A Nathan Ellington double ensured that Derby earned a share of the spoils against struggling Charlton.
Ellington strikes late on as Charlton go 13 without a win
A Nathan Ellington double, his second coming in injury time, ensured that Derby County earned a share of the spoils against struggling Charlton.
The home side thought they had the three points sewn up as the four minutes of injury time seemed to be up but Ellington had other ideas.
Charlton striker Andy Gray opened the scoring in the 34th minute but Ellington's penalty levelled the scores midway through the second half.
The Addicks managed to restore their lead two minutes later when Martyn Waghorn claimed his first goal for the club on 64 minutes.
Paul Jewell's men equalised for the second time in the game to break Charlton fan's hearts when Ellington fired home in stoppage time following a long throw.
Until Ellington's strike Jewell's side had not scored on the road in the league since October, and their travel sickness will not have been helped by having to take the Woolwich ferry across the Thames due to heavy traffic.
Life is hardly plain sailing for Charlton, either, but they at least lifted themselves off the foot of the Championship with a vastly-improved display.
Unlike in recent weeks, Charlton were up for the challenge from the first whistle and were backed by a vociferous Valley crowd.
They came agonisingly close to breaking the deadlock in the 28th minute when Przemyslaw Kazmierczak took a swing and a miss in the penalty area to allow Lloyd Sam through on goal, but the winger's angled drive thudded against the near post.
The lively Waghorn then showed Kazmierczak a clean pair of heels on the byline, but his shot went straight at Stephen Bywater.
The opening goal came in the 34th minute when Sam held the ball up well in the corner before laying it off to Jose Semedo, whose first-time cross was expertly controlled by Gray and tucked past Bywater from close range.
Hameur Bouazza fluffed a gilt-edged chance for the second when he was cleverly put through by Waghorn, only to blast his shot high and wide.
He was almost made to pay immediately as Luke Varney, who joined Derby from Charlton last month, charged forward and forced a fine save from Rob Elliot with a low shot.
Bywater made a double save to keep out Bouazza and Sam to keep the Rams in the game before midfielder Gary Teale thought he had equalised, only for the goal to be ruled out for offside.
Derby did pull level in the 62nd minute after Semedo handled in the penalty area and referee Andy D'Urso pointed to the spot, allowing Ellington to step up and cheekily roll the ball inside the post.
But Charlton hit back barely a minute later when Sam burst clear down the right, turned inside and fed Waghorn, whose shot deflected off Paul Connolly on its way into an empty net.
But the Addicks suffered heartbreak in the closing seconds when Ellington swept the ball home inside the area to secure a point.
