A rather scrappy and not particularly high quality game saw Charlton draw 1-1 with Rotherham at The Valley to go 5th in the table.
Kelly’s stunning 58th-minute strike raised the Millers’ hopes of ending a 669-day wait for an away win – a run dating back to November 2022.
But Charlton substitute Chuks Aneke struck a curling 25-yard equaliser to deny the visitors.
Both teams struggled to create a clear opening during the first 45 minutes with striker Gassan Ahadme guilty of spurning the best of the home side’s first-half opportunities when he fired over from 10 yards.
Rotherham took longer to threaten but grew into the game with Sam Nombe and Mallik Wilks both forcing Will Mannion into action.
The second half looked set to follow the pattern of the first before Kelly drilled a powerful low drive beyond Mannion. Charlton have look vulnerable to long distance efforts this season.
Charlton manager Nathan Jones immediately introduced Aneke as part of a triple substitution and the move paid off when the forward levelled in the 72nd minute.
Neither side could find a winner and Rotherham charm merchant manager Evans was booked for dissent late on, the Millers thinking they had been denied a penalty..
Ramsay was probably the best player out there and made some important interventions.
Richard Cawley thinks that Charlton have failed to really click this season and made Lloyd Jones his man of the match: https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/sport/the-lowdown-on-charlton-1-rotherham-1-attacking-play-still-yet-to-click-for-addicks-as-ahadme-provides-graft-but-awaits-a-goal/
Well I don't know about you Wyn. But scraping a draw at home to the mighty Rotherham, shows how far we've come under the tutelage of the Messiah. Whoop-e-doo.
ReplyDeletePerhaps he isn't the messiah, but a very naughty boy. Nevertheless, this is an even more competiive league than last season.
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