Lee Bowyer has praised Alfie Doughty as the youngster grabbed the winning goal in Charlton’s dramatic 3-2 victory over Bristol City on Boxing Day.

After Macauley Bonne got the Addicks back on level terms, with his second goal of the afternoon, the striker turned provider when he teed up Doughty with a driven cross at the far post to force home.

It’s the 20-year-old’s third goal this season, two of which arrived in his short-term loan spell at Bromley, and caps off another impressive performance.

Bowyer said: “I'm pleased for him because sometimes he switches off when balls are coming across the box.

“I've been trying to drum into him, 'Arrive there, arrive there on the far post', trying to drum it into him and, thankfully, he got there today and he got his reward.

“He's been very good for us the last few games since he's been involved. I'm really pleased for him.”

Doughty, who rose through the ranks at Charlton to break into the first-team, has been forced to make the step up to senior football due to the ongoing injury crisis.

After joining the senior squad at their pre-season camp in Spain, he has since gone on to play a role in Charlton’s first season back in the Championship.

Although Bowyer admitted he does not know much about him, he has praised his ability to take on what the coaching staff have taught him.

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The Addicks boss said: “If you want me to be honest I don't really know [much about Alfie], he's not been around us.

“He's a 19-year-old kid that's been with the under-23s. I will sit here and be honest with you: I've had a go at him a few times when he's played for the under-23s because he does things that drive me mad.

“With all our under-23s, I don't know if you've seen our under-23s play, but all of them lose the ball and then they walk. Then they let the game go on for five seconds and they beat themselves up.

“It drives me crazy because that's not the real game.

“When you lose the ball, the first thing you should do is try and win it back. Alfie came with us pre-season because we had hardly any players, then he just bought into it straight away.

“You see all the senior players, as soon as they lose it they try to win it back quickly. They react in a positive way. To be fair to Alfie, out in Spain in pre-season, he bought into it. Then all of a sudden he'd become this different player.

“He was actually losing the ball, sprinting and winning it back quickly. A bit like what you've seen today.

“That's all I can tell you about Alfie, really. He's a young lad that's learning, and the positive thing for me is that whenever you tell him something he takes it on board. That's good for his career. Not for mine, for his.”