Alan Pardew Photo: Photosport
Crystal Palace has sacked manager Alan Pardew after a run of eight English Premier League football losses in their last 10 games.
The London club sits in 17th place just a point above the relegation zone.
In a statement the club's co-owner Steve Parish said "I would like to put on record our sincere gratitude for the tremendous service Alan has given us, both in his time here as manager and previously as a player.
"Following a fantastic second half of 2014/15, the 2015/16 season culminated in only narrowly missing out on winning the FA Cup as well as securing our Premier League place for a record-breaking fourth time.
Pardew, a former Palace midfielder, was appointed in 2015.
The former England manager Sam Allardyce, who lost his job as national team coach after becoming embroiled in a newspaper sting, has been tipped as a possible replacement.
-Reuters
