Roy Hodgson is popping out of semi-retirement to take cost of struggling Crystal Palace, in line with an insider. Fabrizio Romano.

Already the oldest man supervisor within the Premier League, the 75-year-old will reportedly substitute Patrick Vieira on a contract till the top of the season.

He coached Hodgson Palace to a joint second-place end within the Premier League throughout the 2017-18 season earlier than leaving in 2021.

It’s the second time Hodgson has ended his retirement plans early. The previous England and Liverpool coach changed Claudio Ranieri at Watford in January 2022 however resigned after the membership was relegated to the Championship on the finish of the season. Hodgson mentioned on the time that he wouldn’t take into account any extra Premier League jobs.

The veteran supervisor took over from the bench at Palace for the primary time in September 2017 as a alternative for Frank de Boer at the beginning of the season. Palace misplaced their first seven video games of the season however averted relegation because of Hodgson’s management. The Eagles completed the marketing campaign in eleventh place.

The palace is in a equally painful scenario this time round. Misplaced in 12 Premier League matches and shedding goalless for probably the most half, the South London aspect have immediately discovered themselves within the midst of one more relegation battle. Palace are three factors away from 18th-placed West Ham United, having performed two extra video games than their London rivals.