Charlton Athletic 0 Hull City 0 Agnew: Game could have been abandoned

Hull City travel to Charlton to take on the Addicks. Follow the action here.

The playing surface was made tricky by a series of heavy downpours that played havoc with the passing game of both sides, meaning chances were at a premium.

Agnew said: “It was entertaining, the thunder and lightning brought the game to life.

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“It was a game where we thought we had more of the chances and probably could’ve nicked it.

“We got a whisper that if the rain continued to be persistent and heavy then he might have brought the players off for 10 minutes.

“I thought we had the better of it with shots on target and their keeper made two or three terrific saves.

“Added to that I felt we got into some really good positions and didn’t test the keeper as well as we should’ve done.

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“We feel disappointed to go away having not taken the three points.

Nick Proschwitz tried his luck from distance early on for the visitors with the first substantive chance, but Ben Hamer was equal to the challenge.

The hosts’ first chance fell the way of Bradley Pritchard, who latched on to Yann Kermorgant’s flick-on but saw his shot smartly blocked by Alex Bruce.

With 15 minutes gone Johnnie Jackson headed tamely at Ben Amos when well placed and moments later Bradley Wright-Phillips drilled a left-footed shot into the goalkeeper’s midriff.

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There was a brief moment of panic for the Addicks when City had strong appeals for a penalty waved away following Leon Cort’s challenge on Corry Evans.

And their hearts were in their mouths once more on the half-hour mark as Sone Aluko raced through on goal but blasted his strike straight at Hamer.

Thunder and lightning made an appearance shortly before the interval and the hosts could have ended the half with a bang but Cort headed Jackson’s inswinging corner just wide.

Both sides struggled to retain possession in the second half as the conditions became increasingly difficult, with numerous misplaced passes disrupting the flow of the game.

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Dale Stephens saw a late free-kick deflected wide, with former Leicester defender Michael Morrison inches away from making contact.

But it was the Tigers who finished on top and Aluko’s powerful strike was well blocked by Cort before Danny Hollands threw himself in front of Paul McKenna’s follow-up.

There was still time for Hamer to perform heroics as he first blocked substitute Jay Simpson’s effort before picking himself up to deny the onrushing Aluko when he looked certain to score.

The draw maintains Charlton’s unbeaten start to the league season, while Hull have now kept two clean sheets in their opening three matches.

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Charlton: Hamer, Morrison, Wiggins, Solly, Cort, Jackson, Stephens, Pritchard, Hollands, Wright-Phillips, Kermorgant. Unused subs: Sullivan, Dervite, Cook, Green, Wilson, Kerkar, Smith.

Hull: Amos, Rosenior, Chester, Dudgeon, Bruce (McShane 63), McKenna, Evans, Koren, Faye, Aluko, Proschwitz (Simpson 72). Unused subs: Oxley, Stewart, Cairney, Olofinjana, Mclean.

Referee: Simon Hooper.

Attendance: 16,202.