Crystal Palace are in dire straits at the moment, sitting bottom of the Premier League table with just seven points on the board.
They are probably fortunate to have that many given how poor they have performed in the opening ten matches of the 2026/27 campaign.
Pierre Sage is on the brink of being sacked for overseeing such a dreadful start as manager, and whoever replaces him will have a huge job on their hands.
But it is not an impossible one. In the past 34 years, ten teams have had four points or fewer at this stage of the season and still managed to survive. Two of them were Palace.
In 2013, the newly-promoted Eagles earned just one win in their first ten games. Ian Holloway was sacked and then replaced by Tony Pulis, who led the side’s recovery to eventually finish an impressive 11th.
Four years later Palace pulled off the same trick again, finishing 11th in the standings after gaining just four points in their opening ten matches.
So there is still hope for the south London outfit that they can pull themselves out of the mire and perhaps even lengthen their 13-year stay in the Premier League.
Premier League teams with the fewest points after 10 games that avoided relegation
Club – Season – Points – Final Position
 | Everton | 1994-95 | 3 | 15th |
 | Crystal Palace | 2013-14 | 3 | 11th |
 | Newcastle | 2018-19 | 3 | 13th |
 | Wolves | 2024-25 | 3 | 16th |
 | Southampton | 1993-94 | 4 | 18th |
 | Blackburn | 1996-97 | 4 | 13th |
| Southampton | 2012-13 | 4 | 14th |
 | Sunderland | 2013-14 | 4 | 14th |
| Crystal Palace | 2017-18 | 4 | 11th |
| Newcastle | 2021-22 | 4 | 11th |
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