Charlton Athletic will take their League One Play-Off fight to the final day after a Chuks Aneke inspired second-half saw them beat Lincoln City 3-1 at The Valley.
The first-half was bereft of quality from either side with Charlton’s only shot coming in injury time when Liam Millar blazed over from 20 yards.
However, Aneke’s half-time introduction instantly paid dividends as the forward expertly cushioned a clipped ball from Alex Gilbey down to Jayden Stockley to rifle home just two minutes after the break.
The Imps almost equalised immediately as Callum Morgan went through 1-on-1 but Charlton keeper Ben Amos was quick off his line to deflect the effort out for a corner.
Charlton then doubled their advantage in the 65th minute as Albie Morgan’s corner was met by Ryan Inniss at the back post who headed powerfully beyond Alex Palmer.
And the icing was on the cake two minutes later when Ian Maatsen stole the ball on the half-way line, found Millar who drove into the Lincoln box before feeding Aneke whose side-footed shot deflected off TJ Eyoma into the back of the net.
Joe Walsh pulled one back for Lincoln two minutes from time but Charlton saw the rest of the game out to claim a vital victory.
The result leaves Charlton in eighth but crucially now just a point away from sixth place Portsmouth going into Sunday’s finale.