Crystal Palace vs Leicester City

Crystal Palace welcomes Leicester City to Selhurst Park hoping the return of Roy Hodgson can spark a run to Premier League survival.

Roy Hodgson is set to make his re-debut as Crystal Palace manager when the Eagles host Leicester at Selhurst Park on Saturday.

The loss of Haaland is obviously a huge concern for City as he suffered a groin issue and did not play for Norway over the international break and returned to Manchester for treatment. It has been a glorious sunny morning here, but the clouds are bubbling up just as the action is about to on the pitch at the Etihad. Very attacking lineup from Liverpool and they are pressing very high up the pitch. The rest of the team news is as expected. Liverpool opened up a few times with long balls over the top. I was right in the line with that in the press box here at the Etihad and thought that was offside. Gundogan almost finishes at the back post, then Alisson saves a shot from the edge of the box. A wonderful ball over the top to Jota, who just stayed onside, and Salah finishes superbly. Liverpool a real threat on the counter, while Man City have been a little clunky but are still carving out plenty of chances sans Haaland. Great play from Mahrez and Gundogan to set up Grealish and he finds Alvarez to finish. Poor defensive mistakes from Liverpool and Mahrez crosses for KDB to poke home. They’ve had success against City in recent years as their contrasting style of play match up well but this seems like a different, more fragile, Liverpool this season.

Roy Hodgson has confirmed that Crystal Palace will be without defenders Chris Richards and Nathan Ferguson, but that goalkeepers Vicente Guaita and Sam ...

We’ve had a managerial change, and we want to come back from the international period with a clear mind, ready to go. Roy Hodgson is making his return to Selhurst Park as the Eagles take on Leicester. “Roy is obviously a familiar face, with familiar tactics to a lot of us. You’ll need to do this at least three days before the game. They’ve asked myself and Ray [Lewington] to do a very specific job: work with this group of players and try to make certain that, at the end of the season, we are still a Premier League team. A lot of us know how he likes to work. The manager said: “The time I spent here was [four] very good years. “It’s been positive,” Schlupp describes the mood at Palace’s Copers Cope training ground over the international break. “It’s unfortunate because both were training last week, but we’ve lost Nathan Ferguson and Chris Richards for this game. “We saw the international break as a chance to refresh and really have a crack at the last bit of this season – the last 10 games to come. Sambi Lokonga, Will Hughes, James McArthur and Luka Milivojevic are also options in midfield. I forged a very good relationship not only with the owners and the Sporting Director, but with a lot of people around the place, not least the players.

London soccer fans are already looking forward to the upcoming match between Leicester City and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on April 1, 2023.

The last time these two teams met in the league was on Premier League match day 11 on October 15, 2022, with Leicester City losing to Crystal Palace 0-0. Regarding Leicester, James Justin and Youri Tielemans won’t be able to play because of the latter’s recent setback in his recovery from an ankle injury. An examination of their most recent head-to-head matches, which began on July 4, 2020, reveals that Leicester City has won three of them, while Crystal Palace has won zero, with three games ending in draws. Ought not to be a lot of in it, and a draw looks like a seriously practical outcome. In that match, Leicester City had 47 percent possession and 14 shots, one of which was successful. In that game, Precious stone Castle had 38% belonging and 8 endeavors on the objective with 4 on track.

Roy Hodgson's return as Crystal Palace manager starts with a home clash against Leicester City on Saturday (April 1).

"He’s come in and tried to give that confidence to the players. Many were surprised when news broke that Hodgson was the man Crystal Palace chose to replace Vieira. However, Palace have persuaded him to take charge until the end of this term. It’s easy to start pointing the finger and blaming each other, but he’s come in, and this week has just been a confidence week. Meanwhile, viewers in India will be able to stream the game on Disney + Hotstar at 7.30 GMT+5:30. He told the club's official website:

Crystal Palace vs Leicester and Nottingham Forest vs Wolves puts four teams against each other in the battle to avoid Premier League relegation.

With the visitors in 13th, and the hosts in 16th, three points today will be a big boost as they try to avoid the drop. Brazilian Danilo back in the starting 11 as Nottingham Forest try to tame Wolves. Will that throw another firework in the battle at the bottom? The Cherries choose an unaltered line-up to try and defeat Fulham today. Marcus Tavernier cuts in for the hosts, and smashes a peach of a ball into the top corner of the net. A header from the captain and Brentford lead at Brighton. He's on from the start today, and he's delivered 10 minutes in. It's all going on at the AmEx. It's condemned Leicester City to the relegation zone, and it's given Crystal Palace a glimmer of hope after a difficult time. Daniel Podence for the visitors, as Nottingham Forest see their lead go with seven minutes to play. It's what the battle to beat the drop can do to you. The bottom two face off tomorrow afternoon - and defeat for either will be devastating.

Roy Hodgson is set to make his re-debut as Crystal Palace manager when the Eagles host Leicester at Selhurst Park on Saturday.

Spurs fans and the soccer world will be watching to see how their players, especially Richarlison, respond to the change in manager. Everton had a penalty shout in the 23rd minute but replay showed there wasn’t anything in it. In fact, Spurs only served to underscore Conte’s concerns about their character and willingness to work for a win. Sean Dyche’s renewal of Everton continues to put the club in view of safety. More remarkable than all of that was Keane, the rarest of goal scorers and very rarely with anything but his head, struck as sweet a ball from distance as you’ll see to leave Hugo Lloris pawing for air. Crystal Palace will continue their relegation battle with a trip to Elland Road to face Leeds (26 points – 16th place) on Sunday (9 am ET). And Brentford could also join the fray. Leicester’s winless run isn’t quite as long as Palace’s (only five games – 0W-1D-4L) since the Foxes inexplicably scored four goals in back-to-back victories over Aston Villa and Tottenham at the start of February. 18th-place West Ham (24 points) will host last-place Southampton (23 points) in east London on Sunday, and a win for either side will see the Foxes drop into 18th with 10 games remaining. It's the most first half shots a side has had in a Premier League game since December 2015 (Liverpool 20 vs Leicester). 20 – Crystal Palace have already had 20 shots against Leicester, their most in a single Premier League match this season. Leicester (25 points) remain 17th, just a point above the bottom-three.

Crystal Palace have been rocked by an injury to star man Wilfried Zaha as the forward was forced off against Leicester in tears this afternoon.

Holding his groin, Zaha was quickly assessed by Palace physios before being helped from the pitch, hobbling as he walked off and visibly emotional. Palace face all eight of the sides below them in a kind run-in on paper, but a long-term injury to Zaha — who looks set to leave the club at the end of his contract this summer — would be a massive blow to Hodgson’s side’s chances of Premier League survival. [rystal Palace](/topic/crystal-palace) have been rocked by an injury to star man [Wilfried Zaha](/topic/wilfried-zaha) as the forward was forced off against Leicester in tears this afternoon.

Palace, who had scored the fewest goals in the league this season, looked like a different team from the one that struggled under Patrick Vieira firing in 20 ...

Leicester meanwhile dropped to 18th in the table. [Eberechi Eze](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/251400/Eberechi-Eze) cleared the wall, saw his shot come off the crossbar and go in off goalkeeper [Daniel Iversen](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/233301/Daniel-Iversen) for an own goal. [Ricardo Pereira](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/351043/Ricardo-Pereira), who received the ball at the edge of the box before blasting a shot into the top corner past the despairing dive of [Vicente Guaita](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/97429/Vicente-Guaita).

Palace, who had scored the fewest goals in the league this season, looked like a different team from the one that struggled under Patrick Vieira firing in 20 ...

Leicester meanwhile dropped to 18th in the table. [Eberechi Eze](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/251400/Eberechi-Eze) cleared the wall, saw his shot come off the crossbar and go in off goalkeeper [Daniel Iversen](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/233301/Daniel-Iversen) for an own goal. [Ricardo Pereira](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/351043/Ricardo-Pereira), who received the ball at the edge of the box before blasting a shot into the top corner past the despairing dive of [Vicente Guaita](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/97429/Vicente-Guaita).

Jean-Philippe Mateta snatches a late victory as Crystal Palace win in the Premier League for the first time in 2023.

Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is blocked. Attempt blocked. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. - Shots - 14Mateta - 4Milivojevic - 7Olise - 28Doucouré - 3Mitchell - 16Andersen - 2Ward - 13Guaita

Crystal Palace waited until the last few seconds to win their first game of 2023 as Jean-Philippe Mateta, who had not long been on the pitch, ...

The latest Leicester City news as the opposition boss gives his thoughts on the 2-1 win over City at Selhurst Park.

“It came as a really cold shower to us because at that time we were thinking we could really build on the first half and come out and do the same,” he said. “That was a fantastic way to win a game and I'm not just talking about the fact it was a last-minute goal,” he told Match of the Day. [Brendan Rodgers](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/all-about/brendan-rodgers)’ men had Daniel Iversen to thank for going in at half time level, with the Dane repelling efforts from [Palace](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/all-about/crystal-palace-fc). [City](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/all-about/leicester-city-fc) went into the game knowing that a win would take them above their opponents and up to as high as 12th in the [Premier League](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) table. “The way the team played throughout the 94 minutes was worthy of a lot of credit. That lead lasted just three minutes, when Iversen was unfortunate to concede an own goal with the ball ricocheting off him and into the back of the net.