CONCEDING a last-gasp equaliser was tough to take but it was still a good week's work for Wrexham.

The spell of three tough games in the space of eight days against a hat-trick of potential promotions rivals and teams used to playing at a higher level than League One ended with a 2-2 draw at Charlton Athletic.

A controversial penalty, put away in the seventh minute of injury time, denied Wrexham victory in front of nearly 25,000 supporters at The Valley.

The Reds led twice against the Addicks, a former Premier League club, and produced a brilliant away performance so the fact it was disappointing to leave with a share of the spoils is a sign of how far Phil Parkinson's back-to-back promotion winners have come.

That made it five points from a possible nine over the last week, with Wrexham previously winning 1-0 at Rotherham United before drawing 0-0 with Huddersfield Town at The Racecourse.

Both Rotherham and Huddersfield were in the Championship last term - the Terriers spent two seasons in the top-flight only a couple of years ago - so Parkinson, his staff and most importantly the players deserve a lot of credit for the way they tackled three tough fixtures.

Charlton's last-gasp leveller might have felt like a defeat, and Wrexham could have taken more than five points from the hat-trick of games, but you cannot be unhappy with that tally and the Reds are still flying high in League One.

Now third in the table and only four points off top spot, Wrexham are showing they can compete with the best and they definitely don't look out of place in the third tier.

The Reds have made The Racecourse a fortress over the last few seasons under Parkinson but the type of display they put on at Charlton shows they can also do the business on their travels, and that bodes well going forward as they aim to stay amongst the pacesetters.

"Rotherham away was gritty. We could have kept the ball better at times, we know that, but we improved on that performance against Charlton," said Parkinson.

"We were good, resilient, against Rotherham but we had to take the sting and the heat out of the game at times with the ball and that's what we did against Charlton.

"I was so pleased with the decision making on the ball and we have restricted a team to long, diagonal balls against us.

"We controlled the game and played some unbelievable football, and I feel for the lads.

"We dealt brilliantly with those balls in the box. First half we didn't because we conceded a goal from it but that one moment has proved costly.

"We are all angry because it was a game I didn't feel under any pressure at all."