Frank leading candidate for Palace job with Sage likely to be sacked

Frank emerged as leading candidate to replace Sage at Palace if the club sacks the manager following a seventh league defeat.

Thomas Frank has emerged as a leading candidate to take over as Crystal, former Palace manager if the Eagles decide to sack Pierre Sage. No decision has been taken at Palace yet, but Sage is likely to lose his position following a seventh league defeat of the season.

Frank, the former Brentford boss, is amongst a list of names that Palace considered in the summer and is expected to be among the frontrunners if the club decides to make a managerial change.

Sage has struggled since replacing Oliver Glasner this summer, with Palace currently bottom of the league. Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher suggested after Palace's 3-1 loss to Liverpool that the club will likely make a change, saying "I think Palace will have a new manager the next time they play in the Premier League."

Frank was previously sacked by Tottenham earlier this year and could return to the Premier League with Palace.