Charlton 2 Swindon 2 

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RESULT: Charlton Athletic 2 Swindon Town 2

Swindon scorer: Austin 56, Paynter 74

Charlton scorer: Shelvey 38, Llera 90+4

Charlton sent-off: Sodje 18, Burton 40

Town fans would have taken a draw before the game kicked-off - but not at the final whistle, as nine man Charlton grabbed an injury-time equaliser.

 

Goals from Charlie Austin - his sixth in six games - and Billy Paynter looked to have given Swindon an unexpected victory after Charlton had two players sent off before half-time.

 

The first a straight red when Sam Sodje fouled JP McGovern after only twenty minutes; the second for dissent almost immediately after JonJo Shelvey gave the home side the lead.

 

But with a two-man advantage, Charlie Austin levelled on 56 minutes before Paynter scored what everyone expected was the winner with fifteen minutes to go - only for a last desperate Charlton attack to spoil the day.

 

"You've got to admire Charlton's never-say-die attitude," commented a clearly annoyed Danny Wilson, "but we should have made them pay for their indiscipline, no doubt about that."

 

Swindon fall to 7th.

 

The top of League One

 

1 Leeds United 22 30 53
2 Charlton 23 19 47

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3 Norwich 23 23 45
4 Colchester 22 17 42
5 MK Dons 23 1 36
6 Huddersfield 22 17 35

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7 Swindon 21 0 35
8 Bristol Rovers 22 -2 34
9 Millwall 23 5 33
10 Walsall 22 3 31 

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