Official: Crystal Palace Sack Pierre Sage as Manager

Originally posted on GiveMeSport | By Daniel Feliciano | Last updated Nov 12, 2026 11:26 AM ET

Crystal Palace have sacked Pierre Sage as their manager after just 16 games in charge, the club have announced.

The Eagles sit bottom of the Premier League after winning just one of their ten games this season, with the team falling to a 3-1 home defeat against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.

That defeat came on the back of a string of poor results under the Frenchman since he replaced Oliver Glasner in the summer, and the Selhurst Park board have now seen enough to decide that a change is necessary.

In a statement released on their official website, Crystal Palace said:

Crystal Palace Football Club can confirm that Pierre Sage has left his role as Manager.

Three members of Pierre’s coaching staff – Jamal Alioui, Damien Della Santa and Sandy Guichard – have also left the club.

The club would like to place on record its thanks to Pierre and his staff for their efforts during their time in South London, and wish them well for the future.

An update on the process of appointing a new Manager will be provided in due course.

Sage was handed the job on a three-year deal after coaching Lens to a second-place finish in Ligue 1 last season, behind only Paris Saint-Germain, while they also won the Coupe de France.

But at Selhurst Park he has struggled to implement his style, with the 30 goals the team have conceded in all competitions being more than any other team in Europe's top five leagues, alongside Manchester United.

Crystal Palace Football Club can confirm that Pierre Sage has left his role as Manager.The club would like to place on record its thanks to Pierre and his staff for their efforts during their time in South London, and wish them well for the future.https://t.co/JcVHA6FIhe pic.twitter.com/VAM8XnpHlq— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) November 12, 2026

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Palace saw Glasner depart after a successful two-and-a-half years at the helm, where he won the FA Cup, Community Shield and Conference League, but Sage saw Maxence Lacroix and Daniel Munoz sold in the summer, while Ismaila Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta also pushed for an exit.

The club brought in ten new players to back the manager and help the transition, including Dwight McNeil, Axel Disasi, Quentin Timber, and Anan Khalaili, but they find themselves bottom of the Premier League at the international break, one point adrift of safety.

GIVEMESPORT understands that there are a number of targets under consideration to replace Sage, including Thomas Frank, Sean Dyche, and Vitor Pereira. Tony Popovic has also been discussed, and has been approached in the past, but his lack of Premier League pedigree could go against him.

This article first appeared on GiveMeSport and was syndicated with permission.

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