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Hodgson on Mateta, Benteke and newly-confident Fulham

Roy Hodgson says the nature of the victory over Brighton & Hove Albion will give his side confidence ahead of a meeting with a resurgent Fulham side.

“In particular, I thought the desire and the spirit and the confidence to do what we asked them to do, to keep Brighton at bay, was really good to see,” he said in his pre-match press conference.

“I’d be wrong to try and play that down. The atmosphere after the game, the player’s awareness that they had had to work so hard to come away with those three points.