Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson is looking forward to facing former club Fulham this weekend.

Hodgson was asked to reflect on his tenure in SW6 - a spell that led Fulham from near-certain relegation to facing Atlético Madrid in the Europa League final.

"[It was] magical, really. A magical time in every respect. The way the job came about in itself is a long story and then the struggle that first season to just try and stay in the league and really the mysterious and magical way we achieved that. It was called the 'great escape' - there have been plenty of situations for football teams that have had great escapes, but that certainly was my one.

"Then of course the two years that followed that, where we went from strength to strength, culminating in a European final. I can't think of anything about that time that isn't really sprinkled with some kind of stardust and it's dangerous because I'm pretty certain there were moments there that weren't as good and there were difficult moments. But certainly, with a 10-year hiatus between that time and now, that's how I view it."