Millwall boss Gary Rowett was left complaining about key decisions he felt cost his side victory against Sunderland - insisting the Lions should have had an early penalty and also had a legitimate goal disallowed. Tony Mowbray's Black Cats earned a point in a 1-1 draw at The Den, with- sub Dennis Cirkin's header inside the final ten minutes cancelling out Jake Cooper's opener on the hour.
But Rowett was angry about two big decisions in the first half that went against his side. First, inside the opening five minutes when striker Tom Bradshaw went to ground inside the penalty area under pressure from Aji Alese.
And second, on the half-hour when Zian Flemming's shot was fumbled by Anthony Patterson and ex-Sunderland man George Honeyman followed up from close range, only for the 'goal' to be ruled offside because George Saville was adjudged to have blocked Patterson's view of the initial effort while standing in an offside position. "There were lots and lots of moments that were very contentious, in my opinion," said Rowett.
