Roy Hodgson will have wondered what his return to Crystal Palace would feel like. A winning goal with the last kick of the game ensured it was about as jubilant a moment as the 75-year-old manager has surely ever experienced in his long career.
Palace greeted their returning boss with one of their strongest performances of the season and their first win of 2023, yet the football they played threatened to become somewhat inconsequential when Wilfried Zaha hobbled off just before the break with a groin injury that could threaten both his season and the club’s Premier League survival.
