Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson was pleased with his side’s second half fightback after initially fearing they could concede seven or eight against a rampant Arsenal side. Arsenal ripped through the Palace defence in an opening 22 minutes, with goals from Nacho Monreal, Alex Iwobi, Laurent Koscielny and Alexandre Lacazette putting the Gunners firmly in control. Although Luka Milivojevic clawed one back for the visitors, it was far too late and merely a consolation. For Hodgson, it was crucial the Eagles reduced the deficit as much as possible and avoided an embarrassing defeat. "It became very hard to take because we conceded two goals from corner kicks which is something which we...
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