Charlton Athletic boss Johnnie Jackson reacts to Oxford United defeat

Charlton were hammered 4-0 by play-off chasing Oxford United at the weekend and after such a humbling defeat for the Addicks, Johnnie Jackson admitted to the club’s official website that his side need to ‘put the result right’ straight away on Tuesday.

The side have fared a lot better in League One this season since the appointment of the former player as the club’s new manager. They’ve gone from relegation-strugglers to being back up towards the top half of the division.

However, they were brought crashing down to Earth on Saturday when play-off chasing Oxford faced off against them. The U’s managed to put four goals past the home side and it means that the Addicks have now slipped down to 16th.

The play-offs are seemingly out of sight and they are still only nine points off the relegation zone, so need to ensure there is no complacency in the team – especially having lost their last three games.

Johnnie Jackson though is determined to ensure that they aren’t on the receiving end of another loss in midweek, when another strong side in MK Dons come to town.

They too will be wanting a win in their search for a promotion spot – but with Charlton slipping and desperate for some points, the boss will not want his team to roll over too easily. In fact, he told the club’s official website that he wants his side to ‘have the character’ to go again on Tuesday and potentially bag a win after the Oxford result.

He said: “The result hurts, we’re all hurting.

“It’s a knock to your pride losing like that at home, so they should feel like that. No one is going to feel sorry for us, you have to pick yourself up and these are the moments when you find out a little bit about people.

“We’ve got to have the character to come out here again