Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson was relieved after their 0-0 draw with West Brom.

Hodgson revealed they'd endured a nightmare preparation going into the game.

"Basically, anything that could go wrong did go wrong," he said.

"Our goalkeeper [Julian Speroni, pictured below] had just 25 minutes to prepare as Wayne Hennessey had a back spasm.

"With the disastrous journey we had yesterday, there were lots of excuses for the players to not provide the right type of performance, but they didn't take them, and we got a deserved draw.

"We got to Euston station in good time and got on the train at 3.23, but at 3.30 it suddenly stopped to a dead halt because of problems with the wires overhead.

"We then couldn't go anywhere, so we spent three and a half hours in the dark and the cold with no toilet facilities until they eventually managed to get a train alongside us to evacuate us.

"Instead of being there at 4.45pm, we arrived at 9.30pm and then the hotel we booked was the venue for an Indian wedding, with plenty of noise until 2 o'clock in the morning.

"The players could have said this wasn't going to be our game, but the players did well. They [West Brom] have some strong players and get the ball in the box a lot, but we did defend well."