Wednesday 8 April 2015 08:40, UK
Kit Symons felt Fulham were robbed after Charlton scored a controversial equaliser during the two side's 1-1 draw at The Valley.
Ross McCormack's 14th goal of the season put the Whites ahead before Johann Gudmundsson equalised for the hosts. But Symons, and Fulham keeper Marcus Bettinelli, felt Frederic Bulot should have been penalised for offside as Morgan Fox's centre flew across goal for Gudmundsson to slot home.
"It's a good point for us but I thought we deserved all three," Symons said. "Their goal was blatantly offside, it was a horrific decision and it's cost us dearly for the three points.
"Their player stopped our keeper picking it up so he is interfering with play."
A draw means Fulham are now eight points clear of third-bottom Millwall with five games left as they continue to limp towards the end of a season everyone at the club would probably rather forget.
They took the lead with a well-worked goal after just eight minutes, when centre-half Michael Turner lofted the ball to the edge of the penalty area.
Matt Smith's improvised back-header looped over his marker and sat up perfectly for strike partner McCormack to nod over Addicks keeper Stephen Henderson and into an empty net.
Charlton's fans took a break from booing Scott Parker - he left more than 11 years ago but time is clearly not a great healer in this part of south London - to greet the goal with a burst of 'Millwall are going down'.
Gudmundsson's equaliser came 10 minutes later and the Icelander should have doubled the lead before half-time, only to fire into the side netting with the goal gaping. Fulham's best chance to snatch victory came in the final minute when Smith blazed over from 12 yards.
"I think he was out on his feet when he put that one over the bar," added Symons.
"But we can't be greedy, we'll take a point at this stage of the season. We are not safe until we are mathematically safe."
Charlton have little to play for in mid-table and boss Guy Luzon, who shrugged off the complaints about his side's goal, was satisfied with their efforts.
"If it was offside, it was offside," he said. "It was a tough game, we played against great opponents who have a lot of quality. We tried to play positive, we scored one and had chances for the second.
"Gudmundsson played well tonight, in defence and attack. He scored one and had the opportunity to score the second but we can't blame him, that's football. Fulham had chances to score as well."
