Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson was happy with his training during the international break.

Hodgson has revealed that the international break allowed him to work more closely with Palace's promising young players, before he prepares his first-team squad to face Everton on Monday.

“It's good to have that opportunity," he said in his pre-match press conference. “It's a good opportunity to work with some of the younger players in the Under-23s that you see play but you haven't necessarily had the chance to work with to any great degree, to incorporate them in great numbers into the training sessions you want to do.

“I've been very happy with both situations. A: with the chance to work in more detail with those who were left behind, and B: to see how the U23s can deal with stepping into a more intensive environment."