Crystal Palace's meeting with replacement Roy Hodgson at a London hotel was interrupted by the Championship stars.

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish reportedly held a secret meeting with incoming manager Oliver Glasner at a London hotel… but was discovered by players from an EFL club.

Glasner is expected to be named Palace's new manager, but the situation has become complicated with Roy Hodgson collapse in training on Thursday.

The 76-year-old was rushed to hospital and the club's latest update said he was in a “stable condition”.

It is understood that Parish traveled with hodgson from Palace's training base in Beckenham to the hospital.

The Palace president reportedly met former Frankfurt boss Glasner at the Hilton hotel in Greenwich on Friday night. Sun.

The pair were reportedly spotted by players from the Sheffield Wednesday team, who were staying at the same hotel ahead of their meeting with Millwall on Saturday at The Den.

Glasner was then seen watching Tottenham They face Wolves at the weekend, and Palace play Spurs in two weeks' time.

talkSPORT understands it is now a waiting game for Hodgson to announce he is stepping down from his duties.

The club will face Everton at Goodison Park on Monday in a decisive relegation clash.

talkSPORT chief football correspondent Alex Crook said: “The expectation now is that Roy Hodgson will announce, at some point, that he will step down from his duties as Crystal Palace manager.

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“That has been imposed on him in part by the fact that Palace have selected his successor in Oliver Glasner. It wasn't particularly subtle as he was in the crowd at Tottenham yesterday.

“There is a question about the timing. Does Roy do that before the Everton game on Monday night? Or does his coaching staff, Paddy McCarthy and Ray Lewington, take that game and then Glasner comes in?

“It is a difficult situation for Palace from a public relations point of view. There were very worrying scenes when Roy fell ill during training in front of his players and coaching staff. Steve Parish accompanied Roy to the hospital.

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“The last update we received from Palace was that he was in a stable condition. It is not a good idea for a football club to announce a new manager when the current manager is in his hospital bed.

“They could do without this situation before such an important match, because if they lose they will be only two points above the relegation zone.”