Roy Hodgson plotting his ‘greatest escape’ with improving Crystal Palace

The former England manager is hoping to eclipse the Houdini act he once performed at Fulham despite his new club having lost their first seven league games of the seasonFor a manager who has bounced out of a European Championship at the hands of Iceland and gone back into the Premier League, Roy Hodgson knows all about survival. But if he keeps Crystal Palace up this season, he admits this will be his greatest escape. Related: Alan Pardew frustrated as West Brom draw a blank against Crystal Pala