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Crystal Palace sack Pierre Sage after 16 games

Palace, bottom of the Premier League after a 3-1 defeat by Liverpool, have ended the Frenchman's spell. Thomas Frank is the main candidate.

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A football manager in a black hooded jacket looks down at a stadium
A football manager in a black hooded jacket looks down at a stadium · Photo: Foot Mercato

Crystal Palace have sacked manager Pierre Sage after 16 games in charge, the club announced on Thursday. The Premier League side sit bottom of the table after a 3-1 defeat by Liverpool on Sunday.

Sage was appointed in mid-June to replace Oliver Glasner. L'Équipe counts seven defeats in Palace's first ten league matches. The Guardian reports that the club have conceded 24 league goals, the most in the division.

The Guardian reports that Thomas Frank, dismissed by Tottenham in February, is the main candidate to succeed Sage. NTV Spor claims talks with Frank are under way and that Sage has agreed a deal with Lens, his former club. L'Équipe suggests he could return to Lens.

Palace are due to host Real Sociedad at Selhurst Park on 26 November in the Europa League, Mundo Deportivo reports.

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  • BBC Sport — Crystal Palace sack boss Sage after 16 games
  • Sky Sports — Crystal Palace sack Sage after 16 matches
  • Foot Mercato — Crystal Palace se sépare déjà Pierre Sage après seulement 5 mois
  • The Guardian — Pierre Sage sacked by Crystal Palace after 16 games with club bottom of league
  • L'Équipe — La greffe anglaise n'a pas pris : Crystal Palace se sépare de Pierre Sage, qui pourrait rebondir à Lens
  • kicker — Glasner-Nachfolger Sage nicht mehr Trainer von Palace - Kommt Frank?
  • RMC Sport — Cinq mois anglais et puis s'en va: Pierre Sage quitte déjà Crystal Palace sur fond de rumeur Lens
  • Mundo Deportivo — El Palace fulmina a su entrenador a dos semanas de recibir a la Real
  • Transfermarkt — Crystal Palace trennt sich von Trainer Sage
  • Evening Standard — Crystal Palace sack Pierre Sage with Thomas Frank in advanced talks over job
  • Maisfutebol — OFICIAL: Crystal Palace despede o treinador
  • ESPN — Rock-bottom Crystal Palace dismiss manager Pierre Sage
  • TRT Spor — Crystal Palace'ta Pierre Sage dönemi bitti
  • NTV Spor — Pierre Sage'ın sözleşmesi feshedildi! Premier Lig ve Ligue 1'de baş döndüren transfer gelişmesi
  • Record — Carrick não é o único a dizer adeus: Pierre Sage despedido do Crystal Palace
  • Hürriyet — Crystal Palace'ta Pierre Sage dönemi sona erdi

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