# Crystal Palace close to sacking Sage, with Frank leading successor search

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/crystal-palace-poised-to-sack-pierre-sage-and-target-frank-after-liverpool-defeat/
- Published: 2026-11-08T22:12:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T22:32:20+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/nov/08/crystal-palace-pierre-sage-thomas-frank-main-candidate-manager-selhurst-park
- Topics: Football, Sport

## Key points

- Palace are expected to dismiss Pierre Sage after four straight league defeats.
- Thomas Frank is the main candidate to replace him.
- Palace have conceded 24 goals in ten league games.

## Summary

Crystal Palace are expected to sack manager Pierre Sage after a 3-1 defeat by Liverpool left the club bottom of the Premier League. Four consecutive league defeats and continuing defensive problems have increased pressure on Sage, who has been in charge for only 16 matches.

Thomas Frank, dismissed by Tottenham in February, is the leading candidate to replace him, while Sean Dyche and Vítor Pereira are also being considered. Palace have won two of their ten league games and conceded 24 goals, the division’s worst record; Sage has said the squad needs January reinforcements after the departures of central defenders Marc Guéhi and Maxence Lacroix.

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