The first manager to fall in the Premier: it's not Carrick

Crystal Palace manager Pierre Sage faces the sack after five months in charge, with the club bottom of the Premier League on seven points following a 1-3 loss to Liverpool.

Crystal Palace are considering sacking manager Pierre Sage after just five months in charge. The club has slipped to the bottom of the Premier League table with only seven points from ten games, having won just twice and lost their last four matches against Brighton (5-0), Newcastle (0-2), Tottenham (2-0) and Liverpool (1-3). Palace have conceded 24 goals—the most in the league—and scored just one.

In the Europa League, Palace occupy 21st place with five points from four games, having won only against Lech Poznan (4-0) and drawing 1-1 at home to Hoffenheim on Thursday.

The club has held internal discussions about Sage's future and potential replacements. Thomas Frank, formerly of Tottenham and Brentford, is being considered as a strong candidate, while Sean Dyche, ex-Nottingham Forest manager, also has backing within the club, according to the BBC.

Both are currently without a team. Sage was hired in June on a three-year deal after Oliver Glasner departed for Nottingham Forest, following Sage's successful 2024-25 season with Lens, where he guided them to the Ligue 1 runners-up finish and won the Coupe de France.