Speaking following Crystal Palace’s 1-1 draw with Southampton this afternoon, Eagles manager Roy Hodgson reflected on a ‘wondrous’ 2019 that has seen the club push from near the relegation zone to enjoying their second-strongest Premier League start ever.
Hodgson was full of praise for his injury-hit squad and was asked if they can continue to perform ‘miracles.’ He said: “They are an incredible bunch, I’m so proud of them. It’s been a wondrous 2019 in actual fact because we weren’t doing well in 2018/19. Come Christmas we were very close to the relegation zone.
“I don’t have the details but I’ve got a distinct memory that we were looking over our shoulder concerned about relegation and then we had an excellent spring from January through which lifted us up almost into the top 10.