Crystal Palace have provided a vital update on Roy Hodgson’s health.
Saturday’s game at Aston Villa was a disaster, but Crystal Palace would have had more pressing worries than the three points.
Odsonne Edouard gave the Eagles the lead at Villa Park against the run of play, and the visitors were still ahead with four minutes remaining.
The south Londoners were eventually denied even a point after an 87th-minute equalizer was followed by two injury-time goals for the hosts.
The sadness was evident, but the news that their manager, Roy Hodgson, had a health crisis and thus did not travel would have been considerably more significant to the players and the club in general.
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‘We are thrilled to inform that Roy Hodgson led Crystal Palace training today,’ the statement said.
‘The manager was absent from Saturday’s game at Villa Park but will return to the dugout for Saturday’s meeting at Selhurst Park against Fulham.’
That is undoubtedly a significant boost for the first-team players, and it is sure to provide them a boost as they prepare for the London derby against the Cottagers.
Both teams are currently tied on seven points, with identical records of two wins, one draw, and two losses in the 2023/24 Premier League season.
Palace have a greater goal differential than their opponents, and Hodgson will do everything in his power to keep it that way.
