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Mark Clattenburg says Aston Villa’s goal against Crystal Palace should have stood

Aston Villa were denied a point in their 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace on Saturday as Henri Lansbury’s late equalizer was struck off after referee Kevin Friend claimed Jack Grealish had dived.

The official’s decision to book the Villa captain for simulation after he had clearly been impeded by Gary Cahill irked the visitors, and VAR couldn’t interfere as despite reviewing the potential penalty situation, it was unable to check the goal because the whistle went before the ball went into the net.

It left manager Dean Smith rightly fuming post-game, and former Premier League ref Mark Clattenburg also believes Friend made a very bad call.