The run ends here!

It's one of the most anticipated (certainly by me) games at The Valley for a long time tonight against Huddersfield.

I remember during my early days as a Charlton supporter seeing us play Huddersfield quite a few times during our long stay (well it seemed long at the time, but when your a kid the world does seem to turn a lot slower) in the old second division.

Of course there's always the good old 7-6 match as a point of happy reference, long before my time, over 50 years ago. There's some good information and links on wiki here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton_Athletic_F.C._7%E2%80%936_Huddersfield_Town_F.C.

But it was fifty years ago, and things move on.  Huddersfield have coped admirably well with the recent expectation levels heaped upon them due to the unbeaten Nottingham Forest record they were gunning for, and beat. Lee Clark did an excellent acting job of seeming uninterested in the record and more focused on picking up points. Once they had beaten the record he did admit he was desperate to complete this achievement. Now with the Arsenal record being banged on about I think this may well become a monkey on Huddersfield's back! We've already tasted defeat in the league, and are still top, so that particular hoo-doo or whatever you may want to call it is no longer  of worry or consequence to the players.

It was the home game against Huddersfield last season, despite it ending in a one nil defeat for the Addicks, that I feel we first saw the old Charlton side begin to 'get' the way Chris Powell wanted them to play.

I don't expect any tactical changes to the line up. Jackson will need replacing, it will be interesting to see who slots into that spot. I would imagine it will be Ephraim.  We may also get to see Darel Russell for the first time, albeit from the bench.

It's only ten O clock and I've already got the twisted feeling in my stomach of anticipation and excitement for tonight's game.

A hard match to predict the outcome for. Charlton unbeaten at home and with plenty of goals in them, Huddersfield unbeaten away having drawn more than they win however and with 18 goals. We could see a high scoring match tonight. Charlton's goal difference is two to the better so I'm going to go for a thrilling 4-2 TV win for the Addicks, with captain Taylor getting on the score sheet. In fact I may even have a punt on that one.