West Ham United vs Charlton Athletic

Charlton Athletic pulled off an impressive away win at London Stadium, coming out on top 1-2 against West Ham United in matchday two of the Championship. The visitors set the tone almost immediately and never really let the hosts settle, holding their nerve through a nervy late spell to see the game out. Lloyd Jones got the scoring underway inside the first ten minutes, heading Charlton in front in the 7th minute. Tyreece Campbell doubled the lead early in the second half with a well-taken 56th-minute finish, putting real daylight between the two sides. West Ham's response came through Joël Piroe, who pulled one back in the 74th minute to set up a tense finish, but Charlton's defense stood firm. Yellow cards were shown to Maximilian Kilman and Taty Castellanos for the hosts, and Danny McNamara and Karlan Grant for Charlton, though no dismissals or penalties disrupted the contest. For West Ham, it's a frustrating start to the season on home turf, with defensive lapses early and late in each half proving costly. Charlton, meanwhile, will take huge confidence from picking up a statement win on the road against Premier League-calibre opposition, a result that should give their promotion ambitions an early boost.