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Crystal Palace facing fine(s) after Liverpool defeat and Hodgson reaction

Crystal Palace will be fined by the Football Association for poor discipline at the weekend.

The London club were beaten 2-1 by the Reds, having been 1-0 up until the latter stages.

Jordan Ayew got a red card for two yellows in the 75th minute, with five other players and the manager Roy Hodgson also being cautioned.

“I think that having to play the game with 10 men for the last 15-20 minutes was unbelievably harsh on us," Hodgson told TNT Sports after the final whistle.

“I don't believe it was worthy.

“The way we played and the amount of fouls we committed, which were about the same amount as Liverpool's, maybe one or two less. I don't think we deserved nine yellow cards.

“I probably deserved mine so I'll shrug that off… Van Dijk took the opportunity to get him (Ayew) the first yellow card by kicking the ball against him from a few yards away. That's very disappointing…

“The second one, I thought was a good challenge. Even if it was deemed a foul, let's say it was deemed a foul which it could be, it wasn't a yellow card offense.

“In fact, there was only one yellow card offense from our side that I would totally agree with and that's the one where Joachim Andersen at the end of the game gets frustrated and kicks a player from behind. That was a yellow card."

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