It’s hard to imagine how this could have gone any worse for Roy Hodgson. As the Crystal Palace manager watched his side being dismantled by their bitter rivals with boos from the away end ringing in his ears, the former England manager cut a disconsolate figure on the touchline.
Having fallen behind to Lewis Dunk’s early header, the Premier League’s oldest ever manager was left fearing for his future again as Jack Hinshelwood and Facundo Buonanotte scored quick-fire goals to record Brighton’s biggest win in this fixture since they were promoted in 2017.