LUKAS STRIKES IN THE NICK OF TIME TO SAVE BIRMINGHAM

LUKAS Jutkiewicz denied Charlton manager Lee Bowyer a winning return to St Andrew’s as Birmingham grabbed a late equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw. Jutkiewicz’s leveller in the third minute of time added on denied relegationthreatened Charlton, who looked set to win courtesy of Macauley Bonne’s 58thminute goal.

Bowyer remains the bookies’ favourite to become the Blues’ next manager and he was four minutes of time added on from a winning first trip back to the club where he made 94 appearances from 2009 to 11 and won the League Cup in 2011. Bonne’s 10th of the season ended the Addicks’ threematch losing run.

The Blues have gone 12 games without a win but at least they avoided a fifth consecutive loss after the premature exit of head coach Pep Clotet a week ago.

They have taken just seven points out of the last 36 available.

But they only had themselves to blame after Scott Hogan missed a 34thminute penalty and blazed over the rebound, while they wasted two early chances. Charlton took the lead against the run of play when Bonne tapped home from three yards after a determined run and cross by Doughty. Jutkiewicz equalised for the Blues as he tapped home when Gary Gardner’s shot had been palmed away by Phillips after substitute Jude Bellingham crossed, for his 15th goal of the season.