Peeters the architect of new floor plan

Millwall's new 6ft 5in striker Bob Peeters wants his team-mates to keep the ball on the floor.

The 29-year-old Belgium international headed an injury time equaliser in the 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace at The Den on Saturday and almost scored a winner with his head. He started the game as a substitute because manager Mark McGhee did not want his side to take the easy option of the long ball.

But Peeters said he is as good with his feet and body as he is with his head and hopes his new team-mates do not resort to aerial football simply because of his height.

The £500,000-buy from Vitesse Arnhem said: "I have been playing in Holland where it is more positional and to feet. Sometimes we used the long-ball but in England they can use it too often. Maybe people think that a striker like me will only be strong with his head but I played in Holland for years and it was all played on the floor.

"I am pleased to have scored my first Millwall goal but I think I have to get used to the other players and they have to get used to me. It could be there is a danger they always play it long because I am tall but I think that is a problem we can solve."

That problem should be easier to tackle than Palace's disciplinary difficulties. Tommy Black became the fifth member of Steve Kember's squad to be shown a red card this season when he was sent off for two bookings.

Ben Watson's free-kick gave them the lead shortly afterwards on 67 minutes and the team coped well with being disadvantaged numerically but suspensions are depriving Palace of some of their best players.

Black blamed his sending-off on Millwall's Dennis Wise as much as referee Howard Webb. He said: "I am disappointed. For the first booking I did not touch Paul Ifill.

"For the second one Kevin Muscat obstructed me and then our ankles clipped and we both ran away thinking nothing of it. The ref booked me after reacting to the 'real' referee, Dennis Wise, and it changed the game.

"With Dennis and another player saying something, the referee made his decision. A lot of experienced players know how to get around referees and get them to respond but they have to make their own decisions.

"I think the referee had a poor game and let himself down. Players and managers livelihoods depend on their decisions."