Nahki Wells, the Huddersfield Town striker, believes that there were plenty of positives to take from his side’s 1-1 draw against Charlton Athletic despite being denied a victory after conceding a late equaliser.

Wells handed Town the lead on 50 minutes with his first Sky Bet Championship goal of the season, just minutes after his side had been reduced to ten men when Murray Wallace was sent off for bringing down Igor Vetokele outside thee box,

It was Vetokele who deprived Town of what would have been a first home win of the season when he struck in the final minute of normal time.

Wells, whose side take on Nottingham Forest in the Capital One Cup second round tomorrow, said: “It feels like we have won the game even though we haven’t. There are a lot of positives that we can take from the match.

“We gave the fans something to get excited about because lately they have expected a lot and we haven’t delivered.

“We played excellently and had a penalty decision gone our way towards the end of the game we would have won, but as it was Charlton went up the other end and scored.

“To get a point from today’s match, having played for 45 minutes with ten men, is a positive.”

Wells, 24, believed that Wallace’s dismissal just before the interval could not have come at a worse possible time. It was really tough to take,” Wells side. “We went in at half-time knowing that we had a really tough task on our hands. However, we defended superbly and broke at every opportunity. It looked like we would win after nicking a goal, but unfortunately we could only take a point.”

Town’s response since the opening day 4-0 defeat away at Bournemouth has been impressive and Wells puts that down to the influence of Mark Lillis, the caretaker manager, and Steve Thompson, the assistant manager, and Steve Eyre, the first-team coach.

“It was tough to see the manager leave [Mark Robins], it is the first time in my career that it has happened,” Wells said.

“These things happen in football though, and Mark Lillis, Steve Thompson and Steve Eyre have lifted our spirits and at the moment are getting a lot out of us. They believe in us and we have responded to it.”

Fellow striker James Vaughan, formerly of Everton, made a lively return from injury against Charlton, replacing Wells on 64 minutes.

“I can’t wait to play alongside Vaughany, hopefully it will happen soon,” Wells said. “It is still early in the season and it is nice to see James back in action.

“We couldn’t have two strikers on the pitch with just ten men and he put a shift in when he came on.”