‘We aren’t in it anymore’: Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson claims Eagles are NOT within the relegation battle after climbing to eleventh with win over London rivals West Ham
Roy Hodgson has claimed Crystal Palace are out of the relegation battle after their 4-3 win over London rivals West Ham.
The Eagles have climbed to eleventh within the Premier League desk after choosing up their fourth win in six video games below Hodgson because of targets by Jordan Ayew, Wilfried Zaha, Jeffrey Schlupp and Eberechi Eze.
Hodgson says he anticipated the Crystal Palace’s battle in opposition to the drop to proceed into the ultimate matches of the season however has now urged his gamers to keep up their current brilliant type.
Chatting with BBC Sport, the 75-year-old stated: ‘Its true, we fairly frankly had been two of the final three video games being within the relegation battle, that I will not say with us as a result of we aren’t in it anymore, as being the video games that we would wish to provide one thing in opposition to to remain up.
‘Now it is as much as the gamers, we’ll hold working as employees so it will likely be as much as them to see if they will hold producing the performances they’ve within the final six within the final 4.’
Crystal Palace have climbed to eleventh within the desk after coming from behind to beat West Ham
Roy Hodgson believes the Eagles at the moment are secure from relegation after a fourth win in six matches
An action-packed first half at Selhurst Park noticed West Ham take the lead via Tomas Soucek after 9 minutes earlier than the hosts the hosts replied with three targets by Ayew, Schlupp and Zaha to enter the break 3-2 up.
Eberechi Eze transformed from the penalty spot however Nayef Aguerd put the Hammers’ inside touching distance once more after 72 minutes earlier than Crystal Palace claimed the very important three factors.
‘It was a beautiful first half from our perspective, we performed rather well, did all of the issues we hoped we might do and our high quality gamers produced,’ Hodgson stated.
‘High quality to West Ham to maintain coming down from 2 targets behind, they’ve had a busy schedule and it was unimaginable what they had been in a position to do from set items, retaining the sport alive.’
Requested about his group’s environment friendly assault, the Eagles boss added: ‘Typically there’s one or two too many flicks, however they had been good right now, the targets we scored right now had been good targets. We saved sustaining attackers after which successful the all again so properly after they cleared it.
If you are going to turn out to be a very good attacking group you are able to do you’re employed and get the patterns of play the way you need however with out the standard of the gamers no one notices it. The way in which we have labored right here is strictly the identical as we did 4 years in the past, however now the membership is about up with a stronger arrange than earlier than.’
The win has taken the South London facet above Chelsea, albeit having performed two extra video games compared to Frank Lampard’s Blues, who are usually not in motion till Tuesday.
Crystal Palace’s subsequent match can be a London derby, this time an away journey to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium subsequent Saturday.