Next Premier League Manager to Be Sacked – Predictions & Odds

What is the Next Manager to be Sacked betting market?

The Next Manager to be Sacked market is where you bet on the next Premier League manager to leave. This can be a departure of any form, a resignation, a transfer to another club or, as is most common, a sacking from the board.

It is a very popular market at the start of the season, and the odds are often longer at that point in time because there is no on-pitch form to go off. In general, club's in poorer form on the pitch are more likely to make a change off it, and that will be reflected in the odds.

It doesn't always work out like that though, in the 2025/26 season the first manager to leave was Nuno Espirito Santo, at Nottingham Forest, even though Wolves were the worst starters in the division - and they handed Vitor Pereira a new contract! Tearing it up soon after.

Off-pitch relations, like the grinding discontent between Evangelos Marinakis and Espirito Santo, can be just as important to scrub up on as well as on-pitch form when considering a bet in this market.

Where are the best Next Manager to be Sacked odds?

The Next Manager to be Sacked and Next Manager per club tips on Andy's Bet Club will shine a light on the best odds in the market. Sharing our predictions with you at the best price on the market.

Paddy Power, Sky Bet and bet365 consistently have a strong and varied offering when it comes to Manager betting.

It won't always be the same bookmaker that offers the best odds on the Next Manager to be Sacked or club Next Manager betting. Bookies will prioritise offering more competitive prices on certain markets in a flexible way that will depend on a lot of variables.

With that in mind, our Next Manager tips will be on a range of bookmakers as we seek the best value in the market for our bets.

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Who will be the Next Premier League Manager to be Sacked?

Thomas Frank is odds-on in places to be the next Premier League managerial departure. The Tottenham Hotspur boss has not adjusted to the North Londoners as well as he'd have liked since making the move from Brentford in the summer. Champions League performance have been a shining light for Spurs, and they've booked their spot in the tournament's last 16 via a top eight finish in the league phase.

Arne Slot and Oliver Glasner are the only other managers close to Frank in the betting. Jobless Xabi Alonso is increasing the tension at Liverpool, but, on the whole, Slot has weathered the storm of the poor run they went on at the back end of last year. Champions League performance, and qualification as a minimum, may be what Slot is judged on when the board consider whether they want a new figure in the dugout for the 2026/26 campaign.

Glasner has talked his way into a difficult spot at Crystal Palace. The Austrian is a club legend having led the Eagles to the FA Cup and, therefore, European football last season, but has aired his frustrations with the club's transfer activity, and it has already been confirmed that he will leave the club at the end of the season at the latest.

How Next Manager markets work

Some next manager markets are priced up and active before a manager leaves a club, while others are released shortly after the managerial departure happens.

The market can be suspended at any time by the bookmaker. This is usually when a managerial appointment is imminent, or appears nailed-on, so they stop taking bets on who it is going to be.

What's different about these markets compared to a lot of the other football ones offered by bookies is how much the odds can fluctuate. Sometimes when the market opens, or at an early stage of it, the favourite can still be a 3-4/1 shot, or even longer, which tells bettors that the bookies are not sure who the appointment is going to be.

As soon as rumours start being published, the odds will change, and it is hard to get ahead of the market if you're relying on journalists and publicly available news around a new appointment. However, if you can try and build a logical pathway for potential new managers to the role, be it: them being unsettled in their current role, keen to move up the pyramid or set to become available because of a decision at board level, to name a few, then you might be able to jump on some value at big prices.

The initial lists often include managers who have been around the block, or managers who have a previous connection with the club. For example, Roy Hodgson is 50/1 to be the next Crystal Palace manager.

How bookmakers price sacking odds

They may have insiders and tip-offs, but what we can be sure of is that they are laser-focused on the factors that can lead to a managerial departure and then use knowledge gleaned from those to set odds that accurately reflect the situation. This will include public communications from the board, the owners or even the manager themselves. On-pitch results, patterns in the calendar and the general mood around the club.

Sometimes social media can provide an indication for when a managerial departure is near. Sometimes the signs can even come from players, it did not seem like a coincidence that Xabi Alonso left Real Madrid shortly after it appeared that there was a strain on relations between the Spaniard and Kylian Mbappe.

There will be complex mathematics and risk management involved in pricing up the market, as the bookmakers aim to ensure they turn a profit on all bets taken on the market compared to what they'll have to pay out to those who back the winner.

Factors that shorten manager odds

Managers' performance at clubs lower down the food chain than the job they are being linked with can shorten their odds to become the next manager, essentially making them more desirable for the role.

Some clubs like to choose a style of play and stick to it over a long term period that may contain several managerial appointments. For example, Brighton going from Graham Potter to Roberto De Zerbi to Fabian Hurzeler. In cases like that, managers who deploy a similar style of play, like high pressing, may be linked to the job where they wouldn't be otherwise, because they can offer a continuity appointment that may be preferred to a manager who has overseen better on-pitch results with a different style.

Media speculation is also a factor in shortening manager odds. It doesn't necessarily have to be journalists with concrete stories, if a club's fanbase are calling for a certain manager and generating content around that manager on social media it can affect the odds. It is still the case that boardrooms listen to fan sentiment, which can manifest itself in the form of unofficial media like fan podcasts and YouTube channels, as well as more traditional fan forums.

How to use our Next Manager predictions

Our Next Manager predictions are a great way to inform a bet on Next Manager odds. All the club-specific articles contain add to betslip links, so that if you like the selection our expert is tipping, you can load it straight into your slip.

All the tips in the article will be accompanied by meticulous expert research to point towards the best value bets in the market. These can be based on historical trends, context surrounding that specific club, media speculation, style of play and a whole lot more.

Manager searches can rumble on, and there are often opportunities to back the manager who eventually gets the job at a big price earlier on in the process. With that in mind, our experts will be thinking outside the box and include some betting tips for the club's Next Manager that are outside of the favourites in the aim of landing some big odds winners.

Why do odds move on Next Manager markets?

News, and the bookies becoming aware of certain updates to managerial searches, will impact the odds.

As with any betting market, the odds will move in line with how much money is placed on them as the bookmaker manages the liability of the market. A big shortening in odds can be an indication that smart bettors have got on a selection, giving the market more reason to shorten a bet in order to manage the money they'll have to pay out on each potential outcome.

Some people react negatively to learning that the odds move based on people placing money on the market. It's actually a positive, most bettors on these markets are savvy and will place a bet on a specific manager for a reason. It's probably a better indicator of who is most likely to get the job than the initial odds that are released by the bookies before many bets are placed on them anyway.

If one manager publicly rules themselves out of a particular job, removing them from the market and their chunk of the probability will have an impact on the odds of all the other managers on the shortlist.

Where is the value in Next Manager betting?

It is not easy to pinpoint when the next Premier League manager will be sacked. To stay on top of it and get in a good position to capitalise on value in the market, it is worth staying up-to-date with other clubs' managerial developments, on-pitch results and when the quieter periods of the season are, like international breaks.

Clubs can make a managerial change because of a certain manager becoming available or out of work, producing a domino effect. Managerial sackings can be made swiftly after poor results. With that in mind, even if it doesn't seem like a manager is under pressure it can pay to have an awareness of fixture difficulty for each team.

If you expect a team to lose their next five matches, there may be opportunities to access a bigger price by backing their manager to be the next to leave, rather than looking to get against them in the match-by-match markets.

What are signs a manager might be sacked?

Negative fan sentiment can suggest a manager has limited time left in the role. League position compared to expectations and the manager’s relationship with those above them, and sometimes the media can indicate when a change may be nearing.

Watching managers' pre-match and post-match interviews can often reveal how they are feeling towards the club's board, even if they don't explicitly mention it. Their general demeanour when it comes to being questioned about transfer windows, and their enthusiasm levels towards incoming players can often point towards how happy they are with the backing they're receiving from above. Negativity around this often leads to breakdowns in relations, which can quickly become managerial changes.

Fan sentiment is an important one to monitor, clubs want to sell tickets and increase matchday revenue, if attendances are dropping due to a manager's poor on-pitch results, they may see a change as a good option to address those dropping attendances. Which clubs are booing their side off at half time or after they've conceded a goal? Which ones are sarcastically chanting or even chanting for the manager to be dismissed?

Whether the manager is actually performing badly in context or not, if the fans are against them, the board will consider their position.