Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew has two games to save his job.

The Daily Mail says Pardew now faces an uphill battle to keep his position, with the 5-4 defeat at Swansea leaving him perilously close to the sack.

The club's ownership, particularly Steve Parish, have been reluctant to make a change during a pitiful run that now stretches to almost a year, but there is a strong feeling among sources at Palace that the forthcoming games against Southampton and Hull will determine if the 55-year-old survives.

Six defeats on the trot is a bad look, not least because Palace led Swansea 4-3 going into stoppage time in Wales, but more concerning is the statistic showing Palace have by far the worst points ratio of any team in English football in 2016.