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Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has issued an unusual warning for Watford mascot Harry the Hornet to behave himself during Sunday’s Premier League fixture at Vicarage Road. Following the final whistle of their 1-1 draw in 2016, the Watford mascot dived on the pitch, taunting Palace forward Wilfried Zaha, who had been booked for simulation. Ivory Coast star Zaha, who …

​B​righton and Hove Albion boss Chris Hughton has been nominated for Premier League manager after a fantastic first season back in the top tier.

The latest in our series of classic matches looks back at the time his Fulham side pulled off a staggering Europa League comeback.​​

Assessing the ten decisions the boards made to remove the ten Premier League managers who have fallen victim to sackings this season.

There was a time, not so long ago, when Roy Hodgson was among the most well-respected and high-profile managers in European football. The well-travelled English manager may be more widely known to younger generations for his ill-fated spells in charge of Liverpool and England (though he did bring Fulham to the UEFA Cup final, let’s not forget), but there was …

​​​Liverpool ground out a 2-1 win at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon - but were very lucky not to go down to ten men in the closing stages.

The discussion touched upon the Roy Hodgson era at Anfield, as well as recent comments made by a Stoke City player.

Bournemouth’s Jermain Defoe enjoyed a fine afternoon against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday, with two goals for the striker in a 2-2 draw. The 35-year-old England international has found games and goals hard to come by since his move from Sunderland in the summer (he had scored just once in 12 games before Saturday), but having scored four …

This unlikely rivalry can be traced back to 1976 when Palace and Brighton played each other five times in quick succession.

How Manchester United might line up against Crystal Palace for Saturdays Premier League game at Old Trafford

There were goals aplenty in the latest round of Premier League action, as Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool all scored three goals or more. Brighton saw off Newcastle in the battle of the promoted clubs, Huddersfield kept yet another clean sheet at Burnley, and Watford’s strong away form continued with a late win at Swansea. But who stood out …

After five league defeats without a goal, the situation at Crystal Palace is looking precarious.  While it’s still early stages and there is plenty of time for Palace to claw their way back up the table, the sheer lack of direction at the club is worrying. Last season, Sam Allardyce led the Eagles to a hard-earned escape from the drop. …

Life at Selhurst Park right now represents the direct antithesis of plain sailing. Roy Hodgson has a big job on his hand as at Crystal Palace.  Crystal Palace are struggling, there’s no two ways about it. Lying bottom of the league, the only team in the division without a single point following Bournemouth’s win over Brighton on Friday night, times are …

Since Claudio Ranieri’s controversial departure from Leicester City last week, attention has turned to whom his successor may be. A Premier League title is a tough act to follow, but after last night’s convincing victory over Liverpool, there is a belief that the Foxes are back to their best, and it was simply a case of the manager losing the …

Lucas Leiva’s near-decade spell at Liverpool could be about to come to an end. Sky Sports have corroborated reports in the Guardian on Monday that the Brazilian midfielder is in talks with Inter Milan about a possible loan deal to take him to the San Siro until the end of the season. The 29-year-old’s contract is set to expire at …

Arsene Wenger’s long term future as Arsenal manager has been the subject of a great deal of speculation in recent months. After spending 20 years in charge of the Gunners, it seems as though the 67 year-old might in fact step down as manager at the end of the season. Although nothing to that effect has yet been confirmed, Wenger’s …

Managers need to be more and more charismatic to survive modern day football. It is often said that you are either born with charisma or not. It’s a hard thing to define but there is an aura about certain people that commands attention and inspires devotion. Frank Sinatra had charisma. Marilyn Monroe had it. Margaret Thatcher had it. Kurt Cobain …

In dropping Wayne Rooney, Gareth Southgate has made his boldest indication yet that his sill be an England reign unlike what has come before it. The former Middlesbrough boss has gone to great lengths to insist that he is not simply another FA yes man planted in the England dugout ready to smile for the cameras and comply with every …