The 76-year-old Hodgson may not have endeared himself more to fans after the game by taking the side of Palace's co-owner and chairman Steve Parish.
“I think it is harsh, I think it is wrong," the Palace manager said of the protests, which started during a 5-0 drubbing to Arsenal two weeks ago.
“We understand the fans are unhappy, we got beaten heavily at Arsenal and came here and our fans expected us to win the game and lost 4-1.
It would be unrealistic to expect them to go home happy after that and unrealistic also to think the fans aren’t going to protest.
Aston Villa had a chance to climb above Tottenham into fourth place when it played at last-place Sheffield United later.
Persons:
— Roy Hodgson's, Michael Olise, Hodgson, Steve Parish, Brighton's, Jarrad Branthwaite, Richarlison, struggler, Olise, ” Hodgson
Organizations:
Brighton, Premier League, Arsenal, Everton, Tottenham, Newcastle, Luton, struggler Burnley, Fulham, Aston Villa, Sheffield United
Locations:
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