8 talking points from the Premier League weekend

Big Sam’s Palace look down and out

Sam Allardyce is regarded as somewhat of a relegation survival specialist. However, on the current state of the team, Crystal Palace looks to be a bridge too far.

Another defeat this weekend, this time to Stoke, suggests Allardyce has got his work cut-out to save The Eagles.

Palace seem to be struggling to feed their target man, Christian Benteke, and are leaking far too many goals at the other end.

Couple all that with an attitude of a team that look like they have lost belief, and it’s a recipe for disaster. It says it all really when you consider Palace have won just one of their last 10 in the Premier League (W1, D1, L8).

It may only be February, but unless Big Sam can get his team going as soon as possible, Palace’s fate looks like it is all but sealed.