We visited the Swansea.com stadium in Swansea on Saturday, 2 May 2026, to photograph the EFL Championship game between Swansea City and Charlton Athletic – the last game of the season for both clubs.
Swansea City brought the curtain down on the 2025-26 Championship season in style, with Adam Idah’s brace and a stunning Leo Walta free-kick securing a thoroughly deserved victory over Charlton Athletic at the Swansea.com Stadium.
The Swans dominated for long periods but had to wait until the 75th minute to break the deadlock, when substitute Idah emphatically fired home Josh Key’s pull-back to give the hosts the lead their performance merited.
Charlton threatened to spoil the party almost immediately, with Miles Leaburn heading home from a corner to level proceedings, but Swansea were not to be denied. Josh Tymon’s pull-back was met with the same conviction as the first, with Republic of Ireland international Idah powering home his second of the afternoon to restore the advantage.
Walta then capped a memorable afternoon with a stunning set-piece strike to claim his first goal in Swansea colours in some style, sending the home faithful in the 19,245 crowd into raptures.
You can browse the complete Swansea City v Charlton Athletic EFL Championship match image gallery our dedicated photography website.
Swansea City:
Andy Fisher; Josh Key (Joel Ward 77), Ben Cabango (captain), Cameron Burgess, Josh Tymon; Marko Stamenic (Jay Fulton 46), Goncalo Franco, Liam Cullen (Adam Idah 65); Ronald, Melker Widell (Leo Walta 35), Zan Vipotnik (Thomas Woodward 77).
Unused Substitutes: Paul Farman, Malick Yalcouye, Gustavo Nunes, Dan Watts.
Charlton Athletic:
Thomas Kaminski, Macaulay Gillesphey, Lloyd Jones, Conor Coventry, Conor Coady (captain) (Sonny Carey 60), Luke Chambers, Reece Burke (Miles Leaburn 60), Harvey Knibbs (Luke Berry 75), Harry Clarke, Jayden Fevrier (Joe Rankin-Costello 60), Lyndon Dykes (Charlie Kelman 77).
Unused Substitutes: Will Mannion, Kayne Ramsay, Keenan Gough, Ibrahim Fullah.
Match Referee: Will Finnie
Assistant Referee: Alistair Nelson
Assistant Referee: Nick Hopton
Fourth Official: Ross Martin
