Palace already have the squad to keep club in top flight: Hodgson

ROY Hodgson does not believe Crystal Palace need to spend in the January transfer window to ignite their season — even though he recognises their reliance on Wilfried Zaha is a “problem”.

Palace host Leicester today when, with Zaha (right) suspended, they will attempt to end a run dating back to September 2016 which has seen them lose every league fixture for which the forward has been absent.

A season that had begun with optimism prospects has swiftly become one that suggests their Premier League status is at risk.

Regardless of whether Christian Benteke, still recovering from a knee injury, has been fit Palace have struggled to score goals. That only Huddersfield have scored fewer than Palace’s total of 13 has contributed to Hodgson’s team sitting only two points above the bottom three, but the former England coach insists he retains faith in the players already in the squad to get goals.

He said: “I have faith in the squad. We don’t need extra bodies. We have 20-22 outfield players. Anyone who comes in would have to be a considerable improvement on what we’ve got.