{"id":293843,"date":"2023-09-24T22:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293843"},"modified":"2023-09-24T22:35:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T22:35:00","slug":"crystal-palace-now-one-of-the-hardest-places-to-visit-in-top-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/crystal-palace-now-one-of-the-hardest-places-to-visit-in-top-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Palace now one of the hardest places to visit in top flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Crystal Palace has quietly become one of the hardest places to visit in the top flight&#8230; with Roy Hodgson&#8217;s side boasting the ability to grind out results<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Roy Hodgson returned to the dugout after recovering from an illness this week<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fulham&#8217;s Willian had the best chance of the match but failed to capitalise\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Crystal Palace did nothing against Fulham. No, that isn\u2019t an exaggeration. Even the electric Eberechi Eze flickered into obscurity on his 100th appearance for the club as a stoppable force met a movable object at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n<p>But another thing Crystal Palace didn\u2019t do is lose.<\/p>\n<p>The ability to grind out results even on off-days is a quality many teams don\u2019t possess \u2014 and probably the reason Palace will not be in a relegation battle this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Selhurst Park has quietly become one of the hardest places to visit in the top flight. In the last 260 days, Palace have played 13 league games at home and were undefeated in 11. The only teams who left with three points? Arsenal and Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>England international Sam Johnstone had to be at his best in the Palace goal to keep that record intact at the weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/17\/75762301-12552669-image-a-71_1695485258993.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eberechi Eze could not break the deadlock on his 100th appearances for Crystal Palace<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/23\/75762223-12552669-Crystal_Palace_boss_Roy_Hodgson_returned_to_the_dugout_after_rec-a-48_1695508021412.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson returned to the dugout for his side&#8217;s 1-1 draw with Fulham\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/17\/75762045-12552669-The_Eagles_and_Fulham_both_lacked_any_sort_of_cutting_edge_at_Se-a-16_1695486200576.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Eagles and Fulham both lacked any sort of cutting edge at Selhurst Park on Saturday<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>But Roy Hodgson now has two elite keepers to choose from, after signing Dean Henderson from Manchester United for \u00a320million.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if Johnstone\u2019s performance was a response to the pressure of fresh competition, Hodgson insisted: \u2018No. That\u2019s the level Sam is at. We didn\u2019t sign Dean because we were unhappy with Sam\u2019s performances. The competition will spur them on but I\u2019m not prepared to say he has suddenly had a good game because of it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Fulham boss Marco Silva said: \u2018We showed the character to play in our way in a tough place to play. We controlled everything from Palace really well.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>MATCH FACTS<\/h3>\n<p><span>CRYSTAL PALACE (4-2-3-1):<\/span> Johnstone 7.5; Ward 6.5, Andersen 7, Guehi 7, Mitchell 6.5; Hughes 7, Doucoure 6.5; Ayew 6, Schlupp 6 (Mateta 70min, 6), Eze 6.5; Edouard 6.5 (Rak-Sakyi 90).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Booked:<\/span> Ayew, Mitchell, Doucoure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager<\/span>: Roy Hodgson 6.5.<\/p>\n<p><span>FULHAM (4-2-3-1):<\/span> Leno 7; CASTAGNE 8, Diop 7, Ream 6, Robinson 7; Reed 7, Palhinha 7; Decordova-Reid 6 (Wilson 79), Pereira 7 (Iwobi 75, 6), Willian 6.5; Jimenez 6.5 (Vinicius 79).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Booked:<\/span> Palhinha, Ream.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager:<\/span> Marco Silva 7.<\/p>\n<p><span>Referee:<\/span> Paul Tierney 6.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Attendance<\/span>: 25,072.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12555781\/Crystal-Palace-quietly-one-hardest-places-visit-flight-Roy-Hodgsons-boast-ability-grind-results.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crystal Palace has quietly become one of the hardest places to visit in the top flight&#8230; 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