The Eagles were beaten 2-1 after extra time by Manchester United despite taking the lead through Jason Puncheon in the second half
Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew has lamented decisions by referee Mark Clattenburg following the Eagles' FA Cup final defeat by Manchester United.
Pardew felt Wilfried Zaha should have had a penalty and also pointed to an incident where Connor Wickham was through on goal in the aftermath of the 2-1 loss.
An extra-time thunderbolt from Jesse Lingard secured the Red Devils' first major honour of the season as they came from behind to secure victory.
Jason Puncheon had fired Palace ahead before Juan Mata levelled almost immediately to force the extra half hour.
Chris Smalling was given his marching orders but United rallied to spark scenes of jubilation among their travelling supporters.
"My players gave everything," Pardew said. "Everything. And they deserved to win but the game is like that. We had a couple of decisions that went against us, big time.
"Connor was through, Wilfried had a penalty but I'm not going to bleat. Great performance from both teams, great final.
"It's such a shame. We did a lot of things very well, we hurt them on the break, the referee didn't help us but we grew into the game.
"I'm so proud of the club, we have been dignified in defeat and we look forward to next year."
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