And whilst he was delighted to see Palace claim their first three points of 2026/27 – with two goals from Tyrick Mitchell and a late winner from Ben Chilwell in his first game back after re-joining the club earlier his week – Sage believes there is still more to do to see his team reach their potential.
"We want to keep the spirit of the win," Sage said. "But we are aware of our performance, especially in the first-half because the mindset of the team was low.
"We changed these things in the second-half and at the end we came back twice.
"It was a good thing because we need both the confidence and points to work with less pressure.
