THE PURR-FECT TIE? WE’LL GIVE DANGEROUS DONNY RESPECT

By John Lyons
DEFENDER Ben Purrington has insisted that Charlton won’t take Doncaster lightly after avoiding big guns Portsmouth and Sunderland in the League One play-offs.
The Addicks thrashed Rochdale 4-0 at The Valley on the final day of the regular season to pinch third place from under the noses of Pompey, who drew 1-1 against Accrington Stanley, and the Black Cats, who lost 2-1 at Southend. It meant that Portsmouth and Sunderland were thrown together in the semi-finals, ruling out the prospect of a Checkatrade Trophy final repeat at Wembley.
Charlton, meanwhile, ta...

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