Smertin forced to sit out
Charlton will be without on-loan midfielder Alexei Smertin for the Carling Cup tie with his parent club Chelsea tomorrow at Stamford Bridge.
The 30-year-old Russia international is unavailable under the terms of the deal which took him from the Barclays Premiership champions to The Valley this summer.
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