Benteke credits Hodgson with Palace form

After scoring a third goal in three games with his header against Aston Villa, Christian Benteke said his Crystal Palace form is a credit to the faith manager Roy Hodgson has shown him.

The forward has now scored nine goals this season and, speaking after the Villans game, said: "I think it’s credit to the manager for giving me the chance. It’s important to me because I always believe in myself, my abilities.

"I think I’m really happy to play every week but I’m giving the confidence back to the manager and it’s good for me and the team.

"I think it was a great game for us. We didn’t have a good start, the first 15 minutes were a little bit slow on the ball. But then after their goal we…