Next Premier League manager to leave odds - Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy in deep trouble

Erik ten Hag went first, then Steve Cooper, swiftly followed by Southampton's Russell Martin and Wolves Gary O'Neil.

Then to start the new year West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui was finally give the flick after an awful six months in charge and that was quickly followed by Everton pulling the trigger on Sean Dyche.

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou looked the next most likely to get the tap on the shoulder, then Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy replaced him in the hotseat.

But it was down on the south-coast where they made the move, and Ivan Juric became the second Southampton manager to leave in one season. Good price too if you got it.

So who is next? Here, we take a look at the current Premier League contenders heading for the trap door or on their way out under their own steam.

(All odds are correct as of article's last update)

 

Ruud van Nistelrooy (Leicester) - Evens

Ruud van Nistelrooy has been top of this market for the last month and with good reason after a terrible run of results.

But after three hundred years of waiting, they finally scored a goal last weekend against Brighton and even claimed their first point in nine matches.

Van Nistelrooy's odds crept up to evens as a result, will he make it to the end of the season?

 

No manager to leave - 2/1

We are into April and we've already had a fair chunk of musical chairs in the Premier League.

Understandly 'no manager to leave' has been way down the market for most of the season, but has only started to come in now we are middle stretch of the campaign.

The price has steadily fallen from 10/1 in January to 7/1 in February, then 4/1 in March but now at 2/1 with a nearly two months to go, that price does still seem a little short given the problems at Leicester and Tottenham.

 

Ange Postecoglou (Tottenham) – 3/1

Many thought the defeat to Leicester in late January, which saw Postecoglou's odds shaved from 4/6 to 2/5, would spell the end.

But two wins and two clean sheets, against Elfsborg in the Europa League and Brentford in Premier League, helped him claw himself over the odds-on line to 6/4.

He was back down to 4/7 after crashing out of both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup in a matter of days, and then nudged out to evens after beating Manchester United 1-0 at the weekend.

Collecting a second win on the spin against Ipswich, hoisted Postecoglou up to the list.

The defeats to Manchester City, AZ Alkmaar and the draw with Bournemouth saw his odds shorten from 5/1 to 9/2.

Losing to Fulham and Chelsea trimmed his odds to 3/1, but he pushed out to 11/2 after beating Southampton, before dropping back to 3/1 after the Wolves defeat.

The Europa League safety rope appears to be the only thing keeping him a job at the moment.

 

Enzo Maresca (Chelsea) - 20/1

Enzo Maresca was in the top three of this list at the start of the season, but he managed to pull himself out to 100/1 after a cracking run before Christmas put the Blues in title contention.

But then Chelsea hit a bit of a slump and Maresca saw his odds slide by the week and by February he had dropped to as low as 14/1.

However, victories over Southampton, Copenhagen and Leicester has dragged the Italian up to 25/1.

He remained there despite the 1-0 defeat to Arsenal, win over Spurs and draw with Brentford.

But the 2-2 draw with Ipswich saw his odds cut to 20/1.

 

Ruben Amorim (Manchester United) - 25/1

No surprise to see Manchester United's latest victim...I mean manager, high on this market. He's pretty much been up here since he started.

He hit a new low of 14/1 after the FA Cup exit to Fulham, and draws with Real Sociedad and Arsenal.

Amorim is at 25/1 after getting thrashed by Newcastle..

 

Kieran McKenna (Ipswich) - 40/1

McKenna had been as safe as houses in this market around 33/1, until the last minute defeat to Brentford way back in October. The the yo-yo-ing begane

His odds dropped to 12/1, which also might have had something to do with McKenna having an outside shot at the Man Utd job.

The Ipswich boss drifted slightly to 16/1 after the 1-1 draw with Leicester and then leapt away from danger to 25/1 after beating Tottenham in their own back yard.

After that McKenna has blown with the wind up and down this market, mainly in the 10s, 20s, 30s and even 40s. But he's never dropped into single digits.

Ipswich are almost about to have the relegation trapdoor shut above their heads, but still McKenna is as high as 40/1 after losing the crucial clash with Wolves and then drawing with Chelsea.

 

Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) - 50/1

Manchester City were out of their nosedrive and were starting to brush teams aside again. Then along came Arsenal

Guardiola's odds dropped as low as 6/1 after losing the Manchester derby in the final minutes and another defeat to Aston Villa. But a much improved run in January saw him drift out to 33/1.

The 5-1 rinsing by Arsenal had bookies slashing his odds back down to 12/1, but Guardiola has managed to clamber away again to 33/1, even after losing 1-0 to Nottingham Forest and drawing with Brighton.

Wins over Bournemouth in the FA Cup, Leicester in the league and the 0-0 Manchester derby, putting five past Crystal Palace and he's out to a respectable 50/1.

 

Vitor Pereira (Wolves) - 80/1

Vitor Pereira had a cracking start to his life as the new Wolves head coach, but their form took a bit of dive in January.

Despite being 20/1 after the FA Cup win over Bristol City, he tanked to 9/1 after being brushed aside by Newcastle and losing to Chelsea.

The defeat to Arsenal saw Pereira climb to 16/1, while the fantastic win over local rivals Aston Villa pushed him out to 25/1.

Pereira was at 22/1 after losing to Liverpool in mid-February, but pushed out to 25/1 after dragging the club away from the drop zone with important wins against Bournemouth and Southampton.

Four wins on the spin and a draw in the last four and he's now as high as 80/1.

 

Fabian Hurzeler (Brighton) - 80/1

Fabian Hurzeler has never been as high as 16/1 in this market. It's amazing what a 7-0 hammering can do to your job security.

The German had been nowhere near this market for most of the season, with prices of 33/1, 40/1, 50/1 and 60/1 his main comfort zone.

But that massive defeat to Forest appears to be a big blip, and he clambered back out to 40/1 after knocking Chelsea out of the FA Cup.

Four Premier League wins on the trot and a 2-2 draw with Manchester City had him out at 50/1, and he moved further out to 80/1 even after the cup defeat to Forest and two consecutive Premier League defeats and then a draw with Leicester.

 

Graham Potter (West Ham) - 80/1

With no cup competitions and no danger of getting sucked into a relegation battle, Graham Potter has plenty of time to stamp his mark on West Ham ahead of the 2025/26 season.  

He's done an ok-ish job so far, the Arsenal victory the big highlight, and is comfortably camped at 80/1.

 

Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) - 100/1

Arteta dropped as low as 33/1 to be the next manager to depart after the FA Cup defeat to Manchester United.

But that wobble is water under the bridge now, especially after dispatching Manchester City 5-1.

He was unmoved at 40/1 for most of February, until the goalless draw with Nottingham Forest nudged him down to 33/1. 

Thrashing PSV, drawing with Man Utd and then beating Chelsea had him back out at 40s.

He's now out at 100/1, even though Arsenal are highly unlikely to grab any silverware this season.

 

David Moyes (Everton) - 100/ 1

Seeing David Moyes back on this list is like stepping into a pair of warm comfy slippers.

His first match back at Everton, which resulted in a defeat to Aston Villa, and the Scot was already given a 12/1 pricetage in the next manager to depart market.

But Moyesball will win in the end and beating Tottenham 3-2 saw his odds drift out to 25/1, then 40/1 after beating Brighton and 66/1 after defeating Leicester.

He lost a little bit of gloss after going out the FA Cup to Bournemouth, but was out  at 50/1 after beating Crystal Palace and drawing with Manchester United.

Four more 1-1 draws, a close defeat to Liverpool and an away win at Forest, Moyes has never been more popular and he's now at 100/1.

 

Andoni Iraola (Bournemouth) – 100/1

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.

Beating Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United has made him one of the safest managers in this market at 66/1.

He's was as high as 100/1 after the Tottenham and Ipswich victories, and he was back at that level after beating Everton.

He shortened to 50/1 with the West Ham and Everton sackings and stayed there after drawing with Chelsea and beating Bournemouth.

But the thumping win over Forest had him up to 66/1, and he stayed there after the Liverpool defeat, knocking Everton out the FA Cup, beating Southampton and losing to Wolves and Brighton. 

Bundling Wolves out the FA Cup, drawing with Tottenham and then going on a three-game losing run, followed by a 2-2 draw with West Ham and a 1-0 win over Fulham and he's out at 100/1.

 

Oliver Glasner (Crystal Palace) - 100/1

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner had a bit of wobble at the start of the season, but has never dropped lower than 20/1 in this market, and that was due to Sean Dyche sacking.

He's shuttled between 25s, 33s and 40s and out at 50/1 after beating Manchester United and then losing to Everton.

The away win at Fulham pushed him out to a massive 80/1, and he pushed out to 100/1 after beating rivals Brighton and then losing to Manchester City. 

 

Eddie Howe (Newcastle) – 100/1

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has been clambering up and down this market all season.

He's been as low as 14/1 and as high as 66/1 at various points of the campaign.

Losing to an awful West Ham side in November and then drawing with Palace didn't help his prospects as he tumbled down to 16/1.

He pulled clear again to 66/1 after beating Ipswich, Aston Villa, Manchester United, Tottenham and Wolves in the Premier League.

And appeared to be stuck there through most of February, but the 4-3 win over Nottingham Forest pushed him out to 80/1. Which is where he stayed following defeats to Liverpool and Brighton in the FA Cup.

He certainly ain't going anywhere after winning the Carabao Cup and is now out at 100/1. 

  

Thomas Frank (Brentford) - 100/1

Frank has been comfortably sitting in and around the 50/1 section of this market, for most of the season.

He'd climbed to 66/1 after beating Newcastle 4-2, and then was shortened back to 50/1 after the 2-1 defeat to Chelsea.

There was no change to his odds after the home defeats to Forest and Arsenal and the draw with Brighton.

Thumping Southampton rocketed his odds up to 100/1, and then down to 66/1 with the Lopetegui news and 50/1 with the Dyche news.

Drawing 2-2 with Manchester City saw his odds shorten to 40/1, and was still there after losing to Liverpool.

The good win on the road at Crystal Palace had him up to 80/1, and he was unmoved after losing at home to Tottenham, beating West Ham and  Leicester, drawing with Everton then the defeat to Aston Villa.

Beating Bournemouth 2-1 and moving to within striking distance of a top ten finish pushed his odds out to 100/1.

 

Marco Silva (Fulham) - 100/1

Bar the November blip against Wolves, Marco Silva is doing a fine job at Fulham.

He was as high as 66/1 to be the next manager to depart after beating Brighton and Chelsea and drawing with Arsenal, Liverpool, Southampton, Bournemouth and Ipswich.

However, Fulham's first defeat since November, against West Ham, moved Silva down to 40/1.

He pushed out to 66/1 after four wins in five across all competitions, and remained there despite losing at home to Crystal Palace. 

Knocking Man Utd out of the FA Cup, beatng Wolves and a last minute defeat to Brighton had him out at 80/1, then as high as 100/1 after a 2-0 win over Tottenham.

 

 

Nuno Espirito Santo (Nottingham Forest) - 100/1

Nuno was in trouble at the start of the season, but an away win at previously unbeaten Liverpool, strapped rocket boots onto the former Wolves boss and he's never looked back.

Putting a halt to Chelsea's winning run with a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, followed by victories over Crystal Palace, Leicester and West Ham and Nuno pushed out to a massive 66/1.

Nuno was out to 80/1 after an amazing recent six game winning run beating Manchester United, Aston Villa, Brentford, Tottenham, Everton and Wolves.

He was the only manager not to drift in the market after sackings at West Ham and Everton and was back up to 100/1 after drawing with Liverpool and then beating Southampton.

He remained unmoved on that mark despite being thumped by Bournemouth, crushing Brighton and then losing to Fulham and Newcastle. 

Nuno has made this spot his own after drawing with Arsenal, knocking Ipswich out the cup then beating Man City and Ipswich.

 

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