West Bromwich Albion boss Roy Hodgson hopes Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich gives Andre Villas-Boas more time.

After the Baggies' shock win, Hodgson is backing Villas-Boas to revive Chelsea's fortunes - if given time.

He said: "I sympathise and empathise with Andre but the day we coaches, who realise football has two sides to its coin, don't stand up for each other will be a sad day for football.

"He doesn't need advice. He is a very successful manager. I saw the Porto side play the other night at Manchester City and that is the team he put together.

"He has come to Chelsea with high expectations and it has not started as well as he would have liked. But it is early days. To build a team takes time and there are no magic wands.

"If he is going to be successful, he will need time to stamp his authority on the team and given time, he will be able to do that."