Charlton 2 Swindon Town 2

The extra men paid in the second half with goals from Charlie Austin and Billy Paynter putting Swindon in front.

However, with just seconds of injury time remaining, the impossible happened, and Miguel Llera levelled to save a point for the Addicks.

Charlton started brightly in a 4-3-1-2 formation with Llera, Shelvey, Matt Spring and Akpo Sodje called into the side following last week's epic 4-4 draw at home to Millwall.

Even when the Addicks were, temporarily, down to 10 men with Sodje receiving treatment for a head wound in the opening minutes, they could have taken the lead when Shelvey's cross found Burton in space but the striker headed wide. Then Nicky Bailey volleyed just over from distance.

Although Sam Sodje returned to the pitch, his stay was brief, when referee Miller sent him off on 18 minutes for a crazy two-footed lunge.

Moments later, things nearly got even worse for the Addicks but Rob Elliot expertly tipped over Paynter's flicked shot.

Little seemed to be going Charlton's way decision-wise and they were stunned when Akpo Sodje was hauled down just inside the area by Lescinel Jean-Francios only for the referee to wave play-on.

An incensed Burton was eventually booked for dissent.

Although down to 10 men, Charlton remained a threat going forward and received their reward on 38 minutes when an Akpo Sodje cross from the right was laid off by Burton to Shelvey, who drove into the bottom corner to give them the lead.

Joy soon turned to despair for the Addicks when they were reduced to 10 men.

Burton's kamikaze display was complete when he was sent off for a second booking received for deliberate handball when competing for the ball with Swindon keeper, his former team-mate at Sheffield Wednesday, David Lucas.

Charlton's nine men held out for the remaining five minutes of the half and another five of injury time to go in ahead at the break.

The second half saw Swindon look to use their possession and much space on the flanks created by the extra men.

Charlton held out for more than 10 minutes before Austin shot on the turn after a cross by Kevin Amankwaah, and saw his shot creep just inside Elliot's far post.

Charlton had by no means given up hope of a winner and minutes later Lucas saved superbly from an Akpo Sodje header. Then from the resulting free-kick Amankwaah cleared off the line from Llera's header.

At the other end, a stinging drive from Alan Sheehan was held brilliantly by Elliot, before Swindon took the lead. Austin fired a cross in for Paynter to tap in at the far post.

Desperate to salvage something when all seemed lost, Charlton boss Phil Parkinson threw on Scott Wagstaff and Chris Dickson and it nearly paid off with four minutes to go.

Dickson released Wagstaff down the right and the youngster's low cross was nearly poked home by fellow-sub Leon McKenzie only for Swindon to desperately clear.

Charlton did not give up and got their reward with just seconds remaining of the four minutes of injury time.

Spring launched a long ball from his own half which just made it over the last defender.

Llera, now playing virtually as a striker, brought the ball down before flicking it over Lucas for his third goal of the season and dramatically maintaining Charlton's unbeaten home record this season.

Charlton: Elliot; Omozusi (Wagstaff 81), Basey, S Sodje, Llera; Spring, Semedo, Shelvey (Dickson 83), Bailey; A Sodje (McKenzie 69), Burton.

Sent off: Sodje 19 (foul on McGovern), Burton 41 (hand-ball/second booking) Swindon: Lucas; Amankwaah, Jean-Francois (O'Brien 51), Cuthbert, Greer; McGovern, Ferry (Hutchinson 65), Douglas, Sheehan; Paynter, Austin (Ward 80).

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