‘A matter of when’: PL sack race set to claim next victim as veteran boss on the brink
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson’s days are reportedly numbered after an alarming run of just three wins from 19 games.
According to the Daily Mail’s chief football reporter Sami Mokbel, it’s “now a matter of when” in regards to Hodgson’s exit from Selhurst Park.
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The report also claims discussions are already underway in regards to Hodgson’s replacement, with Eintracht Frankfurt boss Oliver Glasner the early frontrunner.
Palace reportedly held talks with Glasner last summer before deciding to stick with Hodgson for another season.
Other managerial candidates named included Steve Cooper, Julen Lopetegui and Kieran McKenna, but all three appear hesitant on taking over mid-season.
Cooper and Lopetegui are out of work having left Nottingham Forest and Wolves respectively, while McKenna is eyeing promotion with the high-flying Ipswich in the Championship.
It is unclear if Hodgson will remain in his post for Palace’s must-win clash against Everton on Tuesday (AEDT), but the club has deemed it necessary to move on from the former England boss amid increasing tension among supporters.
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Hodgson returned to Palace in March last year to save the club after his predecessor, Patrick Vieira, was sacked amid a worrying run of form that had the Eagles sleepwalking to relegation.
The 76-year-old snapped Palace’s 13-match winless streak with a 2-1 victory over Leicester City in his
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