Charlton Athletic secured their place in the last 16 of the Papa John's Trophy with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa U21s. 

In what was a well-contested match at The Valley, 18-year-old Mason Burstow fired the hosts into the lead, before Villa drew level through Finley Thorndike five minutes before half time. 

The Addicks managed to restore the advantage just three minutes later, when. Jayden Stockley converted from the penalty spot, with the hosts holding out for another win in the Johnnie Jackson era. 

 

 

Opening the scoring, it was an excellent run from Burstow who displayed an excellent turn of pace to latch onto Albie Morgan's through ball before slotting in with 15 minutes on the clock. 

Burstow netted what was his third goal of the season at senior level with Charlton, making it two in the Papa John's Trophy with the other coming in the FA Cup. 

The 18-year-old has also been handed his League One debut under Jackson, coming in on in two of the last three matches. 

Burstow has a tremendously high ceiling and is proving to be ready for the rigours of senior football.

Here, we take a look at how Charlton fans have reacted to his performance last night...