Being a Premier League manager is not for the faint-hearted. We’ve seen eight top-flight managers sacked already this season and there appears to be plenty on the brink. Bournemouth’s Scott Parker was first out the door following a 9-0 defeat to Liverpool, just 25 days after the start of the campaign.
Thomas Tuchel was gone a week later, despite leading Chelsea to Champions League glory just over a year prior to his departure. Nathan Jones was the most recent to receive the dreaded phone call – the Welshman was sacked in the wake of an unsuccessful 14-match tenure.
It’s a tough job at the top. But the question remains, who’s next out the door?
Three favourites to face the sack
Football is an unpredictable sport and the live football betting odds are shifting constantly as a result. A poor start to 2023 has left West Ham hovering above the relegation zone, with David Moyes currently the favourite at 8/13 to be the next Premier League manager sacked. Despite leading the Irons to a Europa League semi-final and the Conference League knockouts in successive seasons, pressure is mounting in East London.
Moyes is tailed by Chelsea manager Graham Potter. Touted as the ‘next big thing’ in his time on the south coast, Potter oversaw a complete shift at Brighton and left them an established Premier League club. But his time in London has not gone quite as planned. An abysmal run of form to kick off the year has left Chelsea stuck in mid-table, with little left to play for in their domestic campaign.
Todd Boehly has ploughed hundreds of millions into the club, placing more emphasis on Potter’s lack of results. The Solihull-born coach is priced at 5/2 to be next out the door.
It may come as somewhat of a surprise, but Tottenham’s Antonio Conte rounds up the top three. The Italian has Spurs on track for a top-four finish, but his pragmatic approach is undoubtedly causing friction among the fanbase. The days of free-flowing, attacking football under Mauricio Pochettino are gone, and in their place, a defence-first approach.
Conte has had a spell away from the touchline due to medical issues, but Spurs’ results in his absence have seen the former Chelsea and Inter Milan manager’s odds fall to 7/1 to be the next Premier League manager sacked.
“They look like they’ll get beat every week.” 😳
Graham Potter given timeframe to avoid the sack at Chelsea #CFChttps://t.co/VRmVno70z3
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) February 27, 2023
Who should be sacked next?
It’s hard to argue with anyone other than Moyes. Of the bottom four, Gary O’Neil inherited a Championship-standard Bournemouth team, while Southampton, Everton and Leeds have recently replaced their managers.
That leaves West Ham and David Moyes. The Scot has an awful lot of talent at his disposal, but something is not quite clicking. Despite many of the same players remaining, the Hammers are almost unrecognisable from the physical, direct, counter-attacking team that finished seventh last season.
He may have proven a consistently solid top-flight manager, but football fans have short memories. Should West Ham bailout of Europe and continue to struggle toward the bottom of the Premier League, Moyes could find himself without a job.
We’ll put in the work to bounce back 👊 pic.twitter.com/7XmtksUDrm
— West Ham United (@WestHam) March 4, 2023
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