Battle of the Bridge watchalong - kick off 3pm - Match thread

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I always find it hysterically funny that there are cars parked behind the goal at the Shed end.

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The keepers switch ends, so Charlton will be playing from right to left towards the scoreboard end, and Chelsea left to right towards the shed.

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And we kick off.

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We attack, the ball goes out for a throw, but Durie's gone down injured near our penalty area, so the trainer's on the pitch.

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Nevin tries to cross in from the right, but the ball goes over.

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Mark Stuart robs Steve Clarke of the ball, but the attack breaks down.

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Bennet cross in from the right, McLaughlin clears, Nevin out to Bumstead on the right, who crosses in. Dixon heads wide.

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Leaburn and Wicks tangle in the air wide on the right but the ball goes out for a throw.

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Free kick from us into the area, but headed away by Clarke. Now Nevin has the ball and plays out to Dixon wide on the right, but Bolder collects the cross.

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McKenzie robbed in midfield, Durie tripped by Humphrey just outside the area. Freekick in the D.

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BUT THE REF GIVES A PENALTY. (At this point Humphrey says to the ref "When you watch it back on Match of the Day, you'll see it was outside the box" to which the ref replies "When you watch it back on Match of the Day, you'll see yourself booked")

Durie converts the penalty.

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Chelsea 1 Charlton 0

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Ball goes over the top to Dixon, he passes out wide, but the cross in is cleared.

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Bennett gets sandwiched near the halfway line, we get a free kick. Comes to nothing, but a second kick, which is floated into the area but easily cleared.

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Clarke treads on the ball, Stuart is fouled. Reid floats a freekick into their area but Bennett heads wide.

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MacKenzie and Clarke collide, and both trainers are on the pitch

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Play continues, we have a throw on the left,which Leaburn launches into the Chelsea area but it's cleared.

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Durie shoves and then hacks at Reid on the edge of our area but the ref waves play on. The commentator says "Durie must score" but Bolder saves.

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Leaburn launches another throw into the area, but it's headed out for a corner.

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Corner is cleared for another corner, comes out beyond the D and Lee has a shot which goes high, and possibly wide.

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We have a free kick which goes into the area, Leaburn stumbles and the ball is cleared. Durie heads down the left, past Humphrey and whips a shot in that bolder saves. The resulting corner comes to nothing.

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Miller gets in a tangle with Kerry Dixon and goes down, and now has a chat with the ref. Free kick comes to nothing

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Now Miller miscues, but we get a freekick on the halfway line as Durie nudges Humphrey in the back

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Nevin puts a ball over for Dixon to chase, who overhits his cross, and we clear briefly.

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Crooks gets done for pushing on the edge of the Chelsea area, and it's half time

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Chelsea 1 - Charlton 0 and it's time for a 5 minute break. Back at 3:30, when we'll resume at the 27min40 mark.

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And we kick off for the second half

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Reid tangles with Nevin to the left of our area, but the ref waves play on.

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Andy Jones has come on for Mickey Bennett at half time.

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Miller back passes to Bolder (still have trouble getting used to that). Durie protests that it had gone over the goal line, but nothing doing.