In a match in which Roy Hodgson felt 'for large spells of the game Palace were certainly equal to their opponent,' individual errors were always going to prove costly.
For Palace, it unfortunately happened when Mamadou Sakho lost his footing, gifting Harvey Barnes the chance to tee up Jamie Vardy for an easy chance to double the Foxes' lead.
In his post-match press conference, Hodgson revealed that Sakho apologised for his costly mistake right away.
“Absolutely. That was the first thing he did [came into the dressing and said ‘sorry’ to the team]," Hodgson said.