{"id":663738,"date":"2026-01-31T05:55:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T10:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=663738"},"modified":"2026-01-31T06:22:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T11:22:03","slug":"leicester-vs-charlton-athletic-team-news-and-confirmed-lineups-for-january-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/01\/31\/leicester-vs-charlton-athletic-team-news-and-confirmed-lineups-for-january-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicester vs Charlton Athletic Team News and Confirmed Lineups for January 31"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here are the Leicester and Charlton Athletic confirmed lineups, plus the latest team news for their EFL Championship clash. The Foxes are looking for a new manager bounce following a tumultuous period under Marti Cifuentes. Andy King will be looking for a perfect start as they take on 19th-place Charlton, who have earned just one win since December 20. If City want to start moving up the table, King must start gathering momentum; otherwise, it could be a relegation battle for the Foxes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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Read More: <\/strong>Leicester Team News & Predicted Lineup vs Charlton Athletic for January 31<\/a><\/p>\n

EFL Championship: Leicester vs Charlton Athletic Team News and Confirmed Lineups<\/span><\/h2>\n

Leicester City Team News<\/h3>\n

In yesterday\u2019s\u00a0press conference<\/a><\/span>, King confirmed that Oliver Skipp will miss out on a second game following a midweek injury at Wrexham:<\/p>\n

“Obviously, we will be without Oliver Skipp because of the concussion at Wrexham, but hopefully he will be back after this weekend.”<\/em><\/p>\n

In addition to this, longer-term absentees include Harry Souttar, Aaron Ramsey, and now Jordan James. On a more positive note, Victor Kirstanse is back, with King saying, ” [It]\u00a0 is a good boost for us.”<\/em><\/p>\n

With King now in the hot seat, change could be on the horizon as several academy players trained in mid-week.<\/p>\n

Charlton Athletic Team News<\/span><\/h3>\n

As for the visitors, Chalrton are struggling to find form as of late, with just two wins since early November. The drop in form sees them 19th in the Championship, and just three points off the drop zone.<\/p>\n

Harvey Knibbs will be missing for the Addicks, whilst Conor Coady will be hoping to make his debut for the club in a return to the King Power.<\/p>\n

Leicester City Confirmed Lineup<\/h3>\n

Jakub Stolarczyk
\nRicardo Periera
\nCaleb Okoli
\nBen Nelson
\nLuke Thomas
\nHamza Choudhury
\nLouis Page
\nBobby De Cordova Reid
\nStephy Mavididi
\nAbdul Fatawu
\nJordan Ayew<\/p>\n

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Substitutes: <\/strong>Begovic, Cover, Gray, Aluko, Winks, Marcal, Thomas, Monga, Daka<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Charlton Athletic Confirmed Lineup<\/h3>\n

Kaminski
\nRamsay
\nJones
\nDocherty
\nLeaburn
\nCarey
\nCoady
\nBell
\nChambers
\nClarke
\nDykes<\/p>\n

Substitutes<\/strong>: Mannion, Gillesphey, Coventry, Rankin-Costello, Berry, Fevrier, Campbell, Kelman, Godden<\/div>\n
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