The Daily Observer London Desk: Reporter- Judith Benjamin
A recovered Roy Hodgson returned to the Crystal Palace dugout today but will have spent much of his Saturday afternoon wondering why he bothered.
Hodgson, 76, missed last week’s defeat at Aston Villa with illness, and even had to listen to the game on the radio after failing to work a web link to watch it sent by the club.
He was back on the touchline to see his side play out a stalemate with his former side Fulham, in a match were entertainment was frankly hard to come by. Marco Silva’s visitors had the clearest chance to win the game, late on through Willian, but the Brazilian couldn’t capitalise.
Palace don’t make a habit of losing home games, even when they’re not at their best. They have tasted defeat in the league at Selhurst Park only twice since January – and those losses were to Arsenal and Manchester City.
They didn’t add to that tally here, although they rarely looked like adding three points either. Fittingly, two teams who started the day level on points in the safe confines of the Premier League’s mid-table couldn’t be separated.
