Some may raise their eyebrows at the appointment of Patrick Vieira at Crystal Palace. For Crystal Palace, Lucien Favre was a nose away from arriving at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace were hoping to appoint a Premier League-proven manager, but soon decided this was not a pre-requisite. Interestingly, he replaced Favre at the Ligue 1 club, who made a late U-turn and decided not to take the Crystal Palace job in June. Hodgson has built a solid base at Crystal Palace.

Source: Sky sports July 04, 2021 14:15 UTC