First place in the Premier League table is up for grabs on Saturday lunchtime, as Liverpool make the trip south to face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
The Reds ruined Chris Wilder's Sheffield United return with a 2-0 beating of Sheffield United in midweek, while discontent grew in the capital as Palace lost to Bournemouth by the same scoreline.
A pair of headers from Marcos Senesi and Kieffer Moore either side of the half-time whistle condemned Palace to their third defeat from their last four games during a miserable winter spell, before Hodgson launched into a tirade about "spoiled" Palace fans, many of whom headed for the exits once Moore's header flew in.
With just a solitary point taken from their last four Premier League fixtures, the Eagles - who often sit happily in mid-table mediocrity - are sleepwalking towards the danger zone in 14th place in the table, although a seven-point cushion still separates them from Luton Town.
A spate of untimely injury problems have not helped the hosts' cause in recent weeks, but fuel is constantly being added to the fire surrounding the future of Hodgson, especially with Steve Cooper believed to be on the brink of the Nottingham Forest sack and apparently being lined up as his successor.
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