Crystal Palace woes continue with new Boss Roy Hodgson

Crystal Palace became the first club in top-flight history to lose their opening five games without scoring after losing 1-0 at home against Southampton on Saturday.

Having set a four-match losing streak record after their last Premier League match against Burnley last week, Palace replaced Frank de Boer with former player Roy Hodgson.

Expectations were high as it was Hodgson’s first match as manager, but the Eagles continue to set the negative record.

Palace paid for slack defending in just the sixth minute when a Dusan Tadic cross-shot was parried to the feet of Steven Davis, who side-footed home from 10 yards.

The home side did not offer enough and allowed the away side to keep possession too easily as Southampton secured their second league this season.

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Palace are thus without a goal in five games this season, the longest run from the start of a Premier League campaign.

Speaking after the defeat, Hudgson said: “We didn’t deserve a fairytale ending. We didn’t play well enough. After the goal you could see the nerves and the anxiety.

“The only comfort I could take is that we got better as the game went on. The players care and they hurt and you couldn’t say they weren’t trying.

“It wasn’t a game with loads of chances but they had too much possession and we allowed that because we weren’t compact enough.”

Palace will play away to Manchester City in their next Premier League game.

 

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