Idah Brace Sparks Late Swansea Surge in Final-Day Win Over Charlton

Swansea City AFC closed out their Championship season in style with a dramatic late 3-1 win over Charlton Athletic FC on matchday 46, powered by a brace from substitute Adam Idah.

With detailed first-half events unavailable, the contest remained goalless on the scoresheet until the final quarter, when Swansea’s changes made the difference. Head coach decisions to introduce Leo Walta on 36 minutes and Adam Idah on 65 minutes would prove decisive in a tense finale.

Championship FINISHED

2026-05-02 11:30

Swansea City AFC

3 - 1

Charlton Athletic FC

Matchday 46 REGULAR_SEASON

Idah broke the deadlock in the 74th minute, finishing after being set up by Josh Key to give Swansea a 1-0 lead. Charlton hit back swiftly, however, as another substitute combination levelled the match on 79 minutes: Miles Leaburn, brought on around the hour mark, converted from a pass by Sonny Carey to make it 1-1.

Swansea responded almost immediately. In the 82nd minute, Idah struck again, this time assisted by fellow substitute Thomas Woodward, restoring the hosts’ advantage at 2-1. The Welsh side then secured the points in the 88th minute when Walta, who had replaced Melker Widell in the first half, added a third without an assist recorded.

Both managers leaned heavily on their benches throughout the second half. Swansea introduced Jay Fulton at the break and later Woodward and Joel Ward, while Charlton turned to Joe Rankin-Costello, Leaburn, Carey, Luke Berry and Charlie Kelman as they chased the game.

No bookings were registered in the available data, and further statistics, lineups and first-half details are not provided. The result nonetheless ensures Swansea finish their regular season on a positive note, while Charlton leave South Wales empty-handed after briefly threatening a comeback.

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Championship Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City FC	46	28	11	7	97	45	52	95	W W W D D
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	23	15	8	80	47	33	84	W D D W D
3	Millwall FC	46	24	11	11	64	49	15	83	W D W W D
4	Southampton FC	46	22	14	10	82	56	26	80	W D D W W
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	22	14	10	72	47	25	80	D W W D L
6	Hull City AFC	46	21	10	15	70	66	4	73	W L D D L
7	Wrexham AFC	46	19	14	13	69	65	4	71	D L W W L
8	Derby County FC	46	20	9	17	67	59	8	69	L W L W L
9	Norwich City FC	46	19	8	19	63	56	7	65	L D W W L
10	Birmingham City FC	46	17	13	16	57	56	1	64	D W W D W
11	Swansea City AFC	46	18	10	18	57	59	-2	64	W D W L W
12	Bristol City FC	46	17	11	18	59	59	0	62	W L D L D
13	Sheffield United FC	46	18	6	22	66	66	0	60	W L L W W
14	Preston North End FC	46	15	15	16	55	62	-7	60	L W L L W
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	16	10	20	61	73	-12	58	L L L L D
16	Watford FC	46	14	15	17	53	65	-12	57	L L L L L
17	Stoke City FC	46	15	10	21	51	56	-5	55	L L L L D
18	Portsmouth FC	46	14	13	19	49	64	-15	55	D W L W W
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	13	14	19	44	58	-14	53	L W L D L
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	13	13	20	42	56	-14	52	L W D L D
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	13	14	19	48	58	-10	51	L D W W D
22	Oxford United FC	46	11	14	21	45	59	-14	47	L W L L W
23	Leicester City FC	46	12	16	18	58	68	-10	46	W D D L L
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	2	12	32	29	89	-60	0	W L L D D