Faced with the challenge of scoring a second goal, Charlton went down 1-2 to Preston at The Valley this afternoon. Charlton stay 18th, but are just five points above Oxford in the first relegation position.
After he had hit the woodwork from a Tyreece Campbell cross, the returning Joe Rankin-Costello put the Addicks ahead on 18 minutes. He finished on the volley after Carey's long throw was flicked in off a Preston defender's head.
Charlton's lead did not last long. Villa loanee Lewis Dobbin put a looping header over Mannion on 25 minutes.
On the half hour mark, Mannion had to save from Devine, attempting to score from a tight angle.
As Preston threatened again as half time approached, Brad Pitts sliced wide from a good position.
Charlton were retreating a lot in the first phase of the second half and Fullah and Goddard were brought on to liven things up with Rankin-Costello and Chambers going off.
Charlton pushed on in an attempt to score, but opened up a glaring gap, enabling Potts to score for the visitors on 65 minutes.
The game went a bit flat. Campbell was taken off and replaced by Miles Leaburn.
Carey went off for Berry as the end of normal time approached.
With seven minutes added on Charlton applied some pressure but a great block from Gibson denied Dykes a scoring opportunity,
Concerned supremo Nathan Jones told the BBC: .We started really well, got the goal and had a number of chances to get further ahead. But we switched off and lost shape at a set play and they scored from it. They started the second half better and we're lethargic and they score after we give the ball away.
'Then we throw everything at them and have a number of chances and can't score which is pretty much what has been happening. The home form is concerning. My worry is that for all our play we don't have the conversion rate we need to win games. we had a number of chances today but cannot score.'
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