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Chris O'Grady's late thunderbolt saw West Ham knocked out of the FA Cup at Sheffield Wednesday.

O'Grady slammed home an 88th minute strike past Hammers keeper Ruud Boffin from 12 yards to give the League One side a deserved victory in the third round tie.

Charlton went seven points clear at the top of League One with a convincing 2-0 win over Huddersfield.

The Addicks ended the visitor's Football League record 43-match unbeaten run with first-half goals from Yann Kermorgant and Hogan Ephraim at The Valley last night.

Bradley Wright-Phillips provided the knockout blows for Charlton as his brace of goals helped the Addicks to a 2-1 win at Wycombe.

Wright-Phillips struck in the sixth and 41st minutes, with Stuart Beavon replying for the hosts on 63 minutes, to keep Charlton at the top of League One.

Just over three years ago Alan Curbishley resigned as manager of West Ham United and he's still waiting to make a comeback to football.

It's not for want of offers, but any new job, he says, "has to hit me between the eyes", which narrows down the options.

It was a busy final day of the transfer window for the area's three professional clubs, with West Ham doing the most business.

The Hammers lost star midfielder Scott Parker to Spurs, while forward Junior Stanislas also left to join Burnley for an undisclosed fee. Arriving at the Boleyn were David Bentley, Henri Lansbury and Guy Demel.

Kevin Nolan bagged his first West Ham goal as the Irons notched their first Championship win of the season.

The Hammers captain's fifth minute strike was enough to take his side to a 1-0 win at Doncaster on Saturday, to give Sam Allardyce his first competitive victory as West Ham manager.

The Carling Cup second round draw has been kind to West Ham, Charlton and Millwall with all three sides being handed home ties.

However, the Irons and the Addicks have yet to play their first round ties - against Aldershot and Reading respectively - so supporters will have to wait before booking their tickets.

Another new face has arrived at The Valley - although this one will already be very familiar to Charlton fans.

Jason Euell has rejoined the south London club on a one year deal. He was a free agent after leaving Blackpool following their relegation from the Premier League last season.

West Ham's Carling Cup game against Aldershot has been rearranged for Wednesday, August 24, while Charlton will play Reading on August 23.

Both game was due to be played tonight but were postponed following the riots in London overnight.

The ongoing public disorder in London has seen West Ham and Charlton's Carling Cup fixtures scheduled for this evening postponed.

The Hammers game against Aldershot at Upton Park and Charlton's tie with Reading at The Valley were both called off last night on police advice.

Charlton have added another new signing to their ranks after snapping up Sheffield Wednesday defender Michael Morrison for an undisclosed fee.

The 23-year-old has penned a three-year deal and is the Addick's 11th senior signing of the summer as manager Chris Powell looks to take the club out of League One next season.

Charlton Athletic have announced changes to the club's football management structure after a detailed review of the club's recruitment, scouting and youth academy set-ups.

Former QPR and Portsmouth manager Paul Hart has joined the Addicks as academy director and Jeff Vetere's return to the club from Aston Villa as technical director has been confirmed.

Bradley Wright-Phillips scored a debut goal to move Charlton back to the fringe of the League One play-off places.

Wright-Phillips hooked home a Scott Wagstaff cross in the 78th minute to continue new Addicks' manager Chris Powell's 100 per cent start.

Charlton have confirmed former player Chris Powell as their new manager.

Powell, who has been working as first team coach at Leicester City under Sven Goran Eriksson, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract and will officially take up the post on Monday.

Charlton's League One clash at Hartlepool tomorrow has been called off because of a frozen pitch at the Victoria Stadium.

An inspection at 1pm today deemed the pitch unplayable. No date has been set for the rearranged fixture.

Alan Curbishley is ready for another crack at Premier League management - and he knows there could be some job vacancies coming up.

The former West Ham and Charlton manager has been out of management since leaving Upton Park in September 2008, but this is the time of year when clubs start ditching managers.

When Noel Gallagher and Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno are grabbing their balls on Sunday Charlton fans will hope to be watching with bated breath.

Because that will mean they are through to the third round of the FA Cup - if they overcome lowly Luton Town tomorrow.

It's memory lane time at The Valley tomorrow as the dark days of 1985 are recalled.

That was when the Addicks thought they were playing the last ever match at the stadium, with financial problems forcing them into exile at Crystal Palace and later West Ham. Happily, they were back at The Valley seven years later.

Tomorrow will be a day of nostalgia for Charlton when the club commemorates a dark day in its history.

On September 21, 1985, the Addicks beat Stoke City 2-0 in what everyone connected with the club feared would be the last game ever played at the stadium, with financial trouble forcing them into exile.

Charlton manager Phil Parkinson was left rueing what might have been after his side had to settle for a point at Prenton Park.

The Addicks enjoyed the better of Saturday's game against Tranmere, but paid the price after conceding too many fouls against a physical home side.