Next Crystal Palace manager: Contenders to replace Pierre Sage as clear favourite emerges

Pierre Sage will be sacked after Palace's 3-1 home defeat by Liverpool leaves them bottom of the Premier League; Thomas Frank is the early frontrunner to replace him.

Crystal Palace will sack manager Pierre Sage following Sunday's 3-1 home defeat by Liverpool. The Frenchman's position has been under scrutiny for weeks as Palace sit rock bottom of the Premier League table with just two wins and seven losses from their opening 10 games.

Palace have conceded 24 goals—the worst defence in the league—and Sage has failed to implement his ideas since taking over from Oliver Glasner in the summer.

With an announcement on Sage's departure imminent, Palace have already begun identifying potential replacements. Thomas Frank, out of work since being sacked by Tottenham in February, is the early frontrunner.

Frank was previously considered when Palace appointed Glasner and remains highly regarded for his work at Brentford, though he may be reluctant to take on a role mid-season after stating in June he would take time away from football.

Other candidates under consideration include Kieran McKenna, who left Ipswich over the summer; Eddie Howe, who guided Newcastle to Carabao Cup glory; Sean Dyche; Frank Lampard at Coventry; and several others including Vitor Pereira, Tony Popovic, Anthony Barry and Rob Edwards.