Charlton Athletic boss has ‘no complaints’ when he is asked about potential red card incident

Charlton Athletic boss Nathan Jones refused to get drawn on whether Richard Kone deserved a red card in tonight’s 0-0 League One play-off semi-final draw.

The Chairboys striker was booked by referee Farai Hallam for a crude and clumsy challenge on Ramsay, with replays showing it was effectively two fouls wrapped into one.

Ramsay told local media post-match that Kone could have been dismissed for the incident.

But Jones, perhaps keen not to give any motivational fuel to Wycombe Wanderers, did not go anywhere near as strong.

The Welshman said: “I don’t want to comment on too much – I don’t want to set anything up for anyone.

“I can’t look at the referee and say he contributed to anything other than a competitive game – and fair play. It was a difficult game. Really competitive and physical, so sometimes you might miss stuff. But I’ve got no complaints with anything, really.”

Charlton brought back Lloyd Jones and Luke Berry after injury absences.

Jones played the full 90 with Thierry Small, another who had been sidelined, introduced in the second half.

“Good (in terms of coming through the game),” said Jones. “The three of them haven’t trained that much, so we knew to start all three in a high-tempo and high-octane game might not be the best idea. We knew around 60 minutes we were going to make those changes.

“Lloyd came through it fantastically well. He is a big player for us. Physically he was good for us.

“We knew it would be a little bit of a war of attrition early on so we had to be defensively strong. We didn’t want to really go for it early but I am pleased with everything. I know it is only a 0-0 draw but it is a tough place to come. It’s the first leg of the play-offs, it’s really important we haven’t got to chase the game at The Valley.

“What we have to do now is win a home game.

“We will dust ourselves down and prepare. We’ve got a wonderful tie in front of a full house at The Valley. It’s going to be a special night.”

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