Leeds United's Premier League rivals 'set to sack' manager with ex-Tottenham boss & Sean Dyche eyed
The first managerial casualty among Leeds United’s Premier League rivals looks imminent.
Leeds United’s Premier League rivals Crystal Palace are reportedly set to sack boss Pierre Sage while rock-bottom of the Premier League.
Palace lost 3-1 at home to Liverpool on Sunday afternoon - their fourth league defeat in a row - and will spend the November international break propping up the table. The Eagles have collected just seven points from 10 games.
Poor defending cost Palace again on Sunday and they have now conceded 24 goals, the most in the Premier League. Sage has overseen just one top-flight clean sheet during his spell in charge, a 0-0 draw at Leeds before the previous international break.
But defeat heading into this break looks set to spell the end for the Frenchman at Selhurst Park, with The Athletic among multiple outlets reporting on his imminent exit. They claim the 47-year-old is due to become the first Premier League managerial casualty of the season.
Palace are looking to appoint Sage’s successor during the international break with hope a new boss will be in the dugout at Coventry City on November 21. Among the early front-runners to take over is Thomas Frank, who has been out of work since being sacked by Tottenham Hotspur in February.
Former Nottingham Forest managers Sean Dyche and Vitor Pereira are also said to be under consideration, with defensive woes an obvious early-season concern. Intriguingly, the current boss of Palace’s next opponents Coventry has also been linked, with Frank Lampard reportedly admired.
It remains to be seen which avenue Palace will take but the Eagles currently look set for a relegation scrap and Leeds could have a major say in their fate. The Whites travel to Selhurst Park on the final day of the season at which point everything could still be up for grabs.
Sage looks set to become the first managerial casualty but there remains pressure on a host of other struggling bosses. However others got important results over the weekend, with the likes of Nottingham Forest and Sunderland both winning while Manchester United drew with Aston Villa.