Story by“High-five Liam Delap” – Charlton coach’s hilarious quip about his team’s intentions todayThe Chelsea NewsSat, January 10, 2026 at 5:30 AM UTC·2 min readChelsea have a break from Premier League action tomorrow when they take on Charlton in the FA Cup third round. The Addicks’ manager Nathan Jones has fired up his men ahead of the game, claiming their intent is to give Chelsea a tough game, not look for autographs from their Premier League opposition. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“You start at the third round and you’ve got that opportunity of getting a big one, which is always nice because it’s a test, it’s not because we want to high-five Liam Delap or anyone,” the ex-Southampton coach said.“What we have to make sure is that it doesn’t become just an autograph session. It becomes a proper game where we can test ourselves, test our structure, test what we do.”Chelsea fans shouldn’t underestimate Charlton testCole Palmer and a fairly generic group of Chelsea players look disappointed. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/)We can certainly expect Charlton to come out all guns blazing.
