Hodgson: 'We dreamed of a different game'

Roy Hodgson reflected on Crystal Palace's 0-0 draw with Everton this afternoon, admitting that his side were left to play a gritty, determined game and end up content with leaving Selhurst a point and clean sheet better off.

However, the Eagles manager did suggest that he had hoped for a different clash before and shortly after kick-off, one in which his team were in control of possession and saw the lion's share of chances fall their way.

He said: "We dreamed of a different game, we dreamed of a game where we'd have a lot of possession and pass the ball around them and show some of the quality that we believe we have in the team but we weren't able to do that.

"Now you might say that that's…