Karl Robinson backs Lee Novak to come good for Charlton.

Novak experienced an injury-plagued debut season at the Valley, scoring just twice.

And his 2017/18 campaign got off to the worse possible start when he was sent off after just six minutes against Bristol Rovers.

But Novak netted in Charlton’s 4-1 defeat to Norwich on Tuesday, ending a run of 22 games in all competitions without a goal.

And Addicks boss Robinson expects the frontman, who has enjoyed prolific spells with Huddersfield and Chesterfield in League One, to kick on.

He said: “I thought Lee was excellent, his all-round play was superb. I just hope he can continue that - we’ll be there and support him.

“One thing people can’t question is Lee Novak’s work ethic. We just want to see him score more goals. And I’m sure he will.”

Robinson has made no secret of his desire to bring in another striker before the transfer window closes.

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The Addicks have been linked with Will Grigg, Matthew Godden and John Akinde in recent weeks.

And during the speculation, the club’s two senior strikers, Josh Magennis and Novak, opened their accounts for the season in the last week.

Robinson added: “It’s made me over the moon - it also made the board happy as well! I’ve always been told the players we have here are very competitive, and they certainly are.

“I do believe on their day Josh and Lee will be as difficult a pairing as anybody. So, I’ve never moaned about what we've got - I just want more. I’m greedy.

“Lee will score goals for us. The way our system is set up, it’s set up for him to score goals.

“Hopefully, we can start creating more chances. I don't think we've created many chances in the last 12 months.

“But now we’re creating far more chances and becoming a much more potent threat on the offensive. Hopefully we can continue that in the forthcoming games.”