Crystal Palace captain Joel Ward was left frustrated with the manner of their defeat at Aston Villa.
Palace had the lead through Odsonne Edouard before Jhon Duran struck an equaliser on 87 minutes. Douglas Luiz converted a penalty in injury-time won by Ollie Watkins ahead of Leon Bailey wrapping up the points.
Ward later said: We knew they were slowing the game down a little bit and you could see the fans were getting on their backs to speed up play. For us, we were just staying solid as a mid-block and it was playing into our hands. In the second-half, we got on the break a few times and got the goal.
We frustrated them at times and were diligent in our defensive work. Obviously, in the second-half, we created quite a few chances to bury the game.
It [the penalty] killed it. For me, it's never been a penalty. I think he [Chris Richards] touches the ball before and then flicks it back to the 'keeper. Anywhere on the pitch, it's never been a foul or free-kick. I think, under pressure, it's gone the wrong way.
You can always take positives from the game. It's tough and a bitter pill to swallow, but we have to dust ourselves down. Sometimes things go against you, and certainly today that big decision went against us."