Bournemouth boss Gary O'Neil wants talks with ref chiefs after Jefferson Lerma was left with a broken nose in defeat to Crystal Palace.

Lerma was floored after a clash with Palace defender Joachim Andersen, but it was not reviewed by VAR.

O'Neil told the Daily Echo: “Jefferson Lerma has broken his nose from it.

“It looked like a fairly clear punch in the face to me, on the footage.

“I spoke to the on-field ref and I understand them not spotting it. I think it's from a corner, so there's a lot of bodies and things moving fast.

“The ref needs to be trying to look at everything, so it's difficult for him to spot it.

“But the fact that we got the usual check complete from VAR, as one that's going against us, was a surprise.

“It was a significant blow to Jeff's face with a closed fist by the look of it. So I'm disappointed something wasn't done."

O'Neil continued: “It's an interesting one. I speak to Howard Webb most Sundays at the moment!

“I'll speak to him tomorrow, because I feel like this one is an important one.

“Jeff's obviously not happy about it. I'll speak to him, as we have done even with the penalty decision last week (in defeat to Chelsea) on Dom (Solanke).

“It didn't go our way. It's important we discuss it, because it's a significant blow to the face and Jeff has injured and broken his nose from it."