Former Premier League manager Nathan Jones forced to apologise live on BBC moments after Charlton win

CHARLTON manager Nathan Jones was forced to apologise after swearing midway through an interview with BBC Sport.

The 50-year-old was in high spirits following his side's 2-1 win over Derby County on Tuesday, so much so that he accidentally dropped the f-bomb during a post-match interview.

When asked by BBC Sport London how he would summarise Charlton's performance, Jones responded: "It was a game of two halves.

"First half I think we were nowhere near the level I demand from these players.

"We were tentative, we were not aggressive enough and we allowed Derby to do certain things that we didn't want them to do.

"We had a few words at half-time and in the second half I think we were outstanding. Absolutely outstanding.

"We over-ran them, we f*****g... Sorry, we were aggressive in what we did and I'm really proud of the second half performance."

Charlton fans have fallen in love with Jones since he arrived earlier this month.

One person took to X to write: "This #cafc squad has been transformed under Nathan Jones. The team worked so hard for that result tonight - loving the passion & commitment!"

Another added: "Nathan Jones. The passion. The hard work. It’s amazing what graft can get you. That result could be the difference come May."

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A third wrote: "Nathan Jones' passion got me falling in love #cafc."

While a fourth commented: "Look at the passion from Nathan Jones 😍."

Charlton came from behind to defeat second-placed Derby in the League One clash.

Eiran Cashin fired the Rams ahead in the 39th minute, but Alfie May equalised from the penalty spot in the 65th.

Karoy Anderson then scored the winner with ten minutes left to play.

Charlton now sit 19th in the league table with 37 points from 35 games.

Meanwhile, Derby are on track to earn Championship promotion, seven points behind leaders Portsmouth.

Jones was handed his start in management by Luton Town in 2016 and spent three years with the club before joining Stoke.

However, he was dismissed after ten months and returned to Kenilworth Road in May 2020.

The Welshman was appointed manager of Premier League side Southampton in November 2022 but was sacked after just three months.

He spent one year out of work before joining Charlton at the beginning of this month.