Speaking in his post-match press conference following Crystal Palace's loss against Southampton, Roy Hodgson said that, while he wouldn't use 'tiredness' as justification for defeat, he does feel that missing six key players for several weeks has taken its toll on the squad.
Hodgson said: "We can’t use that [tiredness] as an excuse. We had the same rest period between games as the other teams in the league. I think it’s more of a question of we’ve had this period where the same XI have had to fight through games, some quite tough games. I think it caught up with us a little bit today.