Holl of a blow!
From Jeremy Butler at Goodison Park
MATT HOLLAND'S sensational volley ensured Everton's jinx against London clubs continued.
The Charlton midfielder smashed home a fierce drive in first-half stoppage time to end a run of five home wins on the bounce by David Moyes' men.
Everton have now lost six times this season, all to London sides, as Charlton did the double over them.
The Addicks escaped with the points after surviving a second-half battering, James Beattie hitting the post on his home debut.
David Weir saw a header cleared off the line and Alan Stubbs fired over. Those misses proved costly.
Everton boss David Moyes said: "There is a small margin between winning and losing and it was certainly small out there. We did everything we could but it wasn't to be.
"The players were ready but too many of them didn't start.
"The one thing I can't fault them for is their enthusiasm and energy. They tried but it didn't break for us today.
"Although we are disappointed we are still in a terrific position."
Test
The visitors had started brightly, Bryan Hughes lifting a cross to the far post for Shaun Bartlett to test Richard Wright with a header.
And ex-Liverpool star Danny Murphy ignored the boos to warm Wright's hands once again with a drive from distance.
Everton's £6million hitman Beattie was struggling to get into the game and it was left to Leon Osman to force Dean Kiely into his first save.
Then Talal El Karkouri hacked down Tony Hibbert on the touchline to earn himself a needless booking.
Everton looked all at sea without Thomas Gravesen but when Hibbert won a corner in the 23rd minute, they nearly took an undeserved lead.
Weir met Marcus Bent's flick with a powerful header but Murphy stuck out a foot to clear off the line.
The Charlton keeper had another escape when Beattie charged down his clearance, the ball spinning wide.
But with seconds left before the break, Charlton snatched an unlikely lead with a stunner from Holland.
Everton cleared a corner straight to Hermann Hreidarsson and he picked out the Irish midfielder on the edge of the box. Holland didn't bother to take a touch but swung his right foot and watched the ball arc past Wright.
The Addicks might have grabbed a second but Paul Konchesky stumbled when clean through.
Smacked
Everton sent on Duncan Ferguson at the break and piled forward in search of the leveller.
Osman's neat 54th-minute pass sent Beattie driving into the box. He angled a low shot across Kiely but it smacked against the far post and rebounded to safety.
Ferguson was caught up in more controversy on the hour when El Karkouri went down clutching his face following an aerial challenge.
The Scot was sent off in Charlton's 2-0 win at The Valley for catching Hriedarsson with an elbow but this time ref Howard Webb waved play on.
Ferguson was involved again minutes later when he found Carsley bursting through but Konchesky did well to block his goal-bound shot.
It had been one-way traffic since the break but Everton could not find a way through a determined defence.
Kiely gathered substitute James McFadden's powerful drive before the Scottish international dragged another shot horribly wide.
Then the keeper had to go full length to palm away Beattie's free-kick before grasping a header from Ferguson.
Charlton hung on and delighted boss Alan Curbishley hailed the result.
Resilient
He said: "There were some great blocks, players throwing themselves in the way of things. We were resilient.
"That was something we didn't have earlier in the season. There wasn't that toughness.
"The only disappointing thing was the fact we didn't get hold of the ball and look to finish them off."
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