Alan Pardew ‘frustrated’ by refereeing decisions against Crystal Palace

Stats don't lie: Alan Pardew says he is frustrated after Dwight Gayle was sent off against West Ham
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Vaishali Bhardwaj23 October 2015

Alan Pardew believes Crystal Palace have been at the end of some harsh decisions from referees this season after bemoaning Dwight Gayle's red card against West Ham last week.

Pardew said official Mark Clattenburg had been "hasty" for sending Gayle off for two bookable offences in the 3-1 home loss to the Hammers last Saturday after the Palace forward had fouled Cheikhou Kouyate following his earlier caution for a lunge on Dimitri Payet.

The Eagles manager has again expressed his frustration at the decision and insisted Palace have been unlucky not to have seen opposition players sent off during their games this term.

"There was frustration [at Gayle's red card]. In the time I've been here there's never been a player sent off for the opposition team, even though we have three flying wingers," he said ahead of Saturday's trip to Leicester City.

"There's been a couple of times a call hasn't been good for us now. Sometimes the stats don't lie, I don't understand it. In all the games we've played, we've had three or four challenges against us after a yellow card.

"I don't know if there's too much that can help them [referees]. Maybe better training, better facilities, better analysis after games or maybe analysis from managers for our view.

"We're asked our view but I'm not sure it's taken on board sometimes. Maybe there could be a bit more feedback for them to help us.

"I don't think an hour after a game is an appropriate time [to meet] because emotions are running high. The best time is Mondays or Tuesdays. There can be a better review system. My view is that the standard of refs is high, but it can be improved."

He added: "Having said that, I have spoken to Dwight this week and he put himself at risk with that challenge. Can’t happen again. He understands that."

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