5 games that cost Alan Pardew his job at Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea (December 17)

The game that ultimately lost Pardew his job – the 1-0 defeat at home Chelsea last weekend.

There’s no disgrace in losing to Antonio Conte’s men, it was the Blues’ 11th win in a row, but it was the culmination of a disastrous 2016 which was only kept alive by a run to the FA Cup final.

Again, Palace didn’t play badly, but didn’t do enough when in the final third to warrant getting anything from the game. And the goal Chelsea scored was, arguably, the result of a defensive error.

Six league wins in 36 games just isn’t good enough, and Pardew has paid for that with his job.