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Abdul Fatawu scored his first goal since joining Leicester City on a permanent deal last summer Abdul Fatawu's first goal for almost 15 months was enough to secure a hard-fought Championship victory for Leicester City at Charlton Athletic. The Ghana international curled the ball past Charlton keeper Thomas Kaminski at the end of a devastating counter attack to secure all three points for the Foxes. Charlton defender Lloyd Jones thought he had scored a late equaliser but his header was ruled out for a foul by referee Dean Whitestone, before Tyreece Campbell headed a chance just over as the clock hit 90 minutes. Marti Cifuentes' side held on to inflict the Addicks' first defeat since they made their return to the second tier this season. The result marked Leicester's first away win under Marti Cifuentes Having replaced Charlie Kelman with Miles Leaburn up front, Charlton made a strong start to the match and limited the Foxes to very few chances in the first 45 minutes. The Addicks pressed the visitors high up the pitch, looking to upset the defenders and pounce on any mistakes from the defenders, with Leaburn almost catching them out and drawing a good block from Jannik Vestergaard. Aside from a dragged effort from Jordan Ayew and Louis Page's volley over the bar, the Foxes offered little going forward until the break, with Conor Coventry providing the best moment with a 25-yard drive that produced a strong diving save from Leicester keeper Jakub Stolarczyk. The Addicks began the second half as they did the first, coming close from consecutive corners through headers from Jones and Kayne Ramsay before Leicester struck on the counter. Fatawu found a yard on Charlton defender Josh Edwards and bent a glorious effort from an angle into the far top corner of Kaminski's goal. The Ghanaian had not scored for the Foxes since April 2024, having been limited to just 13 appearances in all competitions last season because of injury. Campbell and Sonny Carey had efforts blocked as the hosts pushed for an equaliser, with Stolarczyk getting down low to save from the impressive Rob Apter at his near post. The ball somehow trickled wide off the heel of Coventry after Storlarczyk uncharacteristically flapped at the high ball before Jones found the net only for his effort to be disallowed. Campbell headed agonisingly over as time ticked away and Leicester recorded their first away win under Cifuentes. Leicester City head coach Marti Cifuentes told BBC Sport England: "It was a fantastic goal that summarises really clearly what Abdul means for us, extreme quality especially in the last third. "We played against a team that was very aggressive in the high press, very physical, it can create some frustration because everything is happening around our box. "For me today the most important thing is that we took a step forward in the identity and culture that I want to build at the club. "I saw a team that, despite there is 100 things we can do better, and that's on me, I saw a team that cared, that wanted to work hard for each other, we had to defend low and make a run with each other for it. "And for me that's the most important, that connection with the fans, the fans played their part, they were really strong throughout the game and that sets the foundation. "It was far from perfect. But what we can learn from this one is stronger than just having a fantastic game and winning 4-0. " On speculation linking Fatawu with a move away from the club: "It's a lot of speculation around most of our players. "That means they're good players and we know that. There are rumours and speculation around them. The target is we arrive on 1 September in a good position with a team we want to have. "There are some key players we want to keep, and Abdul is one of them. " This video can not be played Jones: 'We had so many opportunities' Charlton Athletic head coach Nathan Jones told BBC Radio London: "It's a one in a million strike to win the game for them but we had so many opportunities to have got something from the game and I think if we'd scored we'd have gone on to win the game. "But that's the lesson. It's hard to be disappointed with the level of performance because if that was 5-1 it would probably have been a fair result. "I thought we were totally dominant, it was just they demonstrated that ounce of quality that we didn't and that's why we're sitting here with no points. "We've created enough chances to win three games and then the disallowed goal is an absolute travesty, I don't get it. "I'm disappointed but I'm so proud because if that's our level then I'm excited about what we can achieve this season. " On the disallowed goal: "It's a fairytale, a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, an absolute fairytale. We caused them so many problems from set plays and that was another one. "They were released from jail by an individual that I just can't comment on. " On Miles Leaburn replacing Charlie Kelman up front: "It was tactical. Considering the level and where he was I thought he was truly outstanding in his play today. "That was the decision. We've got real competition here, people have to keep at that level. There's no automatic choices and everyone has to compete. " After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 23rd August 2025 at 17: 00 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Nathan Jones Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Martí Cifuentes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Nathan Jones Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Martí Cifuentes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Charlton Athletic have lost just one of their last 11 league games against Leicester City (W6 D4), scoring exactly two goals in each of those six victories. Leicester City won their last league game against Charlton Athletic 3-0 in March 2014 and will be looking to record successive victories against the Addicks for the first time since October 1990.   Charlton are unbeaten across their opening two Championship matches (W1 D1), keeping a clean sheet in both. The Addicks haven’t kept three clean sheets across their opening three league games of a campaign in the top two tiers since 1998-99 in the Premier League. Leicester have failed to win any of their last nine away league games (D2 L7), their longest run on the road since a 15-match streak between May 2016 and February 2017. This game will be Charlton’s 1, 000th home league games in England’s second tier, becoming the 20th side to hit that milestone and the first since Burnley last season. Match ends, Charlton Athletic 0, Leicester City 1. Second Half ends, Charlton Athletic 0, Leicester City 1. Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic). Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Winks. Attempt blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Offside, Charlton Athletic. Isaac Olaofe is caught offside. Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Amari'i Bell (Charlton Athletic). Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City). Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing. Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. Attempt missed. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lloyd Jones with a headed pass following a corner. Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Macaulay Gillesphey replaces Josh Edwards. Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Caleb Okoli. Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Isaac Olaofe replaces Miles Leaburn. Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Joe Rankin-Costello replaces Greg Docherty. Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Hamza Choudhury because of an injury. Substitution, Leicester City. Wout Faes replaces Abdul Fatawu. Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.