Town hit the top of the early-season Championship table after goals from Luke Woolfenden and sub Kayden Jackson saw them to a deserved 2-0 victory over Stoke City in their home opener. Woolfenden nodded the Blues into the lead in the 23rd minute, then Jackson confirmed the three points on 81.
Town twice let two-goal leads slip in a bizarre, topsy-turvy game at the Valley which ended 4-4 with four goals in injury time. George Edmundson and Tyreece John-Jules put the Blues 2-0 in front but the Addicks hit back through Jes Rak-Sakyi and and Albie Morgan. However, in injury time, Town restored their two-goal advantage through Freddie Ladapo and Sam Morsy but Terell Thomas and George Dobson netted in the sixth and ninth minute of the additional time to claim a remarkable point for the home side.