Hodgson hails Palace squad depth after victory over Fulham

Palace winger Wilfried Zaha scored a goal and set up another as they sealed a 2-1 win over bottom side Fulham on Saturday, climbing to fifth in the table with 10 points from six games.

They began the match with experienced defenders Patrick van Aanholt and Mamadou Sakho on the bench, as well as new signing Eberechi Eze, with the trio coming on in the second half.

“We’ve got a stronger squad. Looking at the bench, there were some good players that had been kept out by the fact we had a good start. The guys who got in... have managed to keep their places,” Hodgson told the club’s website.

“I think the team discipline, organisation and work rate is extremely important. Even on days when our passing and attacking play isn’t quite as good as it was today, we still stay in games and give ourselves a chance".