Charlton Athletic manager Nathan Jones on "edgy" nature of his side and full-time reaction of travelling Charlton Athletic fans after 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday
Addicks have taken three points from a possible 18 as crossing the finishing line continues to prove elusive
Nathan Jones admitted his Charlton Athletic side look “a bit edgy” after they failed to put Championship drop fears to bed at Sheffield Wednesday yesterday.
The Addicks headed into the contest at Hillsborough knowing they could open up an eight-point gap over the bottom three after Oxford United, who occupy the last relegation spot, lost 1-0 against Derby County in a lunchtime kick off.
But while Charlton extended their unbeaten away run to seven matches, they were unable to record a league double over relegated Wednesday for the first time since the 1953-54 season.
The Owls have not won in 38 matches and have the worst defensive record in the division, conceding 82 times in 43 league fixtures.
Matty Godden, who had clipped the bar at the end of the first half, put the south-east Londoners ahead in the 49th minute, finishing neatly after Lloyd Jones had headed down Conor Coady’s long ball. The experienced frontman chested down and took a couple of touches before finding the bottom right corner of the net.
Wednesday levelled in the 76th minute after an error by Will Mannion. The goalkeeper let a cross slip from his grasp and Gabriel Otegbayo punished the mistake. It is now six games without a clean sheet for the Addicks.
The lack of quality in the performance meant there were clearly audible boos from Charlton’s away support at the full-time whistle.
The Addicks have taken three points from a possible 18, putting them joint bottom of the form guide along with Wednesday, Leicester and Middlesbrough.
