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Palace striker Chamakh insists he's no diver

Crystal Palace striker Marouane Chamakh denies he dived during defeat to Southampton.

Palace boss Ian Holloway will sit down this week with Chamakh to discuss the incident.

He said: "I am really disappointed. He touched me - that is certain. The referee can't tell me, "No, he didn't". I felt it when he touched me.

"I can't guarantee we'd have scored. Whatever happens, it changed the match. I don't think the referee took into account I had the chance to score. To get a card is severe. If he had given the foul, it would've been a red card; it would have changed the match."

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