Match ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
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Charlton's top goalscorer Igor Vetokele came off the bench to earn his side a point at home to Sheffield Wednesday.
The visitors took a deserved first-half lead when loanee Royston Drenthe found the net with a crisp long-range effort.
A mis-hit George Tucudean effort clipped the crossbar as Charlton rallied after the break, before Vetokele made his return from injury.
Five minutes after coming on, the Belgian tapped in Rhoys Wiggins' cross to draw the relieved hosts level.
The result extends the Addicks' unbeaten home record to eight matches.
Had it not been for Vetokele, Drenthe would have deservedly grabbed the headlines with his excellent display.
The forward had fired a left-footed short narrowly wide of the post before opening the scoring with a quality run and shot, Wednesday's first goal in four matches.
Chris Solly's 30-yard effort almost drew Charlton level after the break, as they gradually piled on the pressure.
Vetokele tapped home from a Wiggins cross-shot on 70 minutes for his seventh of the season.
The Addicks thought they had won it late on but Johann Gudmundsson was correctly adjudged to have been offside and, in the end, both sides had to settle for a point.
Sheffield Wednesday are now without a win in eight matches in all competitions, but remain unbeaten on their travels since September.
Charlton manager Bob Peeters on striker Igor Vetokele: "As soon as I called him to get ready to come on, I think the whole stadium went delirious.
"Vetokele and [Johann] Gudmondsson are good players. We don't have a big squad, but they can make a difference."
Sheffield Wednesday manager Stuart Gray: "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's 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."
Line-ups
Charlton
Formation 4-3-2-1
- 1Henderson
- 20Solly
- 26Ben Haim
- 6Bikey Amougou
- 16Wiggins
- 24Cousins
- 17Buyens
- 4JacksonSubstituted forWilsonat 81'minutes
- 43Ahearne-GrantSubstituted forBerg Gudmundssonat 45'minutes
- 10MoussaSubstituted forVetokeleat 65'minutes
- 29Tucudean
Substitutes
- 2Wilson
- 7Berg Gudmundsson
- 11Harriott
- 14Vetokele
- 15Onyewu
- 21Fox
- 30Pope
Sheff Wed
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Westwood
- 8Palmer
- 15Lees
- 5Loovens
- 3MattockSubstituted forDielnaat 34'minutes
- 10Maguire
- 6Semedo
- 17Helan
- 19MaghomaSubstituted forCokeat 62'minutes
- 11DrentheSubstituted forTaylor-Fletcherat 73'minutes
- 9Nuhiu
Substitutes
- 7May
- 12Taylor-Fletcher
- 14Coke
- 16McCabe
- 20Lee
- 35Dielna
- 43Kirkland
- Referee:
- Andy D'Urso
- Attendance:
- 16,850
Match Stats
Home TeamCharltonAway TeamSheff Wed
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home19
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away4
- Corners
- Home11
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
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Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Josè Semedo.
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Attempt blocked. Igor Vetokele (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoni Buyens.
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Offside, Charlton Athletic. George Tucudean tries a through ball, but Lawrie Wilson is caught offside.
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Tal Ben Haim (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
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André Bikey (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
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Foul by Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton Athletic).
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Glenn Loovens (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Rhoys Wiggins (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Igor Vetokele with a headed pass.
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Attempt saved. Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Maguire.
Substitution
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Lawrie Wilson replaces Johnnie Jackson.
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Attempt missed. Chris Maguire (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Attempt missed. Igor Vetokele (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Cousins following a fast break.
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Attempt blocked. Jeremy Helan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Maguire.
Substitution
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Gary Taylor-Fletcher replaces Royston Drenthe.
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Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Josè Semedo (Sheffield Wednesday).
