Match report: Crystal Palace 4-3 West Ham
Premier League: “Two greybeard pragmatists meeting for the last time? If so, they signed off in style, having begun the day sharing convivial, back-slapping pre-match duties.” John Brewin reports from Selhurst Park …
Roy Hodgson's post-match thoughts ...
“I’m pleased with the victory,” he tells BT Sport. “I thought there were moments in the game where we played well. I have to give credit to West Ham because there were periods in the game where we were playing well enough to put them out of sight to some extent especially given they are playing three matches a week and we are much fresher.
“It was a good lesson for everyone in football that set plays are a big part of the game and if you become as good at set plays as they are, it’s not always easy for your team no matter how hard you try to get your defence to deal with it. You’ve still got to deal with that individual battle where you have got to try and stop them getting the first or second header.
“We’ve got adventurous players, we had a lot of shots, created chances and I was really pleased with our passages of play. In the last 10 minutes or so you are worried that a long throw or a corner kick or long ball forward doesn’t cost you the points.
“In the six games we have played, we lost one and arguably we shouldn’t have lost it. There is no reason for me to believe that the other teams are going to get 12 points from four games and we are going to get nothing.”
