Charlton Athletic 2-1 Northampton Town

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Conor Washington scored twice as Charlton claimed a first home victory in nine League One matches with a 2-1 win over relegation-threatened Northampton.

The striker converted from the penalty spot in the 65th minute before lashing in a second late on.

The Cobblers pulled a goal back at the death through debutant Alex Jones.

After a disappointing first half, Jake Forster-Caskey put a free-kick just wide five minutes after the restart, and the midfielder then earned a penalty for the hosts when he was flattened in the area.

Washington stepped up to fire home past Mitchell with a powerful low drive.

Chuks Aneke almost added a second in the 84th minute, but his header was tipped over the bar by Mitchell. But Washington made sure of victory a minute later when he pounced on a rebound off the goalkeeper, after an effort from substitute Andrew Shinnie.

A late header by substitute Jones gave Northampton some hope, but Charlton held on to leave them one point off the play-off places.

Match report supplied by PA Media.

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