Bob Peeters: Sacked by Charlton

Charlton have terminated the contract of head coach Bob Peeters with immediate effect.

The Addicks have not won since November 8 and Peeters has paid the price for a nine-game winless run which has left Charlton 14th in the Sky Bet Championship table.

A club statement said: "Peeters signed a 12-month contract at The Valley in the summer and enjoyed a good start to life in the Championship.

"However, given the recent downturn in results and performances, the board felt they had to make a change at this time."

Two of Peeters' backroom staff, senior professional development coach Patrick van Houdt and performance analyst Guy Kiala, have also been axed.

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Peeters had heard calls for his head from the Charlton faithful during the 1-0 loss to Brighton on Saturday but the Belgian insisted his side were simply lacking luck.

"If you don't get the results I know people are not happy," he said. "When you have a 20,000 crowd always one or two will shout. We can only do the best we can.

"We always try to play football whether we win or lose. Again, you need a result to get a little breather."

Former Standard Liege manager Guy Luzon, 39, has been installed as Sky Bet's odds-on favourite to succeed Peeters. Luzon has manged several Israeli clubs, including Hapoel Tel Aviv, and spent last season in charge of Standard, leading them to a second-placed finish in the Pro League.

He was fired by Standard - one of the clubs in the stable of Charlton owner Roland Duchatelet - in October after a poor start to the current season.