Premier League Sack Race: Ten Hag’s Future In The Balance

We look at the favourites in the Premier League Sack Race market

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Premier League Sack Race: Which manager will be next to leave?

Update: 05.09.24

Erik ten Hag offset winning the FA Cup with finishing a disappointing eighth in the Premier League last season and he only managed to keep his job due to the fact that United chiefs couldn’t find a better option.

Erik ten Hag managed to keep his position as Manchester United on account of his side’s win over Manchester City in the FA Cup Final, and also the fact that United bosses didn’t have an obvious alternative at the time. Nevertheless, on the back of a 3-0 thrashing by Liverpool, the United manager is once again feeling the heat and the chances are that he only has one or two games to save his job.

The Red Devils have lost two of their opening three Premier League games and these have completely wiped out any perceived positivity which came from the unconvincing 1-0 opening weekend win over Fulham. Ten Hag will be given more time to bed in his five signings from the summer but a couple more poor results may be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.

Ten Hag’s men do battle with newly-promoted Southampton at St Mary’s after the international break, followed by a Carabao Cup meeting with Barnsley at Old Trafford and a trip to Crystal Palace in the Premier League. If the Red Devils don’t put in some much improved performances in these games, then it will become far harder for Ten Hag.

Best bookmaker odds for the ‘Premier League Sack Race’ market…

3/1 – Erik ten Hag (lowest odds 2/1)

3/1 – Sean Dyche

8/1 – Enzo Maresca

14/1 – Russell Martin

14/1 – Steve Cooper

Update: 02.09.24

Having witnessed his side lose 3-0 at home to arch-rivals Liverpool yesterday, Erik ten Hag is now one of the favourites to be the next managerial casualty in the Premier League.

Wrong decision

Against the wishes of a large section of fans, Erik ten Hag was kept on as Manchester United manager at the tail end of last season. This was probably the wrong decision by the board and following a 3-0 thrashing by Liverpool at Old Trafford yesterday, the same old worrying questions are back for the under-fire boss.

Different path

The 3-0 thumping could have been much more humiliating and damaging, but it was bad enough. The Red Devils have lost two of their three league games and this is a dreadful way to sign-off before the international break, incompetence in all areas contributing to the side’s downfall at the weekend. This was an utter humiliation for Manchester United and having kept their underperforming manager on the books on the strength of one excellent result at the end of what was historically a dismal season, it surely is time for the board to seriously consider a different path.

Incompetence

Many of the leading UK bookmakers go just 2/1 (best odds 7/2) that Erik ten Hag becomes the first managerial casualty in the top-flight this season and it’s hard to see how he can come back from the abyss. There are big question marks surrounding team selection and tactics, while results surely speak for themselves. United should – and can – be far better than this and the fans deserve better. This inept incompetence cannot go on for much longer and failure to claim three points at Southampton this coming weekend will do nothing to help Ten Hag’s cause.

Best bookmaker odds for the ‘Premier League Sack Race’ market…

3/1 – Sean Dyche

7/2 – Erik ten Hag

8/1 – Enzo Maresca

14/1 – Russell Martin

14/1 – Steve Cooper

Update: 29.08.24

After two rounds of fixtures, Everton sit pointless at the foot of the Premier League table and while it is clearly very early days, manager Sean Dyche is favourite to be first top-flight managerial casualty of 2024/25.

Everton managed to avoid relegation by a relatively wide margin last season despite being handed a points deduction, however they have got their 2024/25 campaign off to a poor start with no points collected from their opening two league games and no goals scored during this time. An opening day 3-0 defeat at home to Brighton & Hove Albion was followed by a 4-0 thrashing at Tottenham Hotspur in their last league outing and boss Sean Dyche is already a man under pressure.

The Toffees sit at the foot of the Premier League table at this early stage of proceedings and while a 3-0 Carabao Cup win over Doncaster Rovers was a welcome result, the fact that it came against fourth-tier opposition will mean that few will see this as a meaningful turnaround in fortunes.

Dyche is favourite in the ‘Premier League Sack Race’ betting market at a best price of 6/1 (lowest odds 3/1) and failure to beat AFC Bournemouth in their next outing at the weekend will do little to ease the pressure on the 53-year-old.

Elsewhere in the market, Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is next at best odds of 7/1 while Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag comes in next at 9/1.

Best bookmaker odds for the ‘Premier League Sack Race’ market…

6/1 – Sean Dyche

7/1 – Enzo Maresca

9/1 – Erik ten Hag

11/1 – Russell Martin

12/1 – Eddie Howe

12/1 – Steve Cooper

Update: 19.08.24

The 2024/25 Premier League campaign is now underway and the bookmakers have been busy gearing themselves up for what promises to be another thrilling campaign with a title battle between the big sides, a relegation battle at the opposite end and a few managerial casualties along the way.

The 2024/25 Premier League campaign got underway on Friday evening when Manchester United edged past Fulham to the tune of 1-0 and the action continued over the weekend with defending champions Manchester City getting their campaign off to a great start with a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge. On the back of this defeat for Chelsea, the odds on Blues boss Enzo Maresca becoming the first managerial casualty of the new season have been slashed and he is now favourite in the ‘Sack Race’ market at a best price of just 7/1 (lowest odds 9/2).

Manchester United’s slender victory over Fulham in the season curtain-raiser has lifted the pressure on the Dutch manager although he remains one of the favourites to be next in line for the chop at a best price of 9/1 (lowest odds 15/2), while Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espírito Santo completes the top three in the betting at best odds of 10/1

Elsewhere, Steve Cooper is a 10/1 punt to be the next manager to leave his post while Sean Dyche and Eddie Howe are priced at 11/1 and 12/1 in the market, the latter linked with the vacant England position.

Best bookmaker odds for the ‘Premier League Sack Race’ market…

7/1 – Enzo Maresca

9/1 – Erik ten Hag

10/1 – Nuno Espirito Santo

10/1 – Steve Cooper

11/1 – Sean Dyche

12/1 – Eddie Howe

Update: 12.08.24

Sack Race

The 2024/25 Premier League campaign is now just days away with the action getting underway on Friday evening when Erik ten Hag’s Red Devils entertain Fulham at Old Trafford. Ten Hag can consider himself lucky to have retained his position at the end of last season but the Dutchman starts the new season as one of the favourites in the ‘Premier League Sack Race’ betting market at best odds of 8/1 (lowest price 11/2).

Linked with Three Lions job

As things stand, Eddie Howe is firm favourite to be the next managerial casualty in the Premier League, the Newcastle United boss a 6/1 shot to leave his position. While Lee Carsley has been installed as interim England boss for the Nations League matches next month, Howe remains linked with the position following the exit of Gareth Southgate after Euro 2024.

Next in the betting

Enzo Maresca is third in the betting to be the first managerial casualty of 2024/25 at a best price of 10/1 (lowest odds 9/2), the Chelsea boss steering his side to sixth position in the final 2023/24 Premier League table. Nuno Espírito Santo completes the top four in the betting, the Nottingham Forest manager available at best odds of 10/1 from the leading UK betting sites to be next in line for the chop.

Best bookmaker odds for the ‘Premier League Sack Race’ market…

6/1 – Eddie Howe

8/1 – Erik ten Hag

10/1 – Enzo Maresca

10/1 – Nuno Espirito Santo

12/1 – Steve Cooper

14/1 – Marco Silva

14/1 – Sean Dyche

14/1 – Russell Martin

Update: 22.07.24

Competitive division

Being the manager of a Premier League side comes at a very heavy price and in such a competitive division, a poor run can easily cost a head coach their job. Indeed, with every decision scrutinised and an army of wannabe football managers in the stands, the pressure can be unbearable and it takes a certain type of person to cope with the demands. The question is, who will be the first managerial casualty of 2024/25 – will they walk or will they be pushed?

Next England manager?

Eddie Howe is current favourite to be the next Premier League manager to walk out the door at odds of 4/1, however there’s little chance that he will be sacked – unless of course Newcastle United get off to a disastrous start. The chances are that Howe will leave of his own accord and take the reins as next England manager following the recent departure of Gareth Southgate.

Managerial casualties

AFC Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola is next in the betting at a best price of 6/1, the Cherries having avoided the drop at the end of last season by a considerable margin but expected to struggle in 2024/25. Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou is an 8/1 shot to be the first managerial casualty in the Premier League, the North London side having failed to make it into the Champions League for the coming season on account of their fifth-placed finish.

Best bookmaker odds for the ‘Premier League Sack Race’ market…

Eddie Howe – 4/1

Andoni Iraola – 6/1

Ange Postecoglou – 8/1

Steve Cooper – 10/1

Nuno Espirito Santo – 10/1

Marco Silva – 12/1

Oliver Glasner – 12/1

Sean Dyche – 14/1

Russell Martin – 14/1

Erik ten Hag – 14/1

Kieran McKenna – 14/1

Gary O’Neil – 16/1

Enzo Maresca – 16/1

Fabian Hurzeler – 16/1

Thomas Frank – 16/1

Julen Lopetegui – 20/1

Unai Emery – 25/1

Arne Slot – 25/1

Pep Guardiola – 33/1

Mikel Arteta – 50/1

Update: 07.05.24

As the end of the 2023/24 Premier League campaign creeps ever closer, the general consensus is that there will be no more managerial casualties in the top-flight before the summer. Nevertheless, Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag continues to feel the pressure following another underwhelming performance from his men.

The end of the 2023/24 Premier League season is just around the corner but while the likes of Manchester City and Arsenal are battling it out for the title, Manchester United are struggling to keep up with the top six. Indeed, United’s best chance of securing European football for next season is by winning the FA Cup and judging by recent performances, the chances of them beating arch-rivals Manchester City in this competition appear slim.

The Red Devils went down 4-0 to Crystal Palace in what was another hugely disappointing showing at the weekend and on the back of this result they sit in 8th position in the league table, two points adrift of sixth-placed Newcastle United. The likelihood is that manager Erik Ten Hag will remain in his post until the FA Cup Final on 25th May, by which time the 2023/24 Premier League campaign will have come to an end. Nevertheless, many believe that the club will dispense with his services before then and give themselves more time to appoint a successor.

Most bookies go just 3/10 that no manager will leave his post between now and the end of the current season, however Ten Hag is a 9/2 shot to be sacked before the close of 2023/24. Next in the betting is West Ham boss David Moyes who is a best price of 11/2 to leave the London Stadium between now and the end of the campaign, while Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder is a 14/1 shot for the chop.

Next Manager to Leave Best Odds

3/10 – No Manager to Leave

9/2 – Erik Ten Had

11/2 – David Moyes

14/1 – Chris Wilder

25/1 – Vincent Kompany

25/1 – Nuno Espirito Santo

Update: 13.02.24

The end of the season may be some time away and there are signs that some managerial sackings may yet take place before the season comes down on what has been another competitive Premier League campaign. The question is, who is next for the chop in the top-flight?

Roy Hodgson has long been a man under pressure, the Crystal Palace boss overseeing a disappointing set of recent results. The Eagles have been slowly drifting down the Premier League table with just one win from their last four league games and fourteen goals conceded during that time. As things stand, the South London side sit in 15th position in the Premier League table and while they are five points clear of the bottom three, failure to turn things around could result in them slipping into or dangerously close to the relegation zone.

Hodgson remains firm favourite to become the next managerial casualty in the Premier League and the 3-1 defeat to Chelsea at the weekend will hardly have boosted his chances of staying in the hot-seat much longer, most leading UK bookmakers going just 1/3 (best price of 4/9) that he is next in line for the chop.

Mauricio Pochettino also features prominently at the top end of the ‘Premier League Sack Race’ betting, the Chelsea boss coming under an immense amount of pressure following some poor form. The Blues did ease the pressure on their under-fire manager by collecting all three points in their 3-1 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Monday evening but this much-needed win came on the back of a dismal run of form during which the West London side won just one of their previous three league outings and had dropped into the bottom half of the league table.

At the time of writing, Pochettino is as low as 9/2 (best odds 8/1) to become the next managerial casualty in the Premier League, ahead of West Ham United boss David Moyes and Burnley gaffer Vincent Kompany at best odds of 10/1 and 16/1 respectively.

Next Premier League Manager To Leave Best Odds

4/9 – Roy Hodgson

8/1 – Mauricio Pochettino

10/1 – David Moyes

16/1 – Vincent Kompany

20/1 – No Manager to Leave in 2023/24

25/1 – Erik Ten Hag

Update: 06.02.24

As the business end of the season comes ever closer, many top-flight bosses are feeling the pressure and the likelihood is that we will witness some dismissals between now and the end of the season. The big question is, who will be next?

Most Premier League sides have completed 23 rounds of fixtures and it’s starting to become clearer just which teams will be battling against the drop at the business end of the campaign. Similarly, it’s obvious which managers are feeling the heat and Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson is the man deemed most likely to be the next managerial casualty in the top-flight.

4/7 – Roy Hodgson

Crystal Palace slumped to a 4-1 defeat to arch-rivals Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday afternoon, a disappointing response to their much-needed 3-2 win at home to bottom side Sheffield United a few days earlier. The Eagles sit just five points above the bottom three in the Premier League table and on the back of a disappointing run which has seen them win just one of their last five games across competitions, the odds on Roy Hodgson becoming the next top-flight manager to leave his post have been slashed to a best price of just 4/7.

11/2 – Mauricio Pochettino

Chelsea crashed to a 4-2 defeat at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday and as a result dropped into the bottom half of the Premier League table. The chances of the West London side securing European football for next season are looking slimmer by the week and manager Mauricio Pochettino is feeling the pressure, the bookies going 11/2 that he is next in line for the chop.

16/1 – Vincent Kompany

Burnley held Fulham to a share of the spoils on Saturday but this did nothing to lift the Clarets out of danger. Kompany’s side sit second from bottom in the Premier League table with seven points separating them from 17th-placed Luton Town (who have a game-in-hand) therefore it’s no surprise mot see their manager priced as third-favourite to be the next managerial casualty in the top-flight at a best price of 16/1.

Update: 17.01.24

As we edge ever closer to the business end of the 2023/24 Premier League campaign, many top-flight managers are starting to feel the heat and the likelihood is that there will be more managerial casualties between now and the end of the season. The question is, who will be next?

We’re now more than halfway through the 2023/24 Premier League season with most top-flight sides having played either 20 or 21 rounds of league fixtures. Already there have been a handful of managerial sackings and things heat up, there will likely be more before the curtain comes down on the campaign.

3/1 – Roy Hodgson

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson is current favourite to be the next manager to leave his post. The Eagles are five points above the relegation zone as things stand but they have hardly found their feet with just 5 wins from their 20 league games thus far. The likelihood is that they will do enough to escape the drop but the chances are that they will have a new man at the helm next season.

7/2 – Erik ten Hag

Manchester United twice squandered a one-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in their last outing but they currently sit just two points away from the top six, fifth-placed West Ham United enjoying a game-in-hand over the Red Devils. Nevertheless, some poor performances and questionable tactics have left some sections of support feeling disillusioned and the bookies believe that there is every chance that the club hierarchy may decide that a change in manager is the best way forward.

4/1 – Eddie Howe

It’s fair to say that Newcastle United have thus far failed to live up to expectation this season, the Magpies currently languishing in 10th position in the Premier League table. With the club’s Saudi-backed owners having splashed the cash during their time at St James’ Park, they will naturally be expecting some sort of return for their investment and should Eddie Howe continue to fail to deliver, then he could well find himself out on his ear.

Update: 09.01.24

We’re now into the second half of the 2023/24 Premier League campaign and several sides struggling in the lower reaches of the league table, we take a look at the most likely candidates to be the next managerial casualty in the top flight.

Most teams in the Premier League have now played twenty rounds of league fixtures and we’ve already seen a few managerial casualties in the top-flight, however with several sides struggling to find their feet, the likelihood is that more managers will leave their posts before the campaign comes to an end. The question is, who will be next?

11/4 – Roy Hodgson

Crystal Palace are by no means in the immediate danger zone but they are slowly drifting in the wrong direction in the Premier League table. The Eagles did manage a win over Brentford in their last league outing but overall they have been returning some substandard results in recent months and 76-year-old Hodgson has come under increased scrutiny.

3/1 – Erik ten Hag

Manchester United are languishing in eighth position in the Premier League table on the back of a poor first half of the season which has seen them win ten and lose nine of their opening twenty league matches. Erik ten Hag has overseen some dismal performances along the way and the Red Devils boss is second favourite to be the next managerial casualty in the Premier League at a best price of 3/1.

4/1 – Eddie Howe

Despite a summer of high spending, Newcastle United are dropping down the Premier League table like the proverbial stone and they are now just a single point above the bottom half of the table. Eddie Howe has certainly been a popular figure on Tyneside since his arrival at St James’ Park but sections of the home support are starting to question his abilities.

10.10.23

We’re now eight games into the 2023/24 Premier League campaign and with the international break causing a break in activities, we take a look at the most likely managerial sackings in the top-flight.

The international break couldn’t have come at a better time for a handful of Premier League managers, most notably Paul Heckingbottom who will be considering his options right now. The Sheffield United boss appears to be on thin ice following a dreadful start to the season during which the Blades have collected just a single point from their opening eight league outings. Heckingbottom is clear favourite in the ‘Premier League Sack Race’ betting market at a best price of 4/6 and failure to turn things around will likely spell the end of his reign at Bramall Lane.

AFC Bournemouth sit second from bottom in the Premier League table and manager Andoni Iraola will also be feeling the pressure right now. The Cherries boss is still searching for his first league win of the season, his side’s latest outing ending in a 3-0 thumping at the hands of fellow strugglers Everton at Goodison Park. Iraola is a best price of 13/2 to be the next managerial casualty in the Premier League and with some tricky games on the horizon against the likes of Manchester City and Newcastle United, the likelihood is that he won’t be in the hot-seat much longer.

Following a shaky start to the season during which they have won four and lost four of their opening eight Premier League games, Manchester United sit just one point above the bottom half of the league table in 10th position. Questions are being asked about manager Erik ten Hag and the Dutchman is third favourite in the Sack Race market at best odds of 13/2, some leading UK bookmakers going as short as 5/1 in this market.