Defender becomes Charlton’s unexpected hero

By John Lyons

MAGIC MOMENTS: Charlton’s Ben Purrington scores against Blackburn last week and, inset, in the League One play-offfinal at Wembley
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AFTER scoring just twice in his opening 136 career games, defender Ben Purrington doubled his tally in two games – and is now hungry for more!
The 23-year-old left-back’s latest strikes could hardly have been better timed. He netted Charlton’s equalizer in their dramatic League One play-offfinal victory against Sunderland at Wembley in...