Sheffield Wednesday boss only has one slight gripe after 1-0 win at Charlton Athletic

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore felt his side should have made their first-half dominance at Charlton Athletic count with more goals.

The Owls set a new club record for going unbeaten in the EFL as they stretched their run to 20 matches.

Right wing-back Liam Palmer’s early goal settled the contest at The Valley.

League One leaders Wednesday collected a 19th clean sheet although the Addicks did have chances in an improved second-half showing.

“We started the game really, really quickly,” said Moore. “We had to do that because we know at The Valley, if they get the crowd up, it can be a difficult afternoon.

“It was an excellent goal and we could’ve scored more goals with the chances we created. On the flipside, the concentration levels off the ball were exceptional, to keep another clean sheet which meant three points.

“I said to them at half-time: ‘You know lads you could’ve been three up, maybe four up, but there’s only one goal in it. It’s about resetting. No half is ever the same, so you have got to apply yourself in the right way in the second half’. We said a clean sheet in the second half wins us the game. We knew there would be opportunities to extend the lead because they have got to throw caution to the wind – we’ve got to be ready to capitalise on it.

“If there is one marker I can say to the boys it is that we could’ve had a more ruthless mentality to get a couple more goals.

“We took our full away allocation, which is excellent, and you heard them all afternoon.

“We’re really pleased with the record. Today was about getting another positive result. It seems a long time, the 20 games, but we’ve just applied it one game at a time. That’s what it will be. We’ve got this record now, we’ll quickly put it to one side and continue. The boys have just got to keep going.

“You’re able to almost stay mute in the technical area because they know what is required and what it is going to take.”