A dominant Charlton beat Burton Albion 1-0 to move within five points of the play-off places and Nathan Jones was happy with what he saw.
Conor Coventry’s 82nd minute winner gave the Addicks the deserved victory.
Speaking post-match Jones said: “I’m really happy. I asked them just to win the game tonight. I didn’t mind too much about performance but I thought it was a positive performance. We’ve had 24 shots, 11 on target, five clear-cut chances. It’s a difficult place to come too as these [Burton] are fighting for their lives.
“We’ve come away, we’ve had a tough away journey, where we’ve felt hard done by on the weekend [against Huddersfield Town]. We’ve been up here for four days, the club have done brilliantly in terms of that. We’ve come out tonight and controlled the game. They’ve had one shot on target really and Ashley Maynard-Brewer has pulled off a good save. We’ve done enough to have won the game comfortably tonight. I think if we’d scored earlier it would have been a different story, but when you don’t it can become a bit hairy but I’m delighted for the travelling fans. I’m delighted we’ve won the game.”
Coventry’s goal was his first for the club and topped off an excellent all-round performance.
Jones said: “He's a fantastic player. It’s been a good week and a bit for him. He’s had his Irish call-up. We’re really delighted for him because he’s an excellent footballer. We played him a little higher today after Terry Taylor came on and that proved to be a good decision. He’s a fantastic player, we love him here and hopefully that can be a first of many.”
