Glasner’s successor Sage is no longer Palace manager – is Frank coming in?

Crystal Palace have parted ways with manager Pierre Sage, Oliver Glasner’s successor. The bottom-of-the-table side announced this on Thursday.

This is the second managerial sacking in the Premier League this Thursday. Just a few hours after Michael Carrick was sacked by Manchester United, bottom-of-the-table Crystal Palace have also parted ways with their manager. Pierre Sage, who had only moved to south London from French Champions League side RC Lens this summer to take over from Oliver Glasner, has been forced to leave after just four and a half months.

Alongside Sage, his assistant managers Jamal Alioui, Damien Della Santa and Sandy Guichard are also leaving the club. A successor to Sage has not yet been named; Palace intend to provide an update “in due course”. According to The Athletic, the leading candidate is Thomas Frank. The Dane enjoyed seven highly successful years at Brentford FC before moving to Tottenham Hotspur in 2025. His tenure there came to an end in February this year.

Things aren’t going well in the Europa League either

Meanwhile, at the Eagles, Sage had to step into the difficult shoes left by Glasner; the former Frankfurt and Wolfsburg manager moved to Nottingham Forest in the summer after winning the Conference League with Palace. It was the first international title in the club’s history.

However, Sage was unable to build on that success. In the Premier League, the Eagles are bottom of the table with just seven points after ten matchdays. The 1–3 defeat at the weekend against Liverpool was already their seventh league defeat of the season. Things aren’t going to plan in the Europa League either; just five points from four matches means they are only 21st in the group – their progression is in jeopardy. Most recently, they secured a fortunate 1–1 draw at home against TSG Hoffenheim.

Palace have therefore now pulled the emergency brake. After the international break – and likely with a new manager on the bench – the Eagles face a away trip to newly promoted Coventry, before home matches against Real Sociedad and Hull City await.