Crystal Palace have sacked manager Pierre Sage after a run of four consecutive league defeats left the club bottom of the Premier League table.
Sage’s appointment and Glasner’s honours
Before taking over at Crystal Palace, Sage had guided Lens to second place in Ligue 1 in the previous season. He then replaced Oliver Glasner as Palace manager.
During Glasner’s reign at Crystal Palace, the club won the FA Cup, the Community Shield and the Conference League.
Recent Palace form and Sage’s record
Sage had 16 games in charge at Crystal Palace.
Palace are currently bottom of the Premier League after four consecutive defeats, a run that began with a 5-0 loss to Brighton.
In the Europa League, Palace have not won again since their opening game. Their most recent Europa League match ended in a draw against Hoffenheim after a stoppage-time equaliser.
Attacking players’ situations and game time
According to a single-source claim from WhoScored, Benitez played once in the league last season, receiving a 7.2 WhoScored rating, and has made five league appearances this season.
Mateta has yet to score in the league this season. He had a hamstring injury and faces a suspension after a red card against Spurs.
Crystal Palace denied Sarr the chance to join Liverpool during the summer. This season he has battled injuries and has come off the bench twice in the league.
Palace took Guessand on loan again from Aston Villa after initially declining the chance to make his move permanent. He has played twice as a substitute in the league and has not scored.
An unnamed 31-year-old Palace player has played four times off the bench in the league this season, averaging 10 minutes each time.
Defensive and young players’ roles
Wharton, a 22-year-old, was left out of England’s World Cup squad.
Still only 20, Canvot has seen some of his more experienced defensive colleagues make way over the past couple of transfer windows.
Richards, 26, is in his fifth Premier League season and has played in every Palace league game this season.
Riad is in his third season with Palace and played once in the league under Sage before suffering an ACL injury.
Nketiah has scored once in the league this season, halfway to his league tally from the previous season, and has already started more league games than he did then.
