Charlton Athletic v Birmingham: mid-table push meets survival fight | OneFootball

Charlton Athletic host Birmingham City in the Championship at The Valley on Saturday, 7 March 2026, with the hosts seeking breathing room in the lower reaches and the visitors targeting a response after back-to-back league defeats.

Charlton Athletic start 18th on 41 points, while Birmingham City are 12th on 49. The reverse fixture in December finished 1-1.

Nathan Jones' side have one win in five league games, including a home defeat by Wrexham last time out. Birmingham won at Norwich before losing to Millwall and Middlesbrough.

Charlton Athletic list six injuries: Matt Godden, Thomas Kaminski, Luke Berry, Reece Burke, Harvey Knibbs and Josh Edwards. For the visitors, Alexander William Cochrane and James Beadle are sidelined.

Birmingham average 54% possession and 79.69% passing accuracy this season, with 329 shots, so they may control phases and supply Marvin Ducksch and Jay Stansfield, who have nine league goals each. Charlton Athletic's 22.32% cross accuracy from open play and Sonny Carey's eight league goals point to wide service and late runners as possible routes.

A home win would move Charlton Athletic to 44 points. Victory for Birmingham would take them to 52. With the hosts 18th and the visitors 12th, both could reshape their positions in the table.