Crystal Palace are considering trying to persuade Sam Allardyce to return as manager if they part company with Frank de Boer.

The Dutchman held talks with Steve Parish, the Palace chairman, yesterday after his side lost their third successive Premier League match on Saturday. Palace are second bottom of the table having failed to pick up a point or score a goal in the league since De Boer took charge and it cannot be ruled out that he will be sacked during the international break.

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Allardyce stepped down as manager two days after the end of last season when he suggested that he wanted to spend more time with his family. Roy Hodgson, who has not managed a club since departing as England manager after