Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson had few complaints after defeat at home to Leicester City.
Jamie Vardy and Caglar Soyuncu struck the goals for Leicester.
Hodgson said, "I thought it was a relatively even game. I don't think I could have asked a lot more from the Palace team than they gave out there today.
"I thought our defensive organisation was good and we restricted them to a minimum of chances. Our defending from the set plays and free kicks had been good but unfortunately one proved too much for us. We weren't out of the game even at 1-0. I never had the feeling we were out of this game.
"But at 2-0 so close to the end, I'm afraid that was a bridge too far and we had to accept then that we weren't going to get back in it. It was important I felt not to concede more goals because we'd opened up our midfield and gone to a 4-4-2 at 0-1 in an attempt to bring it back to 1-1.
"That was making it a lot easier for them [Leicester] in that very good midfield area where they have so many talented players. I would have been disappointed if we conceded more goals."
