Pierre Sage set for sacking as Crystal Palace consider Premier League manager and ex-player

Crystal Palace chairman Parish is expected to sack manager Pierre Sage after 16 games with the club bottom of the Premier League.

Crystal Palace are set to part ways with manager Pierre Sage after just 16 games in charge, with the club sitting bottom of the Premier League. Chairman Parish has reportedly decided to end Sage's tenure following a difficult start to the season and reported tensions with senior players, including an incident where defender Axel Disasi was dropped for a Europa League match after arriving late to a team meeting.

Thomas Frank, former Brentford manager who was interviewed for the Palace job in the summer, is an early frontrunner for the role and is understood to be interested in the position. Other candidates being considered include Sean Dyche, Coventry manager Frank Lampard, and former Wolves and former Nottingham former Forest boss Vitor Pereira.

A left-field option is Tony Popovic, the Australian national team manager and former Palace defender who played 141 times for the club between 2001 and 2006. However, Palace are believed to prefer a candidate with Premier League experience.