Crystal Palace sack Sage after 16 matches

Sage departs after winning just two of ten Premier League matches with Palace bottom of the table; Thomas Frank emerging as replacement target.

Crystal Palace have sacked manager Pierre Sage after 16 matches, with the club bottom of the Premier League following a 3-1 home defeat to Liverpool on Sunday. Sage, appointed in June on a three-year contract to replace Oliver Glasner, won just two of his ten league games in charge. Palace have the worst defensive record in the division this season, conceding 24 goals.

The Eagles are working to bring in Thomas Frank as Sage's replacement. Frank, who was sacked as Tottenham boss in February after less than eight months in charge, had previously enjoyed great success at Brentford over seven years, establishing them as a top-flight club. Other candidates on Palace's radar include Frank Lampard, Sean Dyche, Vitor Pereira and Ole Werner.

Sage's predecessor Glasner had overseen Palace's most successful period, winning the FA Cup, Conference League and Community Shield, but key players from that era departed in the summer while Palace were the lowest spenders in the Premier League.