Crystal Palace are reportedly looking to sign a new player in January as Roy Hodgson seeks to improve the Eagles’ Premier League standing.
Crystal Palace’s inconsistency…
Crystal Palace have had some inconsistent results recently, winning only one of their last five matches across all competitions. With his team currently 13th in the Premier League standings, veteran manager Roy Hodgson will acknowledge that there are positives to take as well as improvements to make once club football resumes after the international break.
Despite losing 3-2 at home to Everton last weekend, the 76-year-old didn’t appear depressed in his post-match analysis, expressing mild frustration rather than anger at his team’s performance. Hodgson was quoted as saying: “At half-time, we were fairly confident that we could go out and continue in the way that we’d been playing, which had got us the equaliser and given us some ascendancy in large parts of the game, only to concede yet again after a couple of minutes.”
He then added: “And then I thought it was a really good effort, and we actually played well to get the 2-2 goal, which would have been a good result on the day, after being behind twice in the way we were. So to concede a third goal, of course, is very frustrating and saddening, really, because it leaves me feeling that we could and should have done better today, and at least held on to the point that we definitely had and deserved when we equalised.”
Nevertheless, Crystal Palace will be left to rue deficiencies in their performance against Everton as they now turn their attention to a trip to Kenilworth Road on November 25th, where they will face another stiff test in the form of Rob Edwards’ Luton Town.
According to a report, it appears that the January window has now crept up the priority list at Selhurst Park as the Eagles look to add some bodies to their squad.
Crystal Palace is interested in Josh Brownhill.
Crystal Palace are interested in Burnley midfielder Josh Brownhill, who is also being pursued by West Ham United, Bournemouth, and Wolverhampton Wanderers, according to TEAMtalk.
The 27-year-old has established himself as a key player at Turf Moor, and his contract is set to expire in Lancashire in the summer of 2024; however, Vincent Kompany is believed to have exercised a one-year extension option on his contract and has made it clear to the Clarets’ hierarchy that he wants to see him sign a long-term deal at Burnley in order to avoid losing his services.
Brownhill, dubbed “fabulous” by former Aston Villa player Lee Hendrie, has made 12 appearances for Burnley this season, scoring twice and assisting once (Brownhill statistics – Transfermarkt). With Hodgson looking to bolster his engine room, Crystal Palace should at least test the waters to try and sign the Warrington-born man sooner rather than later.
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