Axe hovering over Chelsea boss Graham Potter again after Aston Villa defeat
Graham Potter disappointed after Chelsea loss to Fulham
Chelsea boss Graham Potter has shot back up the next Premier League manager to be sacked market after his side were jeered off following Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa.
Boos rang around Stamford Bridge as Potter's side fell to a fourth home loss since the manager took charge in September, a result which saw them slip below Villa into the Premier League's bottom half.
The result saw bookies slash Potter's down to 2/1 to be next manager to go, when he had drifted out into double figures during March after victories over Leeds, Dortmund and Leicester.
"Today is a bit of a setback, of course it is. We can feel the pain of the supporters. We have to dust ourselves down and go again for Tuesday," Potter said after the defeat.
"I understand when you lose at home, the emotion of the game is such that people are going to be disappointed and frustrated and angry. Where we are in the league table, no one's happy with. Whatever criticism comes I have to accept.
"We've got no time to feel sorry for ourselves. We have to respond. We have to prepare for another big game."
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers is in second place in the next Premier League manager to be sacked market after a crushing last-minute 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday. His odds have shrunk to 7/2 as the club dropped into the bottom three.
West Ham boss David Moyes is in third, at a best priced 5/1, but expect the Scot to become evens favourite again if the Irons lose to Southampton on Sunday afternoon.
Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper is next at 6/1, with Bournemouth's Gary O'Neil behind him at 10/1, a price that has drifted after a crucial win over Fulham.
Keep an eye on Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp who is as low as 16/1 after the 4-1 mauling by title chasing Manchester City.
