Hodgson reveals tactical tweak as Palace pushed for equaliser

Roy Hodgson says Palace’s determination for an equalising goal was a positive in their defeat to Southampton at St Mary’s.

“It got away for us because we had a little dodgy period either side of half-time,” he said in his post-match interview. “We missed a penalty which would have put us in quite a nice position going into the interval, and then as soon as the second-half started they got that goal that does change things.

“The second-half certainly evened out, though we had some chances of our own and we decided in the last 20 minutes to go for it. We opened up into a 4-4-2/4-2-4, and as a result that opened up the space in midfield to create that excellent pass into Danny Ings and that’s…