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Roy Hodgson faces a brutal start to life at Crystal Palace... here are five things he must sort from getting Christian Benteke firing again to making a call on fan favourite Jason Puncheon

Roy Hodgson has inherited the daunting task of turning things around at Crystal Palace after replacing Frank de Boer at the helm earlier this week.

Hodgson will take charge of Palace for the first time when they host Southampton on Saturday and despite the Premier League campaign being barely a month old, it has the potential to be a season-defining match for the Eagles.

Without a point and yet to even score a goal, Palace's next three fixtures after the Southampton match are away trips to Manchester City and United before a home game against Chelsea - arguably the league's three strongest sides.