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Agence France-Presse

Roy Hodgson was unable to stop Crystal Palace hitting a historic low as Steven Davis sealed Southampton’s 1-0 win at Selhurst Park on Saturday.
Former England boss Hodgson was taking charge of Palace for the first time following his appointment on Tuesday as successor to the sacked Frank De Boer.
But Hodgson couldn’t inspire an immediate upturn in Palace’s fortunes, with Davis’ goal condemning the Eagles to a piece of unwanted history.
Palace sit bottom of the table after becoming the first English top-tier team to lose their opening five fixtures without scoring a single goal.
Worryingly for Hodgson, the last Premier League team to lose their first five games and still stay up were Southampton in 1998-99.

With De Boer axed just four games into his reign at Palace, Hodgson has returned to the club he played for 51 years ago, tasked with saving them from relegation while also salvaging his own battered reputation.
The 70-year-old was back in the dug out for the first time since his underwhelming spell as England boss ended with the humiliation of a Euro 2016 exit against minnows Iceland.
Born just down the road from Selhurst Park in suburban Croydon, Hodgson was greeted warmly by Palace supporters as he strolled along the touchline before kick-off.
But it took just six minutes for Hodgson’s first experience of the Premier League since 2012 to turn sour.

The former West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool manager was shaking his head in frustration when Dusan Tadic escaped down the right flank and crossed low into the Palace penalty area.
With the Palace rearguard too slow to close down the danger, Davis was able to steer his shot into the far corner.
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It was the Northern Ireland midfielder’s first league goal in 489 days, with his previous strike also coming against Palace.
Hodgson’s team pushed hard for an equaliser, but Saints goalkeeper Fraser Forster made fine saves to deny close-range efforts from Christian Benteke and Jason Puncheon either side of half-time.

The statistics made grim reading for Hodgson as Palace set another unwanted top-flight record, surpassing the 438 minutes Newcastle went without a goal in the 2005-06 season.
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Southampton held firm in the closing stages to clinch their first win since August 19.
Virgil van Dijk came off the bench for his first Southampton appearance since asking to leave during a failed attempt to force a move to Liverpool before the transfer deadline.


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Sorry start for Roy Hodgson as Crystal Palace reach historic new low with Premier League loss to Southampton

A bemused Roy Hodgson during his first game as manager of Crystal Palace. Photo: Reuters

Southampton's Gabonese midfielder Mario Lemina (C) vies with Crystal Palace's Zaire-born Belgian striker Christian Benteke (R) in front of Southampton's English goalkeeper Fraser Forster during the English Premier League football match between Crystal Palace and Southampton at Selhurst Park in south London on September 16, 2017 / AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNIS / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. /

Southampton's Northern Irish midfielder Steven Davis (C) celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the English Premier League football match between Crystal Palace and Southampton at Selhurst Park in south London on September 16, 2017 / AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNIS / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. /

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Former England manager’s tenure begins with a 1-0 defeat, the first time an English top-tier team has lost their opening five matches without scoring


Sorry start for Roy Hodgson as Crystal Palace reach historic new low with Premier League loss to Southampton

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Former England manager’s tenure begins with a 1-0 defeat, the first time an English top-tier team has lost their opening five matches without scoring

Former England manager’s tenure begins with a 1-0 defeat, the first time an English top-tier team has lost their opening five matches without scoring