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With Charlton desperately trying to finish off a stubborn Exeter at The Valley on Saturday the ball fell to Dale Stephens 12 yards out with the goal at his mercy.

It was an almost identical position to a chance against Sheffield Wednesday on Monday that the midfield maestro ballooned over before the Addicks relinquished their lead and had to settle for a point.

The stands were packed at The Valley against Exeter on Saturday but the players couldn't deliver as Charlton crashed to their first home defeat under Chris Powell.

Nearly 25,000 fans turned up due to a £5 ticket offer but the Addicks were undone by some sloppy defending in the second half.

Charlton stumbled to a 2-1 loss at Hartlepool on Tuesday night to give new manager Chris Powell his first taste of defeat.

The Addicks went behind in the first half when Andy Monkhouse scored but Nathan Eccleston equalised at the beginning of the second.

Charlton's draw at Exeter on Saturday has left them with outside hopes of an automatic promotion place.

Only the woodwork stopped them from heaping the pressure on Millwall and Leeds for second place with Deon Burton and Miguel Llera going close.

It's make or break weekend for Charlton. Defeat would be likely to put them out of the race for automatic promotion.

A win at Exeter, however, would put them right in the mix for the last two games of the season.

Millwall missed a chance to grab three important points as they conceded a late leveller to Exeter.

Adam Stansfield's shot beat David Forde in the 88th minute to deflate the Lions, who had led from a first-half penalty.

Welcome to League One. Last weekend's visit to Norwich was more like a bad, drunken night out than a football match.

A punch-up, a couple of broken bones and then waking up to find your wallet - or in this case a couple of points - missing, it's left Phil Parkinson an angry man.