Hodgson reveals Sakho's post-match reaction

In a match in which Roy Hodgson felt 'for large spells of the game Palace were certainly equal to their opponent,' individual errors were always going to prove costly.

For Palace, it unfortunately happened when Mamadou Sakho lost his footing, gifting Harvey Barnes the chance to tee up Jamie Vardy for an easy chance to double the Foxes' lead.

In his post-match press conference, Hodgson revealed that Sakho apologised for his costly mistake right away.

“Absolutely. That was the first thing he did [came into the dressing and said ‘sorry’ to the team]," Hodgson said. "It was one of those mistakes which happen in a game of football and there’s not so much you can do about it.

"It was pretty decisive…