Scunthorpe 1 Charlton 0

CHARLTON manager Alan Pardew blamed his team's lack of quality in the final third for Saturday's shock 1-0 defeat at struggling Scunthorpe.

Defeat means that the Iron have taken four points off the Addicks this season after holding them to a 1-1 draw on the opening day at The Valley.

"We had chances and we suffered from a lack of quality, which is surprising for us," Pardew conceded.

"The chances we had meant that we should not have finished the match with a nil next to our name. There were two totally committed performances from the teams out there."

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Charlton paid a high price for defender Yassin Moutaoukil's 64th minute mistake. He completely missed his kick from Cliff Byrne's routine clearance and substitute Martin Paterson punished him with a low shot from close range.

"No manager can legislate for human error," a dejected Pardew added.

Scunthorpe were reduced to 10-men in the 74th minute when central defender Andy Butler was sent off for a second yellow card following a challenge on Darren Ambrose.

Charlton piled on the pressure in the final stages and substitutes Chris Iwelumo and Izale McLeod spurned golden opportunities in a dramatic finale.

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Charlton: Weaver, Moutaoukil (McLeod 87 mins), Bougherra, McCarthy, Youga, Sam (Thomas 45mins), Holland, Zhi, Ambrose, Gray, Varney (Iwelumo 62 mins).

Subs Not Used: Randolph, Semedo.

Attendance: 6,084.
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