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Pressure piles on Pierre Sage as Crystal Palace sack looms after Tottenham defeat

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Gent, O. (2026, October 31). Pressure piles on Pierre Sage as Crystal Palace sack looms after Tottenham defeat. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-sage-sack-tottenham-b1303099.html

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Pierre Sage faces increased pressure as Crystal Palace continues its poor run, losing to Tottenham despite playing a man down due to Jean-Philippe Mateta's red card. This loss marks their sixth defeat in nine league games under Sage, who took over from Oliver Glasner recently. With questions about his future intensifying, Palace will face Hoffenheim in the Europa League and then host Liverpool in the Premier League next weekend.

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On October 31, 2026, Tottenham Hotspur secured a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace in the Premier League. The match took an early turn when Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta was sent off for a studs-up challenge on Micky van de Ven after just 13 minutes. With a numerical advantage, Tottenham capitalized with goals from Archie Gray and Jan Paul van Hecke to secure their third consecutive win. This marks the first time since almost 21 months that Spurs have won three league games in succession, following previous victories against Coventry and Chelsea. The result has increased pressure on Crystal Palace manager Pierre Sage, whose team remains mired in the relegation zone after winning only one of their first nine league games.

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🔮 Questions had been asked about Sage’s long-term future at Palace, and his position will be in further doubt after a sixth league defeat in nine, and just two victories coming from his the opening Premier League matches of his tenure.

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🔮 Buoyed by only a second triumph at Chelsea in 36 years last weekend, Spurs’ task was made more routine by a 13th-minute red card for Palace forward Jean-Philippe Mateta for a studs-up tackle on Micky van de Ven. VAR intervened to assist referee Michael Oliver and it was largely one-way traffic after with Archie Gray able to open the scoring with a header after 25 minutes. Roberto De Zerbi’s team started the second half impressively and eventually doubled their lead with 17 minutes left through former Brighton centre-back Jan Paul van Hecke. It allowed De Zerbi to hand a league debut to Spurs’ teenager Luca Williams-Barnett on an enjoyable night for the north London club, but this latest defeat will increase the scrutiny on under-fire Palace boss Pierre Sage. More to follow.

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It extends a run of three league games without a victory, which stretches back to the start of October, when they beat former manager Oliver Glasner and his Nottingham Forest side 3-1 at Selhurst Park. asserted

they → extend → Park

Palace went down to ten men early on at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Jean-Philippe Mateta was shown a red card for a late lunge on Micky van de Ven, and he was given his marching orders after his initial yellow card was upgraded to a red after VAR intervened and advised referee Michael Oliver to consult the pitchside monitor. asserted

VAR → go → monitor

Archie Gray then nodded in the opener for a resurgent Spurs, who are up to eighth, and former Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke added a second after half time to wrap up the points on a comfortbale evening for Roberto De Zerbi’s hosts, who have now won three games on the bounce in the English top flight. asserted

who → nod → flight

Questions had been asked about Sage’s long-term future at Palace, and his position will be in further doubt after a sixth league defeat in nine, and just two victories coming from his the opening Premier League matches of his tenure. asserted

position → ask → tenure

The Eagles take on Hoffenheim at home in the Europa League next, before they welcome Liverpool to Selhurst Park next weekend. asserted

they → take → Park

Pressure piles on Pierre Sage as Crystal Palace sack looms after Tottenham defeat

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