Charlton 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1: Gray bemoans ‘lost’ points as Owls draw

Sheffield Wednesday manager Stuart Gray refused to blame referee Andy D’Urso for not giving his side a penalty after Atedhe Nuhiu went down under Andre Bikey’s second-half challenge.
Sheffield Wednesday manager Stuart Gray.Sheffield Wednesday manager Stuart Gray.
Sheffield Wednesday manager Stuart Gray.

“We don’t seem to get many penalties at the moment, but there was no need for Nuhiu to go down, ” he said. “His next thought should have been to get a shot off.

“Andre Bikey’s made an error, Atedhe’s got the other side of him, so it’s a big decision because 2,000 Sheffield Wednesday fans have appealed for the penalty and I don’t think they are wrong.

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“I’m just disappointed because I feel we have thrown two points away. We had better attempts at goal, Royston Drenthe was unplayable in the first half and (Chris) Maguire had a great chance to make it 2-0 before half time.

“But in the second half, we were slow to get going and we were poor in possession.

“We were very poor for their goal and some of the boys thought he was offside. So it’s two big decisions in both boxes that we didn’t get – one being the penalty and one being offside for their goal.”

Charlton manager Bob Peeters praised the impact of substitute Igor Vetokele after the striker salvaged his side a point.

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The Belgian was introduced midway through the second half and bagged the equaliser 20 minutes from time when he turned in Rhoys Wiggins’s driven cross.

Charlton were transformed in the second half after Royston Drenthe’s inspired display had put the Owls in the driving seat until the Dutchman’s sublime 27th-minute strike was cancelled out.

Charlton Athletic: Henderson, Solly, Ben Haim, Bikey, Wiggins, Cousins, Buyens, Jackson (Wilson 81), Ahearne-Grant (Gudmundsson 46), Moussa (Vetokele 65), Tucudean. Unused substitutes: Onyewu, Harriott, Fox, Pope.

Sheffield Wednesday: Westwood, Palmer, Lees, Loovens, Mattock (Dielna 34), Maguire, Semedo, Helan, Maghoma (Coke 62), Drenthe (Taylor-Fletcher 73), Nuhiu. Unused substitutes: May, McCabe, Lee, Kirkland.

Referee: A D’Urso (Essex).

Man of the match: Royston Drenthe.

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