The Palace viewpoint

Neil Warnock believes his Crystal Palace side were denied the chance to take a game-winning lead at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday.

‘I felt we should have had a penalty in the first half and if we had gone in 2-0 up then I don’t think they would have come back from that,’ he said after watching his Eagles pegged back by Leon Best’s early second-half equaliser.

Warnock added however: ‘I am pleased with a point.’

He also dismissed a rant from Clinton Morrison after the City striker was felled by a challenge close to the touchline, saying: “I just told him it wasn’t as bad as that.”