Charlton fans stepped up their efforts to oust Roland Duchatelet on Saturday with protests staged before, during and after the Brighton clash.

Supporters from both sets of clubs marched to the Valley prior to the fixture in opposition to the way Belgian owner Duchatelet is running the club.

Not for the first time this season, the game was disrupted as fuming fans launched balloons and beach balls on to the pitch.

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Red flares were also set off on the Valley turf, while some fans confronted the directors’ area where CEO Katrien Meire and Richard Murray were sitting.

On the field, relegated Charlton suffered their 23rd league defeat of the season, going down 3-1 to the promotion hopefuls.

Iceland international Johann Berg Gudmundsson cancelled out Sam Baldock’s early opener, but goals from Jiri Skalak and Tomer Hemed secured the three points.

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