The relief inside The Valley was palpable on Saturday afternoon as Charlton Athletic stopped the rot and ended their miserable 11-game run without a win, triumphing over The Blades of South Yorkshire.

No mean feat by the way. Defeating any side led by the vastly-experienced Chris Wilder is not to be sniffed at, also considering Sheffield United have had a decent start to the season.

They included seasoned professionals in their ranks with the likes of ex-England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, Chilean international Ben Brereton Diaz and Ghana forward, Jordan Ayew.

All we had was Millenic Alli, massively disappointing since he signed in the summer. We had a reserve goalkeeper, Will Mannion, out of sorts central defender Tyler Bindon and midfielder Conor Coventry, who has been suffering with poor form.

But, wait a minute.

Alli was transformative as he scored and made an assist, Mannion made a world-class save at the death and Bindon (pictured above) at last stepped up to the plate as a dependable defender against the side he played for on loan last season.

Coventry used his new captain's armband as a source of strength to arguably put in his best performance in a Charlton shirt.

The rest of the team put together following injuries to regular starters Kayne Ramsay, Nathaniel Chalobah, Lloyd Jones, Miles Leaburn and Karlan Grant were all heroes on the day to lift us from this swamp of a slump.

And finally, our beleaguered manager Nathan Jones, who surely would have been odds-on for the sack had he reached a dozen matches without a win. He orchestrated a team and a plan to beat a renowned Championship side.

Congratulations Nathan - a job well done. Use this international break to earn some well-earned rest with the family and come back rejuvenated and keep moving this club forwards.