Crystal Palace parted company with Pierre Sage on 12 November 2026. Sage was appointed on a three-year contract in June, after Oliver Glasner left at the end of last season, having taken Lens to second place in Ligue 1. He leaves with Palace 20th in the Premier League on 7 points from ten games, winless in the league since beating Nottingham Forest on 11 October.
The numbers point at one end of the pitch. Palace have conceded 24 goals, the most in the league and four more than any other club, from chances worth 24.2 on our expected goals against table. Here is what that looked like on the day the manager went.
The figures in this article are from our tables after the last games, on 8 November. Palace are 20th on 7 points, one behind Manchester United and Sunderland on 8 and two behind Coventry City, who are 17th on 9 alongside Nottingham Forest. Palace's goal difference of -14 is the worst in the league, and Oliver Glasner, who now manages Nottingham Forest, has Forest 16th on 9 points. On our xG table their expected points are 8.9, the lowest in the league, so the 7 they have are only 1.9 below it: the table is not far from where the numbers put them.
Premier League 2026/2027 after ten games
| Pos | Club | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | -4 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 9 | -9 |
| 18 | Manchester United | 8 | -5 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 8 | -9 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 7 | -14 |
For the wider relegation picture see who is really in the Premier League relegation fight.
No club has conceded more than Palace's 24 goals, and the chances behind them tell the same story: expected goals against of 24.2, also the most, and 189 shots faced, the most in the league.
Premier League 2026/2027 after ten games
| Club | Conceded | Expected |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace | 24 | 24.2 |
| Ipswich Town | 20 | 18.1 |
| Manchester United | 19 | 14.9 |
| Coventry City | 19 | 16.3 |
| Sunderland | 17 | 14.8 |
The goals conceded almost exactly match the chances conceded, so the numbers do not say Palace were unlucky at the back. They have kept one clean sheet, one more than Manchester United; the full list is on our clean sheets table, with goals against and shots faced behind it.
Palace have lost their last four league games, scoring once and conceding 12: 5-0 at Brighton on 18 October, 2-0 at home to Newcastle United, 2-0 at Tottenham Hotspur and 3-1 at home to Liverpool. BBC Sport reported that Sage spoke of his "shame" after the Brighton defeat.
Premier League 2026/2027, oldest first
| Date | Match | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug | Everton v Crystal Palace | 2-0 | L |
| 28 Aug | Crystal Palace v Manchester City | 1-4 | L |
| 5 Sep | Fulham v Crystal Palace | 2-3 | W |
| 12 Sep | Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town | 2-3 | L |
| 20 Sep | Leeds United v Crystal Palace | 0-0 | D |
| 11 Oct | Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | W |
| 18 Oct | Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace | 5-0 | L |
| 25 Oct | Crystal Palace v Newcastle United | 0-2 | L |
| 31 Oct | Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace | 2-0 | L |
| 8 Nov | Crystal Palace v Liverpool | 1-3 | L |
At the other end Palace have scored 10 goals, with only Sunderland and Nottingham Forest below them, from 109 shots. They are 5th for big chances created with 29, from the 2nd-fewest shots in the league, level with Ipswich Town and behind only Hull City; the goals scored table shows where that has and has not turned into goals.
The league is on an international break. Palace's next game is away at Coventry City on Saturday 21 November, kick-off 15:00 GMT: Coventry City v Crystal Palace. Coventry are 17th on 9 points, two clear of Palace.
Every club's figures are on the Premier League stats page, and the full table is on our standings page. Also today, Manchester United sacked Michael Carrick: Man Utd sack Michael Carrick.
Yes. Crystal Palace parted company with Pierre Sage on 12 November 2026, with the club 20th in the Premier League on 7 points from ten games, two wins, a draw and seven defeats.
Crystal Palace are 20th and bottom of the Premier League in 2026/2027 on 7 points from ten games. They are one point behind Manchester United and Sunderland on 8 and two behind Coventry City on 9.
Crystal Palace have conceded 24 goals in ten Premier League games in 2026/2027, the most in the league and four more than any other club. Their expected goals against is 24.2, also the most.
Crystal Palace have lost their last four Premier League games, scoring once and conceding 12: 5-0 at Brighton, 2-0 to Newcastle United, 2-0 at Tottenham Hotspur and 3-1 to Liverpool in 2026/2027.
Crystal Palace last won a Premier League game on 11 October 2026, 3-1 at home to Nottingham Forest. They have lost all four league games since, scoring once and conceding 12, and are 20th on 7 points.
Crystal Palace play next in the Premier League away at Coventry City on Saturday 21 November 2026, kick-off 15:00 GMT. Palace are 20th on 7 points from ten games, and Coventry are 17th on 9.