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Crystal Palace

England · Premier League · Manager: Pierre Sage (#176 in the world) since Aug 2026
#70 World rank · club rating
1,925 Club rating
19th in the Premier League

Crystal Palace have had 8 managers since 2015/16. Oliver Glasner (Feb 2024 – May 2026) had the best points per game of them (1.55 in 121 matches) and took the club rating from 2,037 to 2,072.

Crystal Palace managers

25 spells since 1997 · newest first
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Pierre Sage #176 now Aug 2026 – present · PPG 1.13 current Aug 2026 – present 16 5-3-8 1.13 2,097 → 1,977 −120 −28.2 −0.14
Oliver Glasner #93 now Feb 2024 – May 2026 · PPG 1.55 Feb 2024 – May 2026 121 50-37-34 1.55 2,037 → 2,072 +35 −5.1 +0.13
Patrick McCarthy Feb 2024 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Feb 2024 1 0-1-0 1.00 1,928 → 1,940 +12 +2.4 +0.17
Roy Hodgson #340 now Apr 2023 – Feb 2024 · PPG 1.24 Apr 2023 – Feb 2024 37 12-10-15 1.24 2,024 → 1,918 −106 −8.2 +0.06
Patrick McCarthy (stand-in) 16 Sep 2023 16 Sep 2023 1 0-0-1 −2.6
Patrick McCarthy Mar 2023 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Mar 2023 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,980 → 1,974 −7 −1.3 −0.08
Patrick Vieira Aug 2021 – Mar 2023 · PPG 1.23 Aug 2021 – Mar 2023 74 22-25-27 1.23 1,937 → 1,979 +42 +24.4 +0.18
Roy Hodgson #340 now Sep 2017 – May 2021 · PPG 1.23 Sep 2017 – May 2021 162 54-38-70 1.23 1,811 → 1,975 +164 +21.2 +0.18
Frank De Boer Aug 2017 – Sep 2017 · PPG 0.60 caretaker Aug 2017 – Sep 2017 5 1-0-4 0.60 1,884 → 1,788 −97 −23.3 −0.27
Sam Allardyce Dec 2016 – May 2017 · PPG 1.25 Dec 2016 – May 2017 24 9-3-12 1.25 1,894 → 1,865 −30 +1.0 0.00
Alan Pardew Jan 2015 – Dec 2016 · PPG 1.34 Jan 2015 – Dec 2016 87 34-15-38 1.34 1,738 → 1,828 +90 +24.8 +0.20
Before 2015/16 · 15 spells, Aug 1997 – Jan 2015
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Keith Millen Dec 2014 – Jan 2015 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Dec 2014 – Jan 2015 2 0-2-0 1.00 1,753 → 1,773 +20 +4.1 +0.20
Neil Warnock Aug 2014 – Dec 2014 · PPG 0.94 Aug 2014 – Dec 2014 17 3-7-7 0.94 1,714 → 1,765 +51 +6.5 +0.07
Keith Millen Aug 2014 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Aug 2014 3 1-0-2 1.00 1,790 → 1,740 −50 −6.8 −0.11
Tony Pulis Nov 2013 – May 2014 · PPG 1.46 Nov 2013 – May 2014 28 12-5-11 1.46 1,809 → 1,927 +119 +41.8 +0.34
Keith Millen Oct 2013 – Nov 2013 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Oct 2013 – Nov 2013 4 1-1-2 1.00 1,717 → 1,776 +59 +7.7 +0.25
Ian Holloway Nov 2012 – Oct 2013 · PPG 1.20 Nov 2012 – Oct 2013 46 13-16-17 1.20 1,702 → 1,693 −9 −16.2 +0.01
Dougie Freedman Jan 2011 – Oct 2012 · PPG 1.34 Jan 2011 – Oct 2012 90 31-28-31 1.34 1,538 → 1,650 +112 +17.1 +0.06
George Burley Aug 2010 – Dec 2010 · PPG 1.04 Aug 2010 – Dec 2010 25 7-5-13 1.04 1,588 → 1,524 −65 −15.0 −0.11
Paul Hart Mar 2010 – May 2010 · PPG 1.07 Mar 2010 – May 2010 14 3-6-5 1.07 1,529 → 1,537 +8 +2.5 −0.09
Neil Warnock Aug 2008 – Feb 2010 · PPG 1.32 Aug 2008 – Feb 2010 90 31-26-33 1.32 1,689 → 1,566 −124 −24.9 +0.01
Iain Dowie Dec 2003 – May 2005 · PPG 1.33 Dec 2003 – May 2005 63 23-15-25 1.33 1,462 → 1,592 +130 +30.7 +0.14
Kit Symons Nov 2003 – Dec 2003 · PPG 1.50 caretaker Nov 2003 – Dec 2003 8 3-3-2 1.50 1,424 → 1,480 +56 +11.3 +0.17
Ray Lewington May 1998 · PPG 1.33 caretaker May 1998 3 1-1-1 1.33 1,353 → 1,366 +13 +2.6 +0.10
Attilio Lombardo Mar 1998 – Apr 1998 · PPG 0.86 caretaker Mar 1998 – Apr 1998 7 2-0-5 0.86 1,342 → 1,322 −20 −3.2
Steve Coppell Aug 1997 – Mar 1998 · PPG 0.82 Aug 1997 – Mar 1998 28 5-8-15 0.82 1,331 → 1,264 −68 −22.3

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Roy Hodgson is the longest-serving: 162 matches over 3 years (Sep 2017 – May 2021). Tony Pulis added the most coach rating: +41.8 over 28 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager
1,925Club ratingWeek 46, 2026
#70World rankof 943 active clubs
#19Premier Leagueof 20 clubs
2,209Peak since 2015/16May 2025 · low 1,678, Feb 2017
1,6001,8002,0002,200201620182020202220242026Nov 2026 · Pierre Sage1,947 club rating1,6001,8002,0002,200201620202024Nov 2026 · Pierre Sage1,947 club rating
Colour changes with each manager (8 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Crystal Palace's club rating peaked at 2,209 in May 2025, under Oliver Glasner, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,678 in February 2017, under Sam Allardyce.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time
Sat 21 Nov · 15:00 Premier League A at Coventry City
Preview Coventry City v Crystal Palace ›
Thu 26 Nov · 20:00 UEFA Europa League H v Real Sociedad
No chances for European games · why
Preview Crystal Palace v Real Sociedad ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2026/27 10 1.70 1.90 2.17 76% 3.30 7.00 4.74
2025/26 38 2.05 1.92 1.96 63% 4.18 5.24 4.99
2024/25 38 2.21 2.32 2.18 77% 4.50 5.63 5.12
2023/24 38 1.97 2.11 2.26 65% 4.68 5.18 5.41
2022/23 38 2.26 2.26 1.88 70% 4.89 4.63 5.04
7 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2021/22
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2021/22 38 1.84 2.05 1.82 56% 4.61 4.84 5.20
2020/21 38 1.53 1.26 1.54 69% 3.97 6.05 5.08
2019/20 38 1.68 2.45 1.79 66% 4.66 6.18 5.35
2018/19 38 1.63 1.71 1.72 65% 5.39 5.68 5.14
2017/18 38 1.89 2.03 1.63 74% 5.53 5.50 5.15
2016/17 38 2.03 1.92 1.93 66% 5.34 5.87 5.21
2015/16 38 1.68 1.87 1.70 66% 5.76 5.79 5.40

Crystal Palace won 3.30 corners a game in 2026/27, their fewest in any season since 2015/16 and 30% below the Premier League's average side (4.74).

League matches only (Premier League), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Premier League cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

428 league matches since 2015/16
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 7518% 174% 143%
HT drawHT D 4711% 6515% 6916%
HT lossHT L 102% 327% 9923%
62
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 141 matches
76
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 106 matches
1st half · W 106 · D 181 · L 141 GD −63
2nd half · W 131 · D 143 · L 154 GD −48

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Crystal Palace

29 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Michael Oliver 29 9-4-16 1.07 1.38 1.87 −26%
Andre Marriner 26 8-8-10 1.23 1.81 1.82 −1%
Anthony Taylor 26 7-6-13 1.04 2.12 1.88 +12%
Jonathan Moss 25 7-6-12 1.08 1.96 1.76 +12%
Martin Atkinson 22 7-5-10 1.18 1.73 1.76 −2%
Andy Madley 20 6-5-9 1.15 2.10 1.93 +9%
Paul Tierney 20 6-7-7 1.25 1.85 1.84 0%
Craig Pawson 19 5-6-8 1.11 2.11 1.91 +10%
Kevin Friend 17 3-3-11 0.71 2.12 1.76 +21%
Simon Hooper 15 6-3-6 1.40 1.93 1.88 +3%
19 more referees with 5+ matches
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Stuart Attwell 15 6-4-5 1.47 1.67 1.84 −9%
Darren England 14 1-8-5 0.79 2.64 1.98 +34%
Mike Dean 14 5-4-5 1.36 1.29 1.79 −28%
Chris Kavanagh 12 5-3-4 1.50 1.67 1.96 −15%
Graham Scott 12 5-2-5 1.42 1.67 1.82 −8%
Robert Jones 12 3-1-8 0.83 1.83 2.05 −11%
Thomas Bramall 11 4-5-2 1.55 1.73 2.13 −19%
David Coote 10 2-2-6 0.80 2.10 1.92 +10%
Michael Salisbury 10 3-3-4 1.20 2.10 2.07 +2%
Neil Swarbrick 9 3-2-4 1.22 2.11 1.87 +13%
Peter Bankes 9 5-1-3 1.78 1.89 1.98 −4%
Jarred Gillett 8 2-3-3 1.13 2.00 2.02 −1%
John Brooks 8 2-3-3 1.13 2.13 2.13 0%
Robert Madley 8 2-2-4 1.00 1.63 1.87 −13%
Samuel Barrott 7 3-2-2 1.57 2.57 2.05 +26%
Lee Mason 6 1-2-3 0.83 1.50 1.68 −11%
Mike Jones 6 1-2-3 0.83 2.33 1.86 +26%
Tim Robinson 6 1-3-2 1.00 2.00 2.13 −6%
Tony Harrington 6 2-2-2 1.33 1.17 2.02 −42%

Under Darren England, Crystal Palace picked up 2.64 cards a game, 34% above their own average in the same seasons (14 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (426). Cards = Crystal Palace's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Crystal Palace's manager?

Pierre Sage, #176 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2026 - 16 matches, 5 won (1.13 points per game).

How many managers has Crystal Palace had since 2015?

8, counting 2 caretakers. Plus 1 stand-in: a caretaker for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Crystal Palace's longest-serving manager?

Roy Hodgson: 162 matches from September 2017 to May 2021.

How many cards a game do Crystal Palace get?

1.70 a game in the Premier League in 2026/27, against 2.17 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.