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Roy Hodgson confident of keeping Crystal Palace in the Premier League but admits there's an 'awful lot' to do

Roy Hodgson has an 'awful lot' to do at Crystal Palace but the newly-appointed manager is confident things will turn around.

The Eagles' start to the Premier League campaign could scarcely have been worse, having failed to muster a single goal on their way to five straight defeats.

No top-flight side has ever managed that before in English football and Palace are the first team to fail to score in any of their first five Premier League games.

Roy Hodgson has insisted that he can keep Crystal Palace up and is ready for the challenge
Roy Hodgson has insisted that he can keep Crystal Palace up and is ready for the challenge
Speaking after losing his first match at home to Southampton, Hodgson said: 'I have faith'
Speaking after losing his first match at home to Southampton, Hodgson said: 'I have faith'

Frank de Boer was culpable for the first four of those losses, with Hodgson overseeing Saturday's 1-0 home defeat to Southampton as life in the Selhurst Park hotseat got off to a difficult start.