'Sympathy for Sage' but Palace 'have to make the change' - Sutton

Tue, November 10, 2026 at 8:15 AM UTC

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BBC Sport pundit Chris Sutton believes Crystal Palace "have to" make a managerial change during the international break and bring in a more "pragmatic" manager to re-organise the team.

Current boss Pierre Sage is under increasing pressure with Palace sitting bottom of the Premier League table having won just two of their 10 league matches this season.

"It's often the best time to take a job when a club is at rock bottom," said Sutton on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club. "Palace only conceded 51 goals last season yet have conceded 24 already this season so that is alarming.

"Pierre Sage could quite rightly argue that the players they lost haven't been replaced in terms of like-for-like quality, but their biggest issue is that they are leaking goals.

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"They have to make the change and get in someone who is a bit more pragmatic. Sean Dyche and Thomas Frank are regarded as real organisers and pragmatic.

"Palace fans are a pretty loyal bunch, but I think the overall feeling is that if Sage stays on then there is a really good chance they get relegated because of the goals that they are conceding.

"They are not cut adrift because in this Premier League you can get a couple of wins and move up the table so it is still a decent job [to take]."

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