Who could be the next sacked in the Premier League? Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag and former Bayern Munich target under pressure

Premier League clubs are not famous for their patience when it comes to sacking their managers, but we are still waiting for the first sacking of 2024.

Top-notch English coaches They were laid off at a rate of just over one per month in 2023, but boardroom activity has since slowed.

In seven of the last 11 Premier League seasons, a manager has left his position before November 11, the deadline before the last international break of a calendar year.

However, we had to wait until December of last season for the first owner to swing his axe, but The dismissal of Paul Heckingbottom as the Sheffield United manager provoked Nottingham Forest makes similar decision with Steve Cooper.

This term could follow a similar format, with various bosses under increasing pressure to reverse the shape of the slides.

The only departures in 2024 until now there has been a mutual parting of ways, whether manager-driven like Jurgen Klopp or club-driven, including David Moyes and Mauricio Pochettino.

With the 2024/25 season in full swing, Premier League owners cannot afford to be anything other than ruthless in the dugout.

Here, we've looked at the five contenders most likely to be fired first, via talkSPORT bets latest odds.

Russell Martin 4/6

Time is running out for him Southampton The boss after his last collapse made the club continue to wait for a first victory.

Saints looked to be heading towards a first Premier League win as they led Leicester 2-0 at half-time.

However, Jordan Ayew's 97th-minute winner capped an inspired Foxes comeback that left Martin fearing for his future at St Mary's.

Their latest defeat leaves Southampton with just one point from their first eight games, only above last place on goal difference.

The next face of the south coast team city ​​of manchester before the crisis, six-point matchups against relegation-threatened teams Everton and wolves.

Anything short of positive results in at least one of those games will surely leave Southampton with no option but to sack Martin.

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Erik ten Hag 3/1

The Dutchman accused the media of crafting 'fairy tales' and 'lies' when talking about his position in manchester united.

Unfortunately for him, it seems fans are unconvinced that Ten Hag will continue in his position at Old Trafford for much longer.

the first Ajax The coach oversaw a morale-boosting comeback Brentford to alleviate speculation surrounding it.

Ten Hag will know that building momentum will be the ultimate test in silencing the noise that was generated from its bad start.

united man They only managed eight points from their first seven Premier League games and suffered heavy defeats against Liverpool and Tottenham.

In June, Ten Hag admitted that United contacted other managers about your work before agreed to a surprise contract extension.

he had been under pressure with the club finishing eighth in the table: United lowest finish ever seen in the First Division.

But his success in the FA Cup – his second trophy after the Carabao Cup win in 2023 – was rewarded with a new one-year contract.

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Gary O'Neil 4/1

The Wolves coach is running out of time and excuses as the club's continued descent to the bottom of the table continues.

O'Neil received backing from the Wolves hierarchy at the start of the season, with matches against six of his first eight Premier League opponents against teams that finished in the top seven.

Among those parties They were fighting performances at home to title seekers Manchester City and Liverpool, but without any reason to show it.

His side was also gutted at the summer marketwith star Pedro Neto and key defender Max Kilman leaving for Chelsea and West Ham respectively.

However, the truth is that Wolves are bottom after conceding 23 goals in their first eight Premier League games.

Set-piece coach Jack Wilson was already sacked during the October international break and O'Neil could soon follow.

Bruno Lage only arrived until October 2 when he received the order to march in 2022.

O'Neil's astonishing claim that referees “subconsciously” reward bigger clubs will not distract the Molineux faithful for much longer.

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Julen Lopetegui 8/1

The Spaniard intended to lead West Ham into a brilliant new era, but his reign since he succeeded David Moyes It has been disastrous.

There was a lot of excitement around the prospect of the former Wolves boss, having led Seville to Europa League glory in 2020 and also managing real Madrid.

Lopetegui was largely backed by a huge £150m outlaywhich included £40m Kilman, £25.5m teenage winger Luis Guilherme, Aaron Wan-Bissaka for £15m Man United and Crysencio Summerville from Leeds for £25 million.

Plus, fan favorites. Jarrod BowenLucas Paqueta and Mohammed Kudus Everyone remained in the club.

But for one reason or another, Lopetegui's tactics have not translated on the field with just two wins in his first eight league games.

western ham lost their first three home games of a league season for the first time and were also defeated 5-1 by Liverpool in the Carabao Cup.

Lopetegui was brought in to improve on the Irons' ninth-place finish last season and bring European football back to the London Stadium.

After eight Premier League games, West Ham are just five points above the relegation zone.

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Oliver Glasner 1/20

A few months is a long time in the life of a Premier League manager!

Glasner joined Crystal Palace in February to succeed Roy Hodgson and guided them to tenth place in the Premier League.

Glasner won seven of his first 13 games in charge of Palace and went unbeaten in his final seven games of last season, a run that included wins over Liverpool and Man United.

After his impressive start in life at Selhurst Park, Bayern Munich were revealed as interested in signing the Austrian as replacement for Thomas TucheI before Vicente Kompany was named.

However, Palace valued it for a whopping 100 million euros to retain his services, but a slow start to this season has changed the mood in south London.

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Palace failed to win in their first seven Premier League games this season and the extent of a rebuild at the club proved to be an issue.

Talisman Michael Olise and Jordan Ayew Both have left (the pair's 13 assists last season were almost a quarter of Palace's total tally), as have Joaquin Andersen while Marc Guehi He was also the subject of persistent transfer talk even though he ultimately stayed.

On the contrary, the incoming stars Eddie Nketiah and Ismaila Sarr Both have failed to open their scoring accounts in the Premier League, with Eberechi Eze struggling to bear the load.

To make matters worse, Adam Wharton has struggled with his fitness and the goals have also dried up for former hitman Jean-Philippe Mateta.

Mateta, Palace's player of the year last season, scored 13 goals in 14 Premier League appearances under Glasner, more than any other player in the top flight during that time, but has only found the net in one game this season.