Crystal Palace have sacked manager Alan Pardew.
The Eagles have endured a dismal 2016 and sit 15th in the Premier table, just one point above the relegation zone.Last weekend's 1-0 defeat to Chelsea was Palace's eighth in their last 10 games.
The club confirmed the news on Thursday afternoon with the former Newcastle chief asked to stand down.
Chairman Steve Parish confirmed the search has already begun for his successor with Sam Allardyce expected to hold talks in the coming days.
n a short statement, Pardew said: "I would just like to take the opportunity to thank everybody at Crystal Palace for their fantastic support. In particular a big thanks to the players who gave me absolutely everything and Steve Parish and his board.
"Personally I have a lot of good feelings for this football club and am sad that my time there has ended.
"I feel that I have a special bond with the club and hope that hasn't been affected, I wish everybody associated with the club the best of luck in the future including of course the fans who have been magnificent."The Eagles currently have the worst record in 2016, of all four divisions of English football.
Palace have won just six of their 36 matches in the calendar year, managing 26 points out of a possible 108.
Pardew, who played for Palace for four years, arrived from Newcastle in January 2015.
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