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Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland believes his former England boss Roy Hodgson will be a great fit for Crystal Palace

Jack Butland has revealed the "meticulous" approach Roy Hodgson will take to organising Crystal Palace's defence and also how he will prove the opposite of his predecessor Frank de Boer.

Palace lost their first fixture under their new manager 1-0 at home to Southampton on Saturday, conceding a poor goal to Steven Davis and ensuring they became the first English top-flight team beaten in the first five games of a season without scoring.

Hodgson similarly lost his first three league games at Fulham before eventually leading them to survival in 2008, and it has long been recognised he requires time to exert his influence.