It was a tepid start in bright sunshine but cold conditions on The Wirral. Tranmere put in a shot from distance after Stephens hesitated on the ball and was dispossessed. Quite a lot of possession was being given away on the bobbly surface and the play was quite scrappy.
Charlton won the first corner. Eventually the ball was put well wide by Stephens from outside the penalty area. Weir was unmarked on the penalty spot but put the ball over. Haynes won Charlton a free kick on the left a few yards outside the penalty area. Green’s effort was blocked by the one man wall but the Addicks won a corner. This led to a second corner, but the pressure produced nothing.
Taylor made a mistake with his header and conceded a corner to Tranmere. Hamer had to make two good saves to deny Brunt, although the flag went up at some point.
Tranmere won their second corner from a teasing cross by Devaney. However, the corner was a waste of time for the home side. Haynes accelerated well, but the move ended in a goal kick.
Charlton were not winning all the midfield battles on the hard and bouncy surface while Haynes and Kermorgant were hardly forming a partnership. A shot from Kermorgant was a good one, but it was deflected and fon Williams was able to save.
A shot from Hollands was blocked, but Tranmere launched a counter attack through a good run, Stephens looked like he was running in treacle, the ball was looped over the two centre halves and the home side scored through Brunt.
Tranmere attacked again, but Stephens was able to clear. Charlton looked a little shell shocked. Green threatened and stretched the Tranmere defence, but Goodison was able to clear. Charlton were looking brighter in the last five minutes, but an attack was broken up by the referee getting in the way.
Morrison gave the ball away, but Hamer gathered the volley from Devaney. A Charlton free kick was unproductive.
Half time: Tranmere 1, Addicks 0
Haynes put the ball across goal, Kermorgant was not able to connect, but Green won a corner. Hollands headed the ball down, but Williams put it over for another corner. Haynes nearly got through the defence and could have gone down for a penalty, but won a corner, leading to a second. Tranmere won a free kick.
Haynes looked as if he had pulled his hamstring and went off. Bradley Wright-Phillips waited to replace him. A cross by Wiggins was turned behind for another Charlton corner. The header from Morrison bounced off the underside of the bar and over the line, the referee pausing before making the decision.
The shorts of Wright-Phillips dropped to his ankles revealing his red underpants. A Tranmere free kick from McGurk was initially misjudged by Hamer with the wind making it difficult but then he back pedalled and dealt with it well by pushing it on to his own bar.
Once again the Charlton attack was broken up by the referee, setting up a Tranmere attack. Hamer had to respond promptly when he was the last player defending against Wallace. Tranmere got their third corner of the game as a result, but the effort from the home side went well wide.
Tranmere threatened, but the shot didn’t go anywhere. A Green cross was put in as a volley by Hollands but Taylor managed to put it over for a corner which was unproductive. Hamer had to deal with a shot from long range. Kermorgant was booked for a foul on Goodison.
Wright-Phillips threatened with a great run, but Taylor dealt with it. Wiggins made a great run, a decent cross came in, but Kermorgant put it well wide. The flag went up against Wright-Phillips, saving him from the disgrace of a miss from three yards out.
Fon Williams was shown a yellow card for time wasting. Four minutes were added on. A header from Kermorgant went over the bar.
For the fifth time in a row a match between Tranmere and Charlton ended 1-1.
The Massives lost at Chesterfield, but the Blades beat Preston to narrow Charlton's lead at the top of the table.
The Massives lost at Chesterfield, but the Blades beat Preston to narrow Charlton's lead at the top of the table.
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