Having seen his side have to wait until four minutes from time to finally end Grimsby Town’s resilience, Roy Hodgson praised the League Two outfit for making things difficult for his Palace players in their 1-0 FA Cup third round win.
Jordan Ayew’s 86th-minute header settled matters in south London during an encounter that saw VAR utilised early on to send off Mariners defender Andrew Fox, and the hosts hit the woodwork three times before Ayew popped up with the winner, but Hodgson was impressed by Michael Jolley’s team who came so close to clinching a replay against the odds.