:00 BST)
Luke Ashmead BBC Three Counties Radio summariser
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There are one or two Charlton fans who think it is done and dusted, there is the feeling in the crowd and I have been listening around the ground since 5PM.
I have been wandering around and looking at their fun day event they have got on tonight, with a beer tent.
But I have gone round and I think there are a lot of Charlton fans who think the game is done already.
That is probably a good place for Wycombe to be, with that sort of atmosphere.
'We're going to have to spoil the party'published at 19:53 British Summer Time 15 May
19:53 BST 15 May
Charlton v Wycombe (20:00 BST)
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Mike Dodds has led Wycombe to seven victories from his 18 games in charge with six defeats.
Victory tonight would leave them one game from a return to the Championship where they spent one season in 2020-21 but they'll have to overcome Charlton and a boisterous atmosphere at The Valley.
"They have a certain style they've played for a consistent period of time so I don't see the style changing but the occasion will be different so we'll have to separate the two," Dodds told BBC Three Counties Radio.
"We've got one of the best away records in the league and we know what the game is going to look like."
Dodds is right about the Chairboys' away record with only the champions, Birmingham (50) taking more points on the road than their 42.
He is wary about their surroundings this evening.
"If we manage the atmosphere and occasion we're an incredibly strong team at this level so we're going into the game really confident and we're going to have to spoil the party," he added.
'A night that could go down in history'published at 19:51 British Summer Time 15 May
19:51 BST 15 May
Charlton v Wycombe (20:00 BST)
Andy Rowley BBC Radio London commentator
The Valley is a wonderful place to be and it is such a great stadium. There is so much history here, and it is a night that could go down in history.
It is a game that could get Charlton into a play-off final to play Leyton Orient, which would be huge for London football.
They have got to get past Wycombe and we saw in the first leg they are a tough nut to crack, it was a real struggle.
Charlton can look back at the 2-1 victory here against Wycombe in the season, so they will have that confidence and I think they will be roared on as well.
We have seen recently what this ground is like when it is full and shaking and tonight is going to be one of those occasions and hopefully Charlton can live up to what the fans provide.
'We'll be ready for all eventualities'published at 19:49 British Summer Time 15 May
19:49 BST 15 May
Charlton v Wycombe (20:00 BST)
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The last time Charlton appeared in the League One play-offs they were promoted - beating Sunderland 2-1 in the final in 2019.
They also did the double over Wycombe in the regular season but boss Nathan Jones is taking nothing for granted tonight.
“We know the difficulty of the task but we’ll concentrate on us, on our strengths and what we’re good at and if we turn up and we’re the best versions of ourselves then that’s all I can ask of our players," he told BBC Radio London.
"We’ll prepare the same way. The game doesn’t change - it’s 11 v 11, seven subs, two goals, one ball, officials, it’s just we’re playing home and not away.”
Having seen last night's tie go to a penalty shoot-out, Jones is ready for this one to also go to the wire.
“We will be ready for all eventualities,” he said.
Ethan Galbraith struck the winning penalty for Orient after goalkeeper Josh Keeley had saved from Hatters winger Jack Diamond and Ryan Rydel struck the post.
"I've got a lot of love for this football club and I want to get to the Championship with Leyton Orient - it would be an unbelievable occasion," boss Richie Wellens told BBC Radio London.
"We're not a Championship club - the stadium isn't big enough, the training ground isn't good enough, we're not a Championship club - but if we get there it will accelerate.
"The new ownership have plans to get there. It means we can maybe keep some of the players that are out of contract or are on loan, so it opens up a lot of doors."
Deadlock at Adams Parkpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 15 May
19:45 BST 15 May
Charlton v Wycombe (20:00 BST)
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It wasn't exactly fun in the park on Sunday evening as Charlton and Wycombe produced a goalless first leg.
The game saw only five shots on target and got pretty physical on certain occasions.
"Two really good teams cancelled each other out I think," Wycombe boss Mike Dodds told BBC Three Counties Radio.
"When you play a Nathan Jones team they are so aggressive in the first phase we didn't want to give them the momentum in of making too many es in front of them which probably contributed to the fact it was quite messy at times."
Charlton may have the slight advantage by playing at home tonight and head coach Nathan Jones is comfortable with that, as he told BBC Radio London:
"It's evenly poised and it's not a bad place to be. We've got to win a home game to get to Wembley and I think we'd have taken that.
"I'm really proud of the performance because we showed a resilience. Would I have liked us to play a bit more and create a bit more and show a bit more quality? Yes."
Two changes apiecepublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 15 May
19:42 BST 15 May
Charlton v Wycombe (20:00 BST)
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Charlton boss Nathan Jones makes two changes for the return leg.
Thierry Small and Alex Gilbert get the nod to start at the expense of Luke Berry who misses out through injury and Tennai Watson who is among the substitutes along with the returning Chuks Aneke and Daniel Kanu.
The big news for Wycombe is a change in goal where Franco Ravizzoli replaces Will Norris who is ill.
Garath McCleary is in for Fred Onyedinma who drops to the bench. Shamal George is the substitute goalkeeper.
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.
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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."
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).