Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson is under no illusions facing Chelsea and Eden Hazard.

The two teams meet on Sunday.

"He is a top player and widely regarded as one of the top forwards in Europe," Hodgson said.

"He showed that in the World Cup and his performances taking Belgium to the World Cup semi-finals.

"He has got all the skills that make him hard to contain but he is always wise in his play.

"He knows the right moment to produce those skills. When he gets past his defender he has a very good finish as he showed the other day when he rounded the goalkeeper [in the win at Watford].

"When people do that you think 'that was obvious, an easy goal to score'. But it's having that knowledge, composure and understanding and not least the physical and technical ability to do it."