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Everton profited from 'harsh' refereeing, claims Delaney

Damien Delaney feels Crystal Palace were hard done by in their 1-1 Premier League draw at Everton on Friday.

Crystal Palace defender Damien Delaney believes Everton profited from "harsh" refereeing during Friday's 1-1 Premier League draw at Goodison Park.

Christian Benteke ultimately secured a commendable point for the away side four minutes in the second half with a fine header, but it was Everton's opener that left Delaney frustrated.

The Irish defender was penalised for a high foot on Phil Jagielka – who handled the ball – on the edge of the box, with Romelu Lukaku scoring from the resulting free-kick, but Delaney feels the Everton man got lucky.