Barnsley boss Neill Collins was left frustrated by refereeing decisions as the Reds were beaten 2-1 by Charlton Athletic.
After a collision with Addicks defender Michael Hector, Devante Cole was not awarded a penalty kick, and Fabio Jalo had a goal disallowed for offside. Charlton’s Alfie May scored twice, sending Collins’ men home with nothing.
Collins stated, “We should have been sitting here with a point,” following the game. However, it’s not because of a bad choice made towards the end of the game. I’m very disappointed since he’s a yard onside.
“It’s [the Cole incident] a stonewall penalty. Devante goes through, he’s about to shoot, he gets bundled over. How he didn’t get that, I’m not quite sure.”
Although Barnsley created numerous chances, Adam Phillips’ 12-yard penalty kick was the only goal they managed to score. Although Cole was given the go-ahead, it has been more than two months since his last league goal.
Collins stated: “We ought to have been ahead at halftime.” However, we weren’t as a result of lost possibilities. Right now, [Cole] is going through a little phase. It will not be long till he is putting them behind the net, I’m sure of it.
Alfie May produced two great finishes to demonstrate why he leads the league with goals scored. We have players who can do that, but Charlton was really clinical today, and we arguably missed too many excellent opportunities.
