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Ronald Koeman critical of Jon Moss after Everton draw with Crystal Palace

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Everton manager Ronald Koeman took offence with referee Jon Moss' display

Ronald Koeman was heavily critical of referee Jon Moss' performance after Everton's 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on Friday Night Football.

The Toffees, having taken the lead through Romelu Lukaku's first-half free-kick, were clawed back by Christian Benteke as it finished honours even at Goodison Park.

On the whole, Koeman was pleased with his side's improved display from Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth, but took offence with Moss' over-eagerness with his whistle and with his cards.

Asked whether Everton had improved, Koeman told Sky Sports: "Yes, the performance was outstanding.

"You would maybe like to have created more opportunities - we missed one from Idrissa Gueye in the second half.

"Palace could have made it 2-1, I don't know if it was offside but it was difficult to understand all of the decisions of the referee today, even with that one he could have made a fault.

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"I spoke to Alan Pardew and we were really upset as there were a lot of decisions both ways and yellow cards.

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"Come on, it's Premier League football, the referee needs to understand that."

The stalemate ensured Everton missed the chance to move up to second in the Premier League, a result which could see them drop as low as sixth on the completion of the latest round of fixtures.

Jon Moss issues Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye with a yellow card at Goodison Park
Image: Moss issues Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye with a yellow card at Goodison Park

However, things could have been worse for the Merseysiders had Damien Delaney's second-half goal not been ruled out for offside.

With that in mind, Koeman was keen to draw the positives from an evenly-fought contest that maintained his impressive start to life at Everton, adding: "It's a good point.

"Of course you would like to win at home, even more so when you're 1-0 up, but it's very tough.

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Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew felt two key decisions went against his side in the 1-1 draw against Everton

"A big compliment to the team was how we defended the second balls and set plays against a difficult team.

"But one time they took the chance and earned a draw. Finally, we got one point and it's not a bad point.

"We have had a really good start to the season. The position in the table is not everything to look on but we can improve, we need to improve.

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"We're doing a good job so far and we would like to continue."

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