Crystal Palace Sack Patrick Vieira Over Threat Of Relegation

Crystal Palace have confirmed the departure of manager Patrick Vieira this morning.

The 46-year-old Frenchman, who was appointed before the start of the 2021-22 season, was sacked due to the threat of relegation having gone 12 matches without a win.

Vieira leaves the Premier League club alongside three members of his coaching staff, namely: Osian Roberts, Kristian Wilson and Said Aigoun.

Palace have not won a match in 2023 and are currently 12th in the table, three points above 18th-placed Bournemouth who have a game in hand.

Chairman Steve Parish said: “It is with enormous regret that this difficult decision has been made. 

"Ultimately, results in recent months have placed us in a precarious league position and we felt a change is necessary to give us the best chance of retaining Premier League status.

"That said, Patrick’s impact since joining us in the summer of 2021 has been significant, and he is held in the highest regard by myself, and all of his colleagues.

"He led the team to a Wembley FA Cup semi-final and respectable 12th placed finish last season playing some exciting football, which was a challenging and crucial campaign for the club given the changes we made to the squad prior to his arrival.

"Patrick has given his all to the club, and we all thank him and his team for their service.

“We also wish Patrick, Osian, Kristian and Saïd the very best for their futures.”

Parish went further to note that the process of appointing a new manager is underway, adding that Dean Kiely will continue as the goalkeeping coach.

"The process to appoint a new manager is underway, and we will provide an update in due course," he added. 

"Dean Kiely will remain as goalkeeping coach.

Palace will travel to Vieira's former club Arsenal on Sunday for their next game and will be hoping to upset the Gunners at the Emirates before meeting all eight of their relegation rivals in their final 10 games.