JACKO VOWS TO SHAKE UP HIS ADDICKS
BEATEN Charlton boss Johnnie Jackson says he will have to be ruthless as he looks to arrest their slide down the table following their defeat to ten-man Accrington Stanley.
The Addicks have now been beaten in seven of their last eight games and are just seven points off the bottom four – and play Gillingham on Tuesday who occupy that final relegation place.
Charlton took the lead after 18 minutes when Liam Coyle was adjudged to have handled the ball in the area and, though Toby Savin guessed the right way, Jayden Stockley’s penalty tucked under the keeper’s body.
Stanley equalised after 28 minutes in a goalmouth scramble following a Sean McConville free kick, with Rosaire Longelo heading home his first Stanley goal.
The Reds then took the lead after 32 minutes when Colby Bishop headed a ball back to Tommy Leigh and he raced forward and blasted home from the edge of the area.
Ross Sykes had a header cleared off the line after the break, but Stanley were reduced to ten men in the 63rd minute when Leigh was sent off for an elbow after he and Sean Clare challenged for a high ball.
Charlton’s Conor Washington had a 90th-minute goal ruled out for handball and Stanley held out for the win.
“It was no surprise how they set up and played today as we had worked on it all week, but we did not stand up to it in key moments,” said Jackson.
“We had such a good start, we got in front, so to come away with nothing is not good enough.
“The players need to start stepping up, the players who have given the shirt have got to do more.
“The goals we are conceding are the same ones. We work on it, players know their jobs and they have to do it.
“There are big decisions to be made and I will need to be ruthless to take us forward.
“It’s not a lack of effort, it’s probably a lack of confidence with the results and our level of form is nowhere near where it was.”
John Coleman says his 12th -placed Stanley side need one more win to guarantee their League One safety.
“We need just one more win to be mathematically safe, a belt and braces job,” said Coleman.
“I am delighted with the win, the character we showed, and we played some excellent football and stayed organised at the end.
“Our second goal was fantastic, not just Tommy’s finish, but Colby’s ball to him, Colby was a constant threat. I don’t think there was one player today who didn’t run themselves into the ground or contribute to the game and that includes the substitutes.”
ACCRINGTON: Savin 6, Sykes 7, Nottingham 6, Rodgers 7, Longelo 8 (Amankwah 79, 6), Pell 6, Coyle 5 (Hamilton 34, 6), Leigh 6, McConville 7, Adedoy 6 (Conneely 67, 6), Bishop 7Subs not used: Butcher, Isherwood, Morgan, Lewis
CHARLTON: MacGillivray 6, Lavelle 6, Pearce 6 (Washington 58, 5), Gunter 6 (Burstow 86),
Clare 6, Fraser 6, Dobson 6, Lee 6, Purrington 5 (Jaiyesimi 71, 5), Stockley 6, Leko 6 Subs not used: Morgan, Gilbey, Matthews, Harvey,