Showing posts with label Premier League. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Premier League. Show all posts
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Monday, 9 November 2026
CRYSTAL PALACE: PIERRE SAGE SACK IMMINENT AS EAGLES TURN TO FAMILIAR PREMIER LEAGUE FACW
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| Pierre Sage is under pressure at Crystal Palace. |
Crystal Palace are reportedly ready to part ways with boss Pierre Sage, with former Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford manager Thomas Frank emerging as their preferred choice to take over at Selhurst Park.
Palace currently sit rock-bottom of the Premier League table heading into the November international break, with their latest loss coming at home to Liverpool on Sunday.
The 3-1 defeat made it one win in their last eight outings in all competitions, while the Eagles have not tasted Premier League success since beating Nottingham Forest on October 11.
And, according to our friends over at TEAMtalk, the club’s hierarchy are now ‘prepared to make a change in the dugout’ to try and find a spark in south east London.
Sage was only appointed in the summer, but Palace’s disappointing start to the campaign has left his position what TT sources describe as ‘under serious threat’, with the club increasingly concerned about their league position.
Indeed, TEAMtalk revealed last month that Frank was among four candidates being considered by Palace as they assessed Sage’s future, while F365 have also assessed the runners and riders for the job.
But now, the report states that Frank has moved to the front of Palace’s thinking, with the Eagles ‘ready to turn to the Dane as they look to arrest their slide’.
Frank remains highly regarded following his work at Brentford, where he established the club in the Premier League before earning a move to Tottenham.
Although his spell in north London did not unfold as hoped, his experience of the Premier League and previous success in building competitive teams have kept him firmly in the conversation for another top-flight opportunity.
The Eagles do have other names under consideration, though it is Frank who has quickly emerged as Steve Parish and co’s outstanding first choice.
Thomas Frank tipped to provide Palace spark
Palace have also discussed other potential candidates, with Sean Dyche and Rob Edwards among the names considered as they weigh up the best way to turn their season around.
However, TEAMtalk understands that Frank is the man the club are now ready to pursue, with the hierarchy believing a change of direction is needed during the international break.
Frank enjoyed a hugely impressive 41.6 win percentage record from his time at Brentford, securing wins in 132 of his 317 games at the helm to not just steer the Bees into the Premier League, but help establish them as a real force in the top flight.
Speaking in the summer, Frank said he did not feel ready to resume his career in management, taking time out to recharge his batteries after a difficult spell in charge of Spurs.
“Football remains a huge part of who I am, and I have chosen to use this time productively. Over the coming months, besides spending time with family and friends, I will continue studying, observing and learning from other leaders both within sport and beyond it,” Frank told the BBC in June ahead of joining their World Cup coverage.
However, with the Eagles now ready to jettison Sage out of Selhurst Park, the timing could now be right for the 53-year-old Dane.
Sage’s appointment was intended to provide a fresh direction, but the club now appear ready to make another managerial change just months after bringing the Frenchman in.
- Rob McCarthy
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KAI HARVERTZ BREAKS PREMIER LEAGUE RECORD WITH ARSENAL'S WINNER AT LIVERPOOL
The German tapped home to send Arsenal clear at the top of the table.
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| Kai Havertz scored the winner for Arsenal against Liverpool. | David Price/Arsenal FC/Getty Images |
As Kai Havertz wheeled away to celebrate his goal against Liverpool on Sunday, the Arsenal striker may not have realized he had just made Premier League history.
On what was his 172nd appearance in the competition, Havertz’s tap-in in Sunday’s 1–0 win was his 46th goal, taking him clear of Manchester City hero İlkay Gündoğan’s tally of 45 to make him the German with the most Premier League goals ever.
Rather than bask in the moment, Havertz preferred to divert the attention away from himself and over to teammate Declan Rice, whose excellent assist gave the German very little to do in front of goal.
“I think 90% of the goal belongs to that man,” Havertz told Sky Sports after the game. “We all know his right foot. Today he was there, brilliant overlap and perfect cross. For me it was an easy tap-in. As I said, I think that goal definitely belongs to him.”
The Enigma of Kai Havertz Continues to Divide Opinion
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| Few players in the world divide opinion quite like Havertz. | David Price/Arsenal FC/Getty Images |
The initial response to Havertz’s new accolade is one of confusion, with a tally of 46 goals in 172 appearances hardly standing out on paper.
In truth, that has been the debate surrounding Havertz ever since he joined Chelsea in 2020. Nobody has ever doubted his quality, but many have questioned what he actually is. Havertz has spent time as a winger and all across midfield but has settled in at striker at both of his London clubs, neither of which actually signed him to play in that role.
There are many Havertz sceptics out there, but the logic behind his continued involvement for England’s best side is clear to see this season. He may only have four goals in 14 games across all competitions, but three of those have come against Manchester City, Chelsea and now Liverpool.
Even last year, when injury restricted him to a total of 24 games and just 1,066 minutes, Havertz still found time to score against Man City and Chelsea to go alongside big goals in Champions League knockout ties, including one in the final against Paris Saint-Germain.
Arsenal may be able to find more goals elsewhere—perhaps from somebody who is actually a natural striker—but that is far from guaranteed. The fact Havertz is still starting over Viktor Gyökeres should speak volumes.
Gyökeres scores more goals than Havertz—97 in 102 appearances for Sporting CP came before 21 goals in his first season at Arsenal—but manager Mikel Arteta has been left asking which of his two options actually contributes to winning when it matters most.
In the Premier League, Gyökeres’s 14 goals last year were shared between Leeds United, Nottingham Forest, Burnley, Everton, Sunderland, Bournemouth, Fulham and a woeful Tottenham Hotspur. While scoring against any top-flight defense takes immense quality, Arteta has clearly backed the striker he thinks makes his side better against the elite.
That will never be enough for many of Havertz’s fiercest critics. Even Arsenal may well continue to search for an upgrade across future transfer window. But for now, however, the 27-year-old will carry on doing his job and contributing to winning. As Arsenal fans will always remind you: “£60 million down the drain, Kai Havertz scores again.”
- Tom Gott
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