I thought we would play well today, but I did not think I would come away feeling gutted that we had got a draw. We deserved to, and should have won the game.
First half we completely dominated, created several good chances while Charlton, who we made look p*** poor, couldn't muster a shot on goal worthy of the name.
Second half the game became more stretched, but we were still in control and could, and perhaps should, have extended our lead.
Still perplexed as to why the penalty was given, as from my vantage point nothing happened. Nothing at all. A straight forward ball into the box, a bit of jostling, and a gutless, homer of a referee decides that Charlton should undeservedly preserve their unbeaten record. In all seriousness, we have probably lost six points away from home at 'big' clubs this season because of appalling refereeing decisions, and it is getting beyond a joke.
As for our performance, it was a great team effort of commitment and a lot of good football. Enoch had by far his best game of this season, and justified his selection, but still looked edgy in front of goal, missing two good chances in the first half. Joss also put in by far his best performance of the campaign, and staked a claim for being selected ahead of Weir, who I thought was caught in possession too often today.
My man of the match would be Goody, who was immense again, but all of the back four were excellent, with Raven particularly impressive.
Jose appeared much fitter than in previous games, and put a real shift in, as well as being good on the ball as usual.
You could argue that we should have scored a second goal today before the penalty incident, but I think that would be harsh on the players. To come away from home against the top of the table side and lead with ten minutes to go, only for a dubious decision to cost us again was really unlucky.
Looking at the bigger picture however, it is clear that the absence of a goalscorer is costing us massively. I don't believe any of the sides above us are better than us in terms of defence and general approach play, but without a regular goalscorer we won't get into the top six, which is where I think we deserve to be on our performances thi season.