Charlton 2 Blackpool 2

By Rob Virtue on April 20, 2009 10:57 AM |

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A late Lee Hughes goal denied Charlton a deserved victory on a day when their fate was finally decided.

Despite the equaliser, the Addicks, who needed to win all their remaining games to stand a chance of staying up, would have been relegated anyway due to results elsewhere.

A Nottingham Forest win and a Barnsley draw was enough to put the Londoners out of their misery and send them to League One.

Meanwhile, at The Valley, Charlton attempted to put on a show for the long suffering home fans, which ultimately lost them two points.

Two goals in the first five minutes of the second half put Charlton temporarily back in the survival hunt on Saturday.

The first was a header from Deon Burton - his first in open play for Charlton - and the second was a cool finish from Jonjo Shelvey after Zheng Zhi had played him through.

However, a poor pass from Zheng midway in the second period put DJ Campbell in on goal before Mark Hudson brought him down.

Campbell got up to score the penalty and then deep into injury time, while Charlton were looking for a third, Hughes fired home a late equaliser.