Bailey's late equaliser rescues precious point for Addicks

Nick Bailey’s late equaliser, Charlton’s first in seven hours and 20 minutes on their travels, claimed a precious point.

Boss Alan Pardew rightly praised Nicky Weaver’s heroic contribution after the goalkeeper’s first-half error gifted Ipswich a 37th minute lead.

Weaver allowed Owen Garvan’s inswinging free-kick to sneak in at the far post and Pardew said: “Nicky should have come for it.

'I told him at half-time that it wasn’t good enough for a man of his calibre.

'I got the reaction I was hoping for – he was absolutely brilliant in the second half.'

Weaver made a flying save to keep out a 25-yard Veliche Shumulikoski rocket and then dived low to his left to keep out Pablo Counago’s 69th minute penalty.

Mel Henderson (Mail Online)