Charlton Athletic could have played until Teddy Sheringham, who saw little of the ball, was well into drawing his pension and they would not have scored. On a day of celebration for one of English football's finest forwards, defences were on top.
Like his fellow defenders, Anton Ferdinand did well, but the match was a shapeless mess. The clement weather added to the feeling that this was one of those breezily consequence-free end-of-season matches.