Crystal Palace's 2-0 home defeat by Newcastle leaves Pierre Sage under significant pressure, with the Eagles having won just two of eight Premier League games and conceding 50 top-flight goals in 2026 — at least four more than any other side. Summer sales of Maxence Lacroix and Daniel Muñoz, a heavy loss at Brighton and a late Europa League collapse at Besiktas have deepened the discontent at Selhurst Park.
Junior Olaitan came off the bench to score a late equaliser as Besiktas and Crystal Palace drew 2-2 in the Europa League, with Besiktas finishing the match with 10 men after Umit Akdag's red card. Palace had led through Yeremy Pino and Jean-Philippe Mateta after Wilfred Ndidi's first-half opener.