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Pierre Sage makes sack admission as Crystal Palace future hangs in balance after Tottenham defeat

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Tabuteau, S. (2026, October 31). Pierre Sage makes sack admission as Crystal Palace future hangs in balance after Tottenham defeat. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-sage-sack-tottenham-b1303107.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-31 · by Sam Tabuteau

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Pierre Sage, manager of Crystal Palace, admitted defeat after his team was beaten 2-0 by Tottenham Hotspur following an early red card for Jean-Philippe Mateta. With Palace currently in the relegation zone after winning only one of their first nine league games, Sage expressed determination to improve despite increasing pressure on him to resign. He emphasized his commitment to training and fighting for his position, stating it is not within his control whether he keeps his job or not.
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Tottenham secured a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace in the Premier League on October 31, 2026, after Jean-Philippe Mateta was shown a red card early in the game for a studs-up challenge on Micky van de Ven. The first goal came from Archie Gray with a header in the 25th minute, and Jan Paul van Hecke added another in the second half to seal the win. Palace's defeat, their sixth in nine league games, has increased pressure on manager Pierre Sage, who admitted that his future is uncertain but vowed to continue fighting for his position despite relegation fears.

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🔮 Sage is under increasing pressure to turn things around, with Palace mired in the relegation zone after winning one of their first nine league games, but he insists he will continue to fight for his future.
🔮 It may not have been pretty, but Tottenham are quickly relearning the art of winning again after their 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace made it three wins in a row for the first time since February 2025.
🔮 This was the sort of game where he would have been eager to add to his goal tally.
🔮 Pep Chavarria is set to return to the matchday squad, but Jorrel Hato remains sidelined.
🔮 I wouldn't be where I am today without Tottenham, for sure," Kane said.
🔮 On a disappointing evening at Anfield, Lacroix left the pitch with a hamstring injury just before half time, and Alonso said afterwards he did not know how long the Frenchman would be out.
🔮 Martinez has since undergone surgery, and said he would be “back in a few weeks”, a timescale manager Xabi Alonso backed up ahead of last weekend’s 2-0 defeat to Tottenham.
🔮 "I will never do that and you can ask her, she was on the joke with me.
🔮 United released a statement at the time explaining the need for Sesko to undergo tests before a recovery timeline could be confirmed.
🔮 Read More “Changing the spirit of the group (is important), changing the performance of the players, especially the more fragile players, maybe the younger players,” De Zerbi continued.
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Sage PERSON · 5× Palace ORG · 3× Archie Gray PERSON · 1× Eagles ORG · 1× Jan Paul van Hecke PERSON · 1× Jean-Philippe Mateta’s PERSON · 1× Newcastle ORG · 1× Spurs ORG · 1× Standard Sport ORG · 1× Steve Parish PERSON · 1×

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Steve Parish was in attendance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and Standard Sport understands he also made a rare appearance in the home dressing room to speak to Sage after their 2-0 defeat to Newcastle last weekend.
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🔮 Sage is under increasing pressure to turn things around, with Palace mired in the relegation zone after winning one of their first nine league games, but he insists he will continue to fight for his future.

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Palace were comfortbaly beaten at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with goals from Archie Gray and Jan Paul van Hecke ensuring Spurs took advantage of Jean-Philippe Mateta’s early red card. asserted
Spurs → beat → card
Sage is under increasing pressure to turn things around, with Palace mired in the relegation zone after winning one of their first nine league games, but he insists he will continue to fight for his future. asserted
he → increase → future
Asked if he was aware of the Eagles’ league position, Sage cut a defiant tone but added it was not up to him whether he kept his job. asserted
he → ask → job
“I am really aware of the situation,” Sage said. asserted
Sage → say → situation
“I don’t like this situation. asserted
I → like → situation
[But] you can trust in me, I will never give up. asserted
I → trust → me
I want to be the first on the pitch on Monday. asserted
I → want → Monday
I have the rage to train more. asserted
I → have → rage
It’s not me to decide this thing [my future]. asserted
It → ’ → thing
If I have one hour, I will give my best for one hour. asserted
I → have → hour
If I have ten years, I will give my best for ten years.” asserted
I → have → years
Steve Parish was in attendance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and Standard Sport understands he also made a rare appearance in the home dressing room to speak to Sage after their 2-0 defeat to Newcastle last weekend. asserted
he → understand → Newcastle
Relegation fears are deepening for Palace, and Sage acknowledges that dropping down to the Championship would be a disaster for the club after their third successive defeat in the league. asserted
dropping → deepen → league
"Yes, [relegation], it’s a disaster for every club in the Premier League and especially that I have to speak about my club. asserted
I → ’ → club
You know I’m not comfortable with the situation in the table, but it’s a consequence of what we did bad on the pitch,” the Frenchman continued. asserted
Frenchman → know → pitch
That is why I can speak about the situation of the club in the table, of my situation, because it’s a consequence to of this, but my only way to change a thing is to go on the pitch. asserted
way → speak → pitch
That is why I talk to the players and I want to be the first on the pitch on Monday. asserted
I → talk → Monday
They can trust in me. asserted
They → trust → me
“I will never give up. asserted
I → give → ?
I will do the best session I can do on Monday because now I have the rage to train more because the game I saw was not in line with my conviction. asserted
I → do → conviction
“I don’t like when we let the initiative too much to the opponent. asserted
we → like → opponent
I was really impressed by what I see of the other team, and I like this kind of play. asserted
I → impress → play
I know we are not the same team, but we are able to do things with the ball, and we have to improve that." asserted
we → know → that
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