Next Premier League manager to be sacked odds

The 2024/25 Premier League is up and running, and the bookies are already setting their sights on some big name managers who might find themselves out of work this season.

Here, we take a look at the current Premier League contenders heading for the trap door.

 

Erik ten Hag (Manchester United) - 4/6

The noose is still very much around Erik ten Hag's neck, but he's given himself a bit of time after the 0-0 draw with Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon.

The international break is like a liferaft to many managers who are close to getting pulled into the murky depths and it might let Ten Hag have at least one night of unbroken sleep.

After a second straight 3-0 home league, this time to Tottenham, Ten Hag's odds were slashed from 5/1 all the way to 1/2. The Villa draw eased the pressure a tiny smidge and he's now at 4/5.

 

Gary O'Neil (Wolves) - 3/1

Wolves boss Gary O'Neil drops from 5/1 to 3/1 after the 5-3 humbling by Brentford. A match he described as the “worst performance” of his tenure at the club.

The crowd starting singing "You don't know what you are doing" and then turned their anger on the ownership.

Sacking a manager, usually does a little bit to turn the attention off the board, but selling your best players in the summer is not easy to forget.

 

Russell Martin (Southampton) - 3/1

Russell Martin dropped another notch from 7/2 to 3/1 after the 3-1 defeat to Arsenal at the weekend.

Martin said the Saints have drawn confidence from their performance at the Emirates – particularly after his side conceded three times in the first half in their previous outing against Bournemouth.

However, Southampton extended their club-record Premier League winless run to 20 games, dating back to the 2022/23 season, which ended in relegation.

Next up after the international break is a home clash with Leicester and that already looks like a massive game for Martin's future at the club.

 

Sean Dyche (Everton) - 14/1

Remember when Sean Dyche topped this list for the first two months of the season and was nearly odds on favourite to get the chop?

That already seems like a lifetime ago.

The 2-1 win over Crystal Palace dragged him up and out of trouble at 8/1, then the 0-0 draw with Newcastle pushed him even further out at 14/1. What a turnaround!.

 

Oliver Glasner (20/1)

Oliver Glasner is starting to tank in this market as the South London club dropped into the relegation zone for the first time this season.

He fell to 33/1 after the 2-1 defeat to Everton, and has now come in to 20/1 after the home defeat to Liverpool on Saturday afternoon, which extended Palace's winless run to seven successive league matches.

Rumours that Roy Hodgson was seen lurking in the supermarket next to the ground can not be confirmed.

 

Julen Lopetegui (West Ham) (20/1)

A comfortable 4-1 victory over Ipswich has done wonders for West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui.

He entered the danger zone last weekend after a grim start to the season and dropped as 8/1 to be next manager to get the boot.

The 1-1 draw against Brentford and the smacking of Ipswich has doubled his odds to 20/1.

But it's Tottenham and Manchester United after the international break, so he could make a swift return to the top of this market if they failed to pick up any points.

 

Ange Postecoglou (Tottenham) – 20/1

Big Ange has been up and down this market like a yo-yo.

He started the season in the 20s, but then dropped like a stone after some unimpressive performances. Spurs fans have started to grumble, more than usual, and Postecoglou dipped under 10/1.

But, a 3-0 home win over Qarabag and a dominant 3-0 win at Manchester United propelled him away from trouble, leaping from 7/1 back up to 20/1.

He is somehow clinging on to 20/1, despite Tottenham's “unacceptable” second-half performance in their 3-2 loss at Brighton.

A match Postecoglou admitted was the worst defeat of his tenure at the club.

 

Steve Cooper (Leicester) – 25/1

Like Sean Dyche the days of Steve Cooper around the top of this market are in the rear view mirror.

The 4-2 defeat to Arsenal saw his odds slip to 8/1, but Leicester's first Premier League win of the season against Bournemouth has eased a lot of the pressure.

Cooper is now as high as 25/1 with many bookies to get the chop, though he still has a lot of work to do to convince the fans he's the right man for the job.

 

Eddie Howe (Newcastle) – 25/1

The pre-season favourite to be the first Premier League manager to go at 4/1, due to his links with the England job, Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe dropped to 20/1 with most bookmakers after an impressive start to the season.

The 3-1 away defeat to Fulham took the edge off that start somewhat and he slipped to 14/1.

Then 1-1 draw against Manchester City pulled him further clear at 25/1. He's stuck there after the 0-0 draw with Everton.

 

Enzo Maresca (Chelsea) - 40/1

Makes you wonder what all the fuss about when Maresca was in the top three of this list at the start of the season.

From 11/2 to 8/1, then 20/1 after dismantling West Ham, Cole Palmer's four against Brighton took him to 40/1, where he remains after the draw with Nottingham Forest.

 

Nuno Espirito Santo (Nottingham Forest) - 50/1

An away win at previously unbeaten Liverpool, is how you really push yourself away from trouble in this market.

Then add on an away draw at high-flying Brighton into that mix and suddenly you move from 20/1 to 33/1.

Putting a halt to Chelsea's winning run with a 1-1 at Stamford Bridge and he's now out to 50/1.

 

Marco Silva (Fulham) - 50/1

Fulham finally lost only their second game of the season, this time 3-2 to Manchester City.

This made no difference to Silva's price and he stays on 50/1.

 

Andoni Iraola (Bournemouth) – 50/1

The bookmakers initially priced the Spaniard at 6/1 second favourite to be the next Premier League manager to leave his post before the 2024/25 season began.

But following a decent start to the campaign, Iraola's odds dropped to 18/1 and despite the 1-0 defeat to Chelsea and 3-0 defeat to Liverpool, he's pushed out even further from 25/1 to 40/1.

The comprehensive 3-1 win over Southampton, saw his odds push out even further to 50/1 and despite a 1-0 defeat to Leicester he's a far out as 66/1, which is Thomas Frank safety terriority.

 

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