West Bromwich Albion's saw their winless run extend to five Championship games as a defiant Charlton Athletic twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw at the Valley.

Despite the result, Slaven Bilic's men have moved top of the table after Leeds United lost 2-0 to Sheffield Wednesday.

The Baggies arrived in South London for the second time in a week, having beaten Charlton here 1-0 in the FA Cup last weekend. The two sides were much changed from that encounter, however, with Kenneth Zohore the only West Brom player to start both games and Lee Bowyer making lots of changes of his own.

Charlton will hope that today’s game, the first in the Championship since the recent takeover, can be the start of a new era for the South London side and the positivity around the club certainly appeared to have filtered down onto the pitch.

From the opening exchanges, you wouldn’t have thought that the two sides were competing at opposite sides of the division–such was the confident start the Addicks made to the game.

Conor Gallagher had two half-chances for the hosts early on, rolling a low shot past one post from outside the box and then whipping a free-kick round the other one minutes later.

But confidence can only take you so far and the Baggies’ quality began to shine through. Hal Robson-Kanu tested Dillon Phillips with a header after 16 minutes and his strike partner Kenneth Zohore went one better six minutes later.

It must’ve seemed like deja vu for Charlton fans, as Zohore scored his second goal against them inside a week. A mistake by Tom Lockyer gifted possession to the 25-year-old, who raced into the box and found the net at the second time of asking–with Deji Oshilaja blocking his first attempt.

But their lead was short-lived and Charlton pulled level six minutes later. Gallagher curled the ball in from a short corner for Naby Sarr to head goalwards and Josh Davidson, who joined the club in October, to nod into the back of the net.

Tempers began to flare late in the first half. First, Darren Pratley and Romaine Sawyers came together on the touchline and then a contest between Lockyer and Robson-Kanu finished with the duo grappling on the floor.

The Baggies raced out of the blocks after the break and took the lead in less than a minute. Matty Phillips drilled a low cross into the box and Robson-Kanu’s outstretched effort deflected off Sarr and into the back of the net.

Charlton nearly engineered an equaliser in the 58th minute. A clever free-kick from Gallagher and Alfie Doughty allowed the latter some space to shoot inside the box but Sam Johnstone tipped the effort wide.

Both sides had half-chances as the game wore on but Bowyer’s men were the next to strike.

Football is so often a game of redemption and so it proved for Lockyer forced an equaliser with around a quarter of an hour to go. The centre-back, who was at fault for the Baggies’ opener, climbed highest to meet Doughty’s floated cross and powered a header at goal, which came off the post, then Johnstone's head and then into the net.

The visitors could have been reduced to ten men late on when Pereira lashed out at Jake Forster-Caskey but the referee only deemed it a yellow card offence, much to the frustration of the home support.

The intensity rose in a crazy last five minutes but neither side were able to captalise and the game ended level. If the Addicks can show this sort of determination and fight for the rest of the East Street Investments' era it could be a successful one for the club.

A peculiar afternoon for the Baggies, who will be disappointed with their overall performance but have gone top of the Championship nonetheless.

FULL TIME: Charlton Athletic 2 - 2 West Bromwich Albion