LONDON---Neil Warnock was on Saturday sacked as manager of Crystal Palace, the struggling Premier League club announced.
"Crystal Palace Football Club can today confirm that Neil Warnock has been relieved of his duties and is no longer first-team manager," a statement on the club's official website read.
The 66-year-old is the first English topflight manager to lose his job this season.
Warnock's dismissal comes less than 24 hours after Saturday's 3-1 loss to Southampton, the London club's sixth consecutive game without a win.
This latest below par performance pushed the team which had shocked Liverpool last month into the relegation zone.
Warnock began his second spell at Palace in August, replacing Tony Pulis.
AFP
