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Crystal Palace have sacked manager, Pierre Sage, after just five months in charge, with the club languishing at the bottom of the Premier League following a run of four consecutive defeats.
Former Brentford and Tottenham manager Thomas Frank is in advanced talks to take over at Selhurst Park.
Sunday’s 3-1 defeat by Liverpool was Palace’s fourth successive league loss, extending their winless run in the Premier League to more than a month, with their last league victory coming on October 11, the BBC reports.
Palace have won just two of their opening 10 league matches and have conceded 24 goals, the most in the division. They are also 21st in the 36-team Europa League table, with just one win from four matches.
In a statement, the club confirmed that three members of Sage’s coaching staff — Jamal Alioui, Damien Della Santa and Sandy Guichard — had also left.
“The club thanks Pierre and his staff for their efforts during their time in South London, and wish them well for the future,” Palace said.
The club added that it would provide an update on the appointment of a new manager in due course.
Sage is the second Premier League manager to lose his job this season, following Michael Carrick’s dismissal by Manchester United on Thursday.
The 47-year-old Frenchman was appointed on a three-year contract in June following Oliver Glasner’s departure at the end of last season.
He arrived at Selhurst Park after guiding Lens to a second-place finish in Ligue 1 and securing the club’s first French Cup triumph in its 120-year history.
However, he struggled to reproduce the success achieved by Glasner, who led Palace to their first FA Cup title and a Europa Conference League triumph before taking charge of Nottingham Forest.
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Palace’s poor run began with a 5-0 defeat by fierce rivals Brighton, after which Sage said he felt ashamed by the performance and admitted he was uncertain whether he would be given enough time to turn the club’s fortunes around.
His plans were further disrupted by injuries, while the absence of forwards Jean-Philippe Mateta and Ismaila Sarr, amid fitness concerns and personal issues linked to their desire to leave the club, compounded the team’s problems.
Three more defeats followed, including Sunday’s loss to Liverpool, in which Palace hit the crossbar and had a goal ruled out.
Sage won five of his 16 matches in all competitions during his time at Palace.
The club’s next Premier League fixture is away to Coventry on November 21, following the international break.
Frank, meanwhile, was dismissed by Tottenham in February after just under eight months in charge. He left the club 16th in the Premier League table, five points above the relegation zone, following an eight-match winless run in the competition.
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