Aston Villa leave it late to beat Crystal Palace as Roy Hodgson misses match

The 76-year-old was taken ill on Saturday morning and did not travel to Villa Park.
Aston Villa leave it late to beat Crystal Palace as Roy Hodgson misses match

Aston Villa scored two stoppage-time goals to complete a late turnaround as they won 3-1 against Crystal Palace, who were without their unwell manager Roy Hodgson.

The 76-year-old was taken ill on Saturday morning and did not travel to Villa Park, but looked like he was going to receive the perfect tonic as his side led through Odsonne Edouard’s early second-half goal.

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