CHARLTON Athletic have slipped to seven points from safety following a winless run of 18 games and manager Phil Parkinson has yet to taste victory since taking the role on a permanent basis.

Parkinson was unimpressed by his side's wastefulness in front of goal and also scathing of his defence.

"In the first 30 minutes we had numerous chances to take the lead, we didn't take them and then we gifted them two goals," he said.

"If you are a defender playing for us you might say how many chances do our strikers need to put the ball in the net, but any success is built on a resilience at the back and we gave ourselves a mountain to climb.

"But we will keep on fighting and keep believing."