Neil Redfearn’s first home game in charge at Elland Road comes against a club he spent a season at in 1998/99. 

Charlton’s last five visits to Elland Road:

April 1st 2014 - Leeds United 0-1 Charlton Athletic, Championship

October 23rd 2012 - Leeds United 1-1 Charlton Athletic, Championship

October 3rd 2009 - Leeds United 0-0 Charlton Athletic, League One

May 8th 2004 - Leeds United 3-3 Charlton Athletic, Premiership

December 1st 2002 - Leeds United 1-2 Charlton Athletic, Premiership

Five who played for both:

Amdy Faye – Faye joined Charlton from Newcastle in August 2006 making 34 appearances for the Addicks and scoring just once. From there the Senegalese-born player had a brief loan spell at Rangers before joining Stoke in 2008. He moved to Leeds on loan from Stoke in September 2010, appearing in eight games for the Whites.

Kevin Nicholls – Nicholls came through the youth system at the Valley, making 16 appearances for the club, before a move north to Wigan Athletic. He had two seasons Wigan before joining Luton where he would stay for five seasons. He then moved back up north to Elland Road where he made 15 appearances in a short spell before joining Preston in the summer of 2007.

Lloyd Sam – Sam, like Nicholls, came through as trainee at Charlton in the summer of 2003. He would go on to make 134 appearances in a seven-year spell at the Valley. In between he had loan spells at Leyton Orient, Sheffield Wednesday and Southend United, before joining Leeds in July 2010.  At Elland Road he made 39 appearances in two seasons, scoring three goals.

Radostin Kishishev – The Bulgarian joined Charlton from Litex Lovech back in August 2000. He went on to make 199 appearances in a seven-year stay. In March 2007 he joined Leeds on loan in their battle against relegation, making 10 starts for the Whites. A move to Leicester soon followed and he was back on loan at Elland Road the following season, making a further seven appearances.

Mark Aizlewood – The Welshman joined Charlton from Luton in November 1982, making 152 appearances and scoring nine goals before a move to Leeds followed in February 1987. His stay at Elland Road last two years, making 81 appearances and scoring four goals. 

Five stats:

Leeds United legend and now LUTV commentator Eddie Gray made his final appearance in a Leeds shirt in a 1-0 home win over Charlton at Elland Road on May 12th 1984.

We haven’t beaten Charlton at Elland Road since the two sides met on October 14th 2000, with Leeds winning 3-1 thanks to a brace from Mark Viduka and one from Alan Smith.

New United boss Neil Redfearn spent the 1998/99 season playing down at the Valley, making 33 appearances and scoring three goals for the Addicks.

United's first FA Cup tie as a Premier League club in Season 1992/93 came at home to Charlton in the third round. The game ended 1-1 thanks to goals from Gary Speed and Garry Nelson.

Alan Smith had a habit of scoring against Charlton at Elland Road. He scored as a substitute in a 4-1 win in November 1998, repeated the act in a 3-1 win in October 2000 and scored in his last ever Leeds appearances at Elland Road in a 3-3 draw in May 2004. 

United's last five games:

November 1st 2014 - Cardiff City 3-1 Leeds United

October 25th 2014 - Leeds United 1-2 Wolves

October 21st 2014 - Norwich City 1-1 Leeds United

October 17th 2014 - Rotherham United 2-1 Leeds United

October 4th 2014 - Leeds United 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

United's home form reads: P7 W3 D2 L2 F7 A5 PTS 11/21

Charlton's last five games:

November 1st 2014 - Charlton Athletic 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

October 24th 2014 - Fulham 3-0 Charlton Athletic

October 21st 2014 - Charlton Athletic 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

October 18th 2014 - Bournemouth 1-0 Charlton Athletic

October 4th 2014 - Charlton Athletic 1-1 Birmingham City 

Charlton’s away form reads: P7 W1 D4 L2 F6 A9 PTS 7/21

Top scorers in all competitions:

United: Souleymane Doukara (5)

Charlton: Igor Vetokele (7)

All stats are courtesy of Andrew Dalton, give Andrew a follow on Twitter at @lufcstats