Roy Hodgson says Crystal Palace are encouraged by recent performances as they welcome champions Liverpool to Selhurst Park on Saturday, 19th December.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Hodgson noted Palace’s tough schedule: “Playing away to West Bromwich Albion and then having to play against Tottenham, who were top of the league at the time, then West Ham who were top five when we played them and now Liverpool who are once again top of the table.
“That’s a very tough run of fixtures but the good thing is that we’re going into them with some belief that we know what we’re good at and we’re capable of producing good performances against teams of that quality.