Hodgson: We may have lost Townsend before Leicester

Roy Hodgson has revealed that Andros Townsend is highly unlikely to be available to play in Sunday's game with Leicester City.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of Palace's clash with the Foxes, Hodgson explained: "I think we may have lost Andros Townsend which is a blow. He felt a muscle strain against Arsenal and hasn’t trained before today [Friday].

"He was desperate to see how it went but didn’t complete the session. We’ll see tomorrow of course but I’ll be surprised [if he is available]."

Against Arsenal, Townsend started his first match since lining-up against Tottenham Hotspur in the middle of September.

Turning his attention to the rest of the squad, Hodgson had a…