Source: Daily_Mail
C Palace 0 Birmingham 0: Warnock fumes at referee as his 10 men hang on
The 10 men of Palace frustrated Birmingham's attempt to close the gap on leaders Wolves to a point but still left manager Neil Warnock spitting fire. Though Nick Carle got a straight red for a two-footed challenge on Cameron Jerome after 75 minutes, Palace felt they could have won. Referee Paul Taylor denied them a penalty just before half-time, which was a staggering decision. Loan ranger: On loan midfielder Lee Bowyer races clear of Palace rival Alan Lee Football League live: How Tuesday's action unfoldedTHE LIST: Sportsmail's 30-21 of football's biggest traitors Former Birmingham midfielder Neil Danns was hauled back for several yards in the penalty area by Keith Fahey. Ref rage: Palace boss Neil Warnock was unhappy with referee Paul Taylor for two costly decisons Palace boss Warnock snapped: 'On the video, it was a penalty but we have to send these things on and ask for the assessor's opinion. It's a pity it's not done at the moment it happens. 'Only the referee knows why he didn't give a penalty. And we didn't think it was a sending-off as Carle clearly touched the ball. But I thought it was consistent with his (Taylor's) performance.' Birmingham boss Alex McLeish argued: 'I thought it was a foul on Fahey first. We had enough chances to have won two or three games and that is definitely two points dropped.' Warnock had seen Victor Moses give Stephen Carr a nightmare opening - only for the Palace teenager to be carried off on a stretcher with hamstring trouble on 54 minutes. Birmingham recovered from their shaky start and Marcus Bent missed a glorious chance, heading wide. And Carlos Costly lived up to his name on 50 minutes when he wastefully scuffed the ball wide when clear on goal. Split decison: Birmingham striker Cameron Jerome picks his pass to beat the advancing Nathaniel Clyne (R) It was easily Palace's lowest gate of the season - 12,847 - but the missing thousands missed out on a plucky performance from their team against a Birmingham side that are still not a convincing second-placed outfit and could still easily be edged out of an automatic promotion spot. Palace nearly clinched a winner themselves on 80 minutes after a mistake by Birmingham central defender Radhi Jaidi that allowed substitute Lee Hills to break on goal.But unfortunately his pass to striker Alan Lee wasn't returned and Birmingham scrambled the ball clear. Football League live: How Tuesday's action unfoldedTHE LIST: Sportsmail's 30-21 of football's biggest traitors