Next Premier League Manager To Leave Odds: Glasner Tipped For Tough Start
The Premier League returns on Friday, August 21 with champions Arsenal hosting newly-promoted Coventry City.
Mikel Arteta will go down as one of Gunners' best managers of all-time after ending a 22-year drought to finish top of the table and his side are favourites with betting sites to make it back-to-back titles.
Because of that success, Arteta is one of the least likely managers to be sacked this season, while Sky Blues boss Frank Lampard will be given a grace period after securing Coventry's return back to the Premier League after a 25-year absence.
We take a look at the main contenders for the boot and the latest first manager to be sacked odds.
Can Glasner Please Prickly Forest Owner?
With four managers sacked since September 2025, Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has a reputation of being a hard man to work with.
Oliver Glasner is the latest to try and make the Greek happy, but the former Crystal Palace manager knows his time at the City Ground depends on success.
The Austrian has a tricky start with home games against Leeds and Tottenham and trips to Liverpool and Aston Villa, and only a healthy points return will do for his temperamental owner.
Glasner, who is the 4/1 favourite to be sacked first, left Palace a hero after landing the Eagles' first major trophy - the FA Cup - which led them into Europe for the first time ever.
Premier League Sack Race Odds:
Manager | Team | Odds | Probability |
Oliver Glasner | Nottingham | 4/1 | 20% |
Gary O'Neil | Ipswich Town | 9/2 | 18.2% |
Frank Lampard | Coventry City | 5/1 | 16.7% |
Sergej Jakirovic | Hull City | 11/2 | 15.4% |
Matthias Jaissle | Newcastle | 6/1 | 14.3% |
Marco Rose | Bournemouth | 7/1 | 12.5% |
Keith Andrews | Brentford | 8/1 | 11.1% |
Alvaro Arbelo | Fulham | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Daniel Farke | Leeds United | 12/1 | 7.7% |
Regis Le Bris | Sunderland | 14/1 | 6.7% |
Promoted Sides Tipped To Struggle
Every season, before a ball is kicked, the three sides that won promotion from the Championship are tipped to make an immediate return, regardless of who is in charge.
Obituaries were written for Sunderland and Leeds 12 months ago, but Regis Le Bris and Daniel Farke proved their critics wrong by safely avoiding relegation.
Ipswich boss Gary O'Neil (9/2), Coventry's Frank Lampard (5/1) and Hull City head coach Sergej Jakirovic (6/1) will hope they can do what Le Bris and Farke managed last season.
Of the three, O'Neil is under the most pressure, given that the Tractor Boys were in the top flight a couple of seasons ago.
Lampard will be afforded time to succeed after ending the Sky Blues' 25-year wait to return to the Premier League, as too will Jakirovic who exceeded all expectations by guiding the Tigers to promotion with transfer restrictions.
Jaissle Needs Quick Start
Eddie Howe's decision to step down as Newcastle manager came out of the blue and the appointment to replace him with Matthias Jaissle took a while to confirm.
It means Jaissle didn't have much time to prepare his squad for the season opener at home to Liverpool, which is quickly followed by a trip to Tottenham.
It was a busy summer of departures for the Magpies with Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali leaving for Barcelona and Tottenham respectively and Arsenal are still chasing Bruno Guimaraes.
Following in Howe's footsteps won't be easy and Jaissle (7/1) really needs points on the board early if he is to win a disgruntled fanbase over.
Can Andrews Back Up Last Season's Success?
Keith Andrews earned plaudits for the way he replaced Thomas Frank and led Brentford to a ninth-place finish, when most had the Bees down to be relegated.
Andrews now has to prove last season wasn't a fluke and he is 9/1 to be the first Premier League manager sacked.
Former Dortmund manager Marco Rose is 8/1 in the sack race as he replaces Andoni Iraola as Bournemouth boss - one of eight summer appointments.
Alvaro Arbelo (10/1) will hope for better fortunes after a disappointing spell in charge of Real Madrid, while Regis Le Bris (14/1) has to juggle Sunderland's European adventure with a rigorous domestic programme.
Daniel Farke (12/1) has been fighting hard to win over Leeds fans, who will be quick to voice their disapproval if the Whites start slowly.
