Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has accused his own fans of being "spoilt" after a 2-0 loss at home to Bournemouth led to boos and an object being thrown towards him.
The defeat extended Bournemouth's unbeaten Premier League run to four matches, while Palace are still looking for their second home win this season. Hodgson, whose side are still nine points above the relegation zone, joked about the incident with the disgruntled fan and said: "So you mean to say there was a fan out there who doesn't like me? That will definitely stop me sleeping."
He also responded to comments he made earlier to Amazon Prime Video, suggesting that Eagles supporters might be "spoiled" by positive results in recent years. He said: "The fact is if I said that in the spur of the moment, to some extent there's truth in it, yes.
"I mean we've punched above our weight for a number of years now. We've kept this team in the league for a number of years, but the fact is we are still in a situation where every game for us has got to be a fight. Every game for us has got to be street fighting.
"We need the fans of Crystal Palace as we know them, because without them it will become really, really hard for us, because the players need them, so I suppose my point, if I'm making a point at all, is don't desert us because it's a bad moment.
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"We're as sad as they are. We aren't giving them what they want. If I say you've been spoiled, well, that's pretty harsh. I mean, what is spoiled?
"But for me you have to remember that my relationship with the club is basically a fourth division club, a third division club, a Championship club. The first division of the football league when I was growing up was beyond my wildest dreams. Now it's not. Now I think we are a bona-fide Premier League team. I think we've earned that right."
Roy Hodgson is under pressure as Crystal Palace's manager (Dave Shopland/REX/Shutterstock)Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola came into the contest hoping to see his side strike first, and he was rewarded when Senesi nodded in the opener from a corner.
He said: "I think it was an important win for us. I think also that the way we won is good for the team because we were not as brilliant as the last games I would say, but today we've been very efficient, very compact, we've scored from a set-piece and we are adding small things to the team that are very important."
"I think we are improving, we are creating more chances and it is good because at the end especially in these kinds of games to score first is so important, to score with a set-piece is something you can add to the team and not only be dependent on open play."
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