Premier League Sack Race: Which Manager Is Next For The Chop?
Nuno Espirito Santo was the first managerial casualty of the season, dismissed and swiftly replaced at Nottingham Forest by Ange Postecoglou.
The Portuguese boss was not unemployed for long, replacing Graham Potter, who had also received his marching orders from West Ham.
Meanwhile, Postecoglou is seemingly under pressure from Forest's enigmatic owner after a winless start to life at the City Ground, and the Aussie is favourite with betting sites to be the next Premier League manager to be fired.
Will the former Celtic and Tottenham boss be next to go, or is there another gaffer in danger?
Here, Gambling.com look at the main contenders and the latest odds available on the best football betting sites.
Winless Ange Under Pressure
With no wins in his first seven games in charge, it is little surprise that Postecoglou is the 4/9 favourite to be the next manager to be sacked.
Having been sacked by Tottenham in the summer despite a Europa League win, the Aussie was hoping that he could get his career back up and running at the City Ground.
It was always going to be a tough task to take over from Nuno after the terrific job he did at the club, but Postecoglou could not have believed it would be this tough.
He now has talks to come with passionate owner Evangelos Marinakis to see if he faces the same fate as Espirito Santo.
Amorim Safe After Owner Backing?
The future of Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim continues to garner debate.
After overseeing Untied's worst start in Premier League history, two wins in the last three games will have slightly eased the pressure.
Premier League Sack Race Odds
Manager | Club | Odds | Betting Site |
Ange Postecoglou | Nottingham Forest | 4/9 | |
Ruben Amorim | Manchester United | 7/2 | |
Daniel Farke | Leeds | 16/1 | |
Vitor Pereira | Wolves | 16/1 | |
Keith Andrews | Brentford | 18/1 | |
Enzo Maresca | Chelsea | 20/1 | |
Unai Emery | Aston Villa | 20/1 | |
Scott Parker | Burnley | 20/1 | |
Marco Silva | Fulham | 25/1 | |
Fabian Hurzeler | Brighton | 28/1 |
Minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has also publicly backed the former Sporting Lisbon boss, so it is understandable that he has drifted in the market.
The Portuguese was 5/2 to lose his job, but is now 7/2 with William Hill.
Pereira Under Pressure
Wolves manager Vitor Pereira remains winless after seven games, with his team now rock bottom with just two points.
He now finds himself under pressure despite steadying the club last term, where he steered them clear of relegation after a problematic start.
The loss of Matheus Cunha, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Nelson Semedo has been evident, and with just five goals scored, the lack of attacking prowess is worrying.
Pereira is 16/1 in the sack race market.
Focus Still On Farke
Daniel Farke remains in the running to be the next Premier League manager to be sacked despite guiding Leeds back to the top flight last season.
Promotion earned him goodwill with fans and backing from the board, but history looms large - his time at Norwich produced just six wins in 49 Premier League games.
Leeds have performed ok so far this season, although they still sit in 15th place with just two wins from seven games.
Farke is priced at 16/1 with betting apps.
Andrews Makes Steady Start
Many people feared for Brentford, having lost some key players, and the surprise appointment of Keith Andrews as head coach.
Andrews’ reign has started relatively well, and he has proven doubters wrong by steering the Bees to some impressive results.
The 2-2 draw with Chelsea and the 3-1 home win against Manchester United were impressive, but, more importantly, they are performing well against teams around them in the league.
Andrews was recently 14/1 to get the sack, but has now drifted to 18/1.
Emery And Enzo In The Mix
Two surprise names in the sack race betting market are Unai Emery and Enzo Maresca.
Emery has struggled to maintain the same standards as last season with Aston Villa, while Maresca will always be under pressure, given the money Chelsea have spent to build his team.
Both managers can be backed at 20/1, the same price as Burnley boss Scott Parker.
Elsewhere, Fulham's Marco Silva is 25/1 and Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler is 28/1 to be the next manager to leave.
