EVANS ABOVE! HE'S NOT A HAPPY CHAP
The Football League Paper|September 08, 2024
SUPER-SUB Aneke Chuks denied Rotherham a first away win in 22 months, leaving Millers manager Steve Evans in a rage.
lan Winrow
EVANS ABOVE! HE'S NOT A HAPPY CHAP

Evans felt his side were denied what he felt was "a clear and obvious penalty" in the draw at Charlton.

Liam Kelly struck the visitors' first away goal in nine league games to put Evans' side ahead in the 58th minute, before frontman Chuks Aneke equalised for the home side 14 minutes later.

But Evans insisted his side should have been awarded a late penalty when Joe Powell went down under a challenge by Kayne Ramsay and the Rotherham boss was booked for protesting referee Simon Mather's decision to wave away appeals.

Evans said: "I remember the Neil Warnock quote, 'you don't get penalties in London unless you're from London'. And how that's not a penalty is beyond me. But we didn't get it.

"It was a clear and obvious penalty, there's no attempt to play the ball.

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