Roy Hodgson is set to become Crystal Palace manager again, with the 75-year-old coming out of retirement to try and steer the Eagles away from the relegation zone

Roy Hodgson is set to step out of retirement for a second time to become Crystal Palace head coach until the end of the season.

The 75-year-old is ready to accept the task of guiding the south London club to Premier League safety following the dismissal of Patrick Vieira - the man who replaced him in the Selhurst Park hotseat in 2021 - last week.

It is understood Hodgson has agreed a deal until the end of the season. As it stands the expected appointment is on a short-term basis, with the club looking to have a long-term successor to Vieira in situ for the start of pre-season.


Once the decision was made to replace Vieira on Friday, Hodgson was always the preferred option of Eagles chiefs.

They agreed to monitor other options over the weekend while the club's under-21 coach Paddy McCarthy was given the opportunity to stake his own claim for the position in Sunday's visit to Arsenal.

Roy Hodgson is set to take over as Crystal Palace manager again, replacing Patrick Vieira

Roy Hodgson is set to take over as Crystal Palace manager again, replacing Patrick Vieira

The 75-year-old veteran will step out of retirement for a second time to help his boyhood side

The 75-year-old veteran will step out of retirement for a second time to help his boyhood side

Previous Eagles boss Patrick Vieira, who replaced Hodgson in 2021, was sacked last week

Previous Eagles boss Patrick Vieira, who replaced Hodgson in 2021, was sacked last week

But the team's 4-1 loss at the Emirates Stadium has seen Palace accelerate their interest in initiating a return to the club for Hodgson, who managed the Eagles for five years from 2017.

Palace haven't won a single game in 2023 - a run of 13 matches. The last victory arrived on New Year's Eve, a 2-0 win over Bournemouth - their only triumph in a run of 17 matches.

Despite the team's dreadful run, Palace are still 12th in the table - but are now just three points ahead of West Ham who occupy the final relegation slot. The Hammers have two games in hand over their rivals.

Having initially retired when leaving Palace less than years ago, Hodgson returned to management last season after replacing Claudio Ranieri at Watford.

But he left Vicarage Road after failing to prevent the club from top-flight relegation.

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