Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson is not worried that his side have moved back to the bottom of the Premier League table following the 2-2 draw against Bournemouth, according to a report on the Croydon Advertiser.
The Palace boss believes that it makes no difference at this stage of the campaign and says that he will be happy as long as they escape the relegation zone before the end of the season.
The Eagles will see the weekend’s draw as two points dropped after striker Christian Benteke missed a penalty in added time.
Hodgson said:
I don’t care really, whether it is bottom, second to bottom or third from bottom [at the moment]. I want to be near the middle of the table and it doesn’t make a lot of difference.
Obviously I would have preferred to win [against Bournemouth], but I have got to say that I thought merited the victory and we were the architects of our own downfall.
Palace fall behind Swansea City and West Ham United, who both won matches against West Bromwich Albion and Chelsea respectively.
There was even more bad news for Palace, who had to withdraw their star defender Mamadou Sakho due to injury and we are yet to know the extent of the injury.
Palace will host Watford on Tuesday night as the fixtures begin to come thick and fast in the league.
