Charlton Athletic manager Chris Powell has bemoaned his side's luck after falling to a fourth straight loss.

A Federico Macheda brace was enough to secure the points for opponents Birmingham City, leaving the Addicks in the Championship relegation zone.

"We need results and we are not getting them I understand the need the to push away from the bottom," Powell is quoted as saying by Sky Sports News. "I would rather have more points than still be in the cup but we will be trying hard to get into last eight.

"We acquitted ourselves well with some good passages of play. We had good chances but their keeper did well.

"In the end it was not our day, we had opportunities to score. The chances were there but Birmingham scored at crucial times."

Charlton will be looking to move out of the bottom three when they travel to Hillsborough to face Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday night.