Saturday’s fixture at Aston Villa turned out to be a foul day on the workplace, however Crystal Palace would’ve had extra urgent considerations than the three factors.
When Odsonne Edouard handed the Eagles the lead at Villa Park it wasn’t in opposition to the run of play, and with 4 minutes left of the match the guests have been nonetheless forward.
In the end, the south Londoners have been to be denied even a draw as an 87th minute equaliser was adopted by two damage time targets for the hosts.
The frustration could effectively have been palpable, nonetheless, the information that their supervisor, Roy Hodgson, had a well being scare and subsequently didn’t journey would certainly have been of way more significance to the gamers and the membership usually.
On Tuesday, the official Crystal Palace website carried an essential replace on the well being of their supervisor.
‘We’re delighted to substantiate Roy Hodgson led Crystal Palace coaching as we speak,’ it learn.
‘The supervisor was absent from Saturday’s match at Villa Park however will return to the dugout for Saturday’s match in opposition to Fulham at Selhurst Park.’
That information will definitely come as an enormous enhance to the first-team squad, and is probably going to offer them a elevate as they prepared themselves for the London derby in opposition to the Cottagers.
Either side are presently locked collectively on seven factors with an identical data of two wins, one draw and two losses to date of their 2023/24 Premier League marketing campaign.
Palace’s higher objective distinction sees them begin the sport forward of their opponents, and Hodgson will likely be doing his degree finest to make sure it stays that means.
