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Despite right-back Dean Smith scoring his first goal of the season to get Chelsea back into the game, two goals in two minutes gave Charlton victory at Aldershot FC last night, Monday.

Missing - Pidgeley

Chelsea were without Lenny Pidgeley, away with the first team in Seville, on loan Steven Watt and injured Jimmy Smith.

At half-time they were down to a goal from 20 yards which was struck in after a Charlton free-kick on the right had deflected off the wall.

The poor first-half performance was followed by a much sharper opening to the second-half, and Smith was the third man running on the end of a good movement to get through and equalise five minutes after the break.

Not long after he repeated the move, but this time his shot struck the keeper.

Quickly Charlton went down the other end and suddenly were two goals in front. Lisbie got between the centre-halves and looped a long-range header over Ma Kalambay, and a minute later another free header made it 3-1.

Danny Hollands got through on goal but failed to get a goal back, then James Simmonds did the same and rode a rough challenge in the area but couldn’t score. Filipe Morais shot over when well placed, and Phil Younghusband broke into the area twice, the second time the ball rebounding to Simmonds who, with two defenders backing to the line but the goalkeeper stranded, failed to hit the target.

It wasn’t Chelsea’s night.

Team: Ma Kalambay; D Smith, Mancienne, Pettigrew, Tillen; Keenan, Grant, Hollands (c) (Fernandes); F Morais, P Younghusband (Cummings), Elmer (Simmonds).