Penalty pain for Charlton

Josh Windass netted a late penalty as Wrexham beat Charlton Athletic to earn a third successive home win in the Championship.

Nathan Jones' men had the better chances in what was an even opening half at the Stok Cae Ras - with Harvey Knibbs firing against the crossbar.

But the Welsh side carried the greater threat in the second half and had the game's decisive moment on 77 minutes as Windass scored his fifth goal of the season from the spot after Onel Hernández was penalised for a handball.

Victory extended Wrexham's unbeaten Championship run to five matches as Charlton's own five-game unbeaten streak in the league was ended.

The hosts survived a real scare just 40 seconds into the contest though as Isaac Olaofe was unable to prod the ball home after Sonny Carey's effort was saved by Arthur Okonkwo.

Wrexham settled and had their best opening on 17 minutes as Kieffer Moore teed up Max Cleworth from Issa Kabore's cross - with goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski tipping the defender's shot over.  Okonkwo reacted well to keep out James Bree's strike with his legs.

Both sides lacked a ruthless instinct in the final third, although the hosts were let off the hook in the 36th minute as Knibbs lashed against the crossbar from eight yards out after Dom Hyam slipped in his own box.

At the other end, Nathan Broadhead dragged a shot wide before Ryan Longman blazed over from a tight angle as the score remained level at the break.

Parkinson's men looked to turn the screw after the restart as Moore flashed a header across goal from George Thomason's inviting corner - with Longman firing well over soon after.

Josh Windass, Lewis O'Brien and James McClean replaced Broadhead, Thomason and Longman midway through the second half as Charlton sent on Hernández for Knibbs.

But the turning point came 15 minutes from time as referee Leigh Douhty awarded the hosts a penalty as substitute Hernandez handled McClean's cross.

Windass slotted his spot-kick into Kaminski's bottom left corner to break the deadlock with his first home goal for the club.

The game became stretched late on as Moore was well denied by Kaminski in the final stages.  Charlton came agonisingly close to equalising in the ninth minute of added time as Okonkwo tipped Luke Berry's header over/

Nathan Jones commented: "It's a moment of madness that's cost us at least a point.   I thought it was a tight game, we had a lot of chances in the first half and should have been ahead.  It's taken that bit of madness to break the deadlock. But I'm proud of the group for what they've given me because I can't ask for any more."

"We've come here twice now and been depleted with injuries. It seems like this place is a jinx. We just had to get to the international break, it gives us that respite. We're good in most areas, it's just defensively that we're a bit light. Bree couldn't take a set-play because of his groin."