Crystal Palace sack manager Neil Warnock

London, Dec 27 (IANS) Neil Warnock has been sacked as manager of Crystal Palace after just four months in charge at Selhurst Park.

The Eagles dropped into the bottom three of the English Premier League on Boxing Day after a 1-3 loss to Southampton, with pressure mounting on Warnock and fans calling for his head, reports dailymailco.uk.

Keith Millen will once again take temporary charge, with Palace travelling to Queens Park Rangers Sunday.

Warnock has therefore become the first managerial casualty of the Premier League season, taking charge of just 18 league games in his second stint at Selhurst Park.

The substitution of winger Yannick Bolasie for full-back Martin Kelly, when Palace were 0-3 down to Southampton, saw fans call for Warnock's head on Friday.