Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel's goal in the dying moments was not enough to prevent Charlton ending their three-match losing run with a spectacular 3-2 win at The Valley courtesy of substitute Claus Jensen's
injury-time winner.
Goals from Carlton Cole and Jason Euell gave the Addicks a comfortable half-time lead before strikes from substitute Andy Cole and Freidel almost grabbed Rovers a point.
But Jensen was in the right place at the right time to hit a right-foot volley at the death and break Blackburn hearts.
Di Canio watched a vicious curling shot from 25 yards sail narrowly wide before Charlton were made to pay for their growing complacency in the 74th minute.
Radostin Kishishev's back pass went straight to the feet of Andy Cole, who rounded Kiely before mishitting a shot and having to sidestep Perry's despairing tackle to finish low for his eighth league goal of the season.
Charlton were rocking badly, and Kiely twice denied Cole in spectacular fashion, the second time with an unbelievable tip over.
But an equaliser was coming, and it came from the most unlikely source. Rovers keeper Freidel, who had just denied substitute Claus Jensen the winner, came forward for an 89th-minute corner, and when Charlton failed to clear, he slotted home from close range.
Yet this game had one more twist, and in stoppage time Jensen hit the winner with a right-foot volley which Freidel could only help into his own net.
Filed by Barry J Whyte
