Roy Hodgson praises Crystal Palace's never-say-die attitude after late show

Roy Hodgson hailed Crystal Palace's spirit after their late win against Watford, but refused to get carried away about their survival bid.

Palace moved off the bottom and out of the Premier League relegation zone with a sensational late rally to see off 10-man Watford 2-1 at Selhurst Park.

Daryl Janmaat's fourth-minute goal for the Hornets looked to have been decisive, but Tom Cleverley's sending off three minutes from time switched the momentum and Palace substitutes Bakary Sako (89) and James McArthur (90+1) struck to complete the turnaround.

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"It wasn't one of our better performances in terms of the quality of our play, but there have been so many games where it's been good and not brought us the three points, so like most football managers I'd rather have the three points irrespective of the performance," Hodgson said.

"I commend the players for the determination and resilience to keep going and weather some unfortunate moments during the game."

While the result lifted Palace off the bottom and out of the relegation zone, the Palace boss is not getting carried away with their chances of survival.

"There's a long way to go," he said.

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"For a good period of time we're going to be in and around that relegation zone - one week we'll be in it and the other we'll be out of it. I'll keep pushing my message that each game is an opportunity or a banana skin, and we need to continue to show the fight."

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