Dougie - We outplayed Boro

Crystal Palace boss Dougie Freedman admitted his side should have come away from Middlesbrough with more than a point.

Palace had the better chances against a patched-up Boro outfit but home keeper Jason Steele pulled off some fine saves to deny Chris Martin, Wilfried Zaha and Jermaine Easter as the game finished goalless.

"I can understand why people think we should have got the three points," said Freedman.

"We outplayed them at times and acquitted ourselves well.

"Performance wise, we played well although you live or die by your results in this game. But I take heart because if we play like that then we will win more than we lose."