The Eagles ran out of patience very quickly with Frank de Boer, getting rid of him after four games in charge of the south London club.
Hodgson now has the chance to rebuild his reputation after England's Euro 2016 shambles and will do so at Palace, a club he grew up close to and where he was a youth player.
He hasn't spent much time in Croydon during his managerial career and has travelled great distances just like these other Premier League bosses.