Henrik Pedersen praises performance as Sheffield Wednesday hold Charlton

Sheffield Wednesday boss Henrik Pedersen said he saw his side’s “strongest offensive performance of the season” as they drew 1-1 with Charlton.

The Addicks took the lead from Matty Godden’s early second-half goal but Gabriel Otegbayo rescued a point for the Owls with a quarter of an hour to play.

Pedersen said: “This was a strong performance from the boys again. Sometimes we were maybe a bit loose on the ball but to play with courage at this point in the season makes me so proud.

“We knew it would be a very direct game against Charlton with a lot of second balls and set-pieces, you can see this because a long ball is how both goals were scored.

“We felt before conceding we were playing quite well. It shows how strong the mindset is of the young boys to keep on going and come back in the game.

“Charlton are so strong defensively but after they scored there was only one team attacking and I think we fully deserved our equaliser.

“The culture is very good with my players. I think defensively we are solid, we are difficult to play against and we have looked better and better on the ball in the last three games.

“Sometimes we would miss the last pass or last movement but we got stronger on the ball as the game went on. I think this was our strongest and most controlled offensive performance of the season.”

Wednesday are in administration and remain on -3 points, having been deducted 18 this season.

Pedersen added: “It has been a long season for all of us but we will keep going. We are waiting for the takeover and then after that we will speak with the players about their future.”

Charlton boss Nathan Jones says his side “have to keep going” despite edging closer to Championship safety.

Jones said: “I think it is two points dropped for us today. They may have had most of the possession but we coped with it well and we got to grips with it in the second half. We had all the big chances in the game.

“Sheffield Wednesday are a difficult team to play against. They’re playing with freedom and without jeopardy and that can cause you problems, whereas we’re still fighting to stay in the league so for us it’s slightly different.

“We hit the bar in the first half and then the post in the second half. It took an error from us for them to get back in it. I think we needed a second goal; if we get that I feel we win the game.

“Wednesday are a wonderful football club. The fans’ support has been magnificent and Henrik has done a sterling job. Of course, I am solely focused on my football club but I hope they get back to where they belong soon.

“It’s another point towards our total but we’re disappointed not to win. We’ve hit the 50-point mark but I don’t want us to finish on 50 points because that will mean we’ve lost our last three.

“We know we have to keep going because the job isn’t done yet. We have two games in a row at home now so we need some big performances because we don’t just want to stay up, we want to finish strongly.”