Neil Warnock sacked as Crystal Palace manager

Crystal Palace boss becomes the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season

Neil Warnock
Neil Warnock

Crystal Palace's Neil Warnock has become the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season after losing his job at Selhurst Park.

Following the club’s 3-1 defeat against Southampton on Boxing Day, large sections of the club’s supporters made their dissatisfaction clear and the club’s owners had become unhappy with a run of just one win in 12 matches.

The 66-year-old joined the Eagles for a second time in August 2014, following the departure of Tony Pulis.

Assistant manager Keith Millen will be in charge for the trip to Queens Park Rangers on Sunday.

But it is understood that Palace are looking to appoint permanent successor as soon as possible.

A club statement  read: "The club would like to put on record its thanks to Neil for all his hard work and energy over the past four months."

Pulis left 48 hours before the start of the season after guiding Palace to an 11th place finish and being named Premier League manager of the Year.

Warnock won just three of his 16 Premier League games in his second spell in charge, giving a win percentage of 18.8% compared to Pulis's 42.3%.

Palace are now looking for a fourth manager in 14 months since Ian Holloway's sacking in October 2013.