Roy Hodgson showed he's no joke on April Fool's Day as he made a dream winning return as Crystal Palace manager.
It looked as though Palace, despite dominating this game against relegation rivals Leicester City, were going to have to settle for a draw but Jean-Philippe Mateta fired home with the very last kick of the game to seal a deserved win. The victory moves the Eagles five points clear of the relegation zone while Leicester drop into the bottom three and, on Saturday's evidence, face a fight to avoid the drop.
Much has been made of Hodgson's shock return home to south London at the age of 75, given the relief from sections of the Eagles support when his four-year tenure came to an end two years ago. But, after Patrick Vieira was given his marching orders last month on the back of a 12-game winless run, the veteran manager got the call once again from Steve Parish.
