ROY HODGSON suffered a nightmare start to his Crystal Palace reign – with Steven Davis netting the winner just six minutes into his first game.
Hodgson’s appointment this week to take over from Frank De Boer could not prevent Palace from slipping their FIFTH defeat of the season. And they have still not found the back of the net in their Premier League games this season – breaking the all-time record for the longest a side has gone without finding the net at the start of a campaign.
The ex-England manager was given a massive ovation before kick-off when he walked from the tunnel to the bench at Selhurst Park.
But the size of task was made clear after just six minutes as Davis broke the deadlock for Southampton and exposed Palace’s fragile defence.
The Northern Ireland midfielder started the attack by sending away Dusan Tadic, who skipped around Jeffrey Schlupp too easily.
Wayne Hennessey parried Tadic’s cross straight to David, who sidefooted home for his first Saints goal of the season.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek led the fightback for Palace and he went close with too efforts as Palace desperately tried to find an equaliser. Fraser Forster was also in top form and denied Christian Benteke from close range after another run from Loftus-Cheek.
In the second half, Forster also denied Jason Puncheon with a stunning block as Palace attempted to find a way back on level terms.
But despite throwing everything they had at Saints they were unable to find the breakthrough and slipped to another defeat that leaves them rooted to the foot of the table.
From The Sun
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