Roy Hodgson: Crystal Palace manager stable in hospital after being taken ill during training | Football News

Roy Hodgson was taken ill during Crystal Palace training on Thursday; the 76-year-old – the Premier League’s oldest-ever manager – is stable in hospital and having assessments; Hodgson had been because of face the media on Thursday earlier than the membership introduced the press convention had been cancelled

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson is in a stable situation and having assessments in hospital after being taken ill during training on Thursday, the membership have confirmed.

The 76-year-old, who’s the Premier League’s oldest-ever manager, was because of converse at a scheduled press convention at 1.30pm on Thursday to preview Monday’s Premier League recreation in opposition to Everton, however members of the media ready outdoors the membership’s New Beckenham training floor have been knowledgeable the briefing wouldn’t happen.

According to Sky in Germany, Palace are set to sack Hodgson with ex-Eintracht Frankfurt boss Oliver Glasner lined up as his alternative.

An replace from the membership in a while Thursday learn: “Following information that Roy Hodgson was taken ill during in the present day’s training session, we will affirm that he’s now stable and is presently present process assessments in hospital.

“Everybody on the membership sends their finest needs to Roy for a speedy restoration.”

Palace sit 15th in the highest flight, 5 factors above the relegation zone, forward of the upcoming conflict with third-from-bottom Everton, dwell on Sky Sports.

Hodgson took cost of his 200th match as Eagles manager on Monday when his facet have been overwhelmed 3-1 at Selhurst Park by Chelsea.

The former England boss is in his second spell in cost of the south London membership, having returned for the ultimate 10 video games of final season when he signed a short-term deal to take over from the sacked Patrick Vieira.

He guided the membership to an 11th-placed end earlier than agreeing to proceed as manager for the 2023-24 marketing campaign.

Palace have received simply six of 24 league fixtures this time period, with solely three of these victories coming since a 1-0 success at Manchester United in September.

Disgruntled followers have displayed banners in current weeks calling for Hodgson to be sacked and vented frustration with how the membership is being run.

Hodgson may very well be changed by Austrian Glasner, who guided Frankfurt to Europa League glory in 2022 following a penalty shoot-out victory over Rangers in Seville.

The 49-year-old, who has additionally managed Wolfsburg, has been out of labor since leaving the Bundesliga facet final summer season.

‘Hodgson’s ill-health comes amid intense hypothesis round future’

Sky Sports News reporter James Savundra:

“Roy Hodgson arrived right here on the training floor on Thursday morning to take training. We have been set to talk to him at 1.30pm, that is regardless of intense hypothesis round his place on the membership with many retailers reporting that he was set to be sacked.

“Then just some minutes earlier than 1pm yesterday afternoon we obtained a press release from Crystal Palace confirming that Hodgson was taken ill during the morning training session and wouldn’t be taking that press convention at 1.30pm.

“Then at 5pm, we bought information that Hodgson was stable and present process assessments in hospital. We at the moment are awaiting extra updates in relation to Hodgson’s well being, but additionally to his place on the soccer membership.

“It does seem that the main candidate to come back in if Crystal Palace are to make a managerial change is Oliver Glasner.

“Sky in Germany have reported he has agreed to hitch Crystal Palace, but when he’s to step in now then he might want to hit the bottom operating as a result of Crystal Palace have gotten three actually tough and vital video games in the relegation battle.”