Even at this early stage of the Premier League campaign, the next manager sacked odds can fluctuate significantly by the week.
And with the league now preparing for its return following the first international break, we have freshly updated odds for this exciting market.
The idea of a manager being sacked in the early weeks of the season might seem crazy but it has been done before, most notably in 2017, when Frank de Boer was sacked by Crystal Palace after just four games. Could any of the frontrunners here suffer the same fate?
Best next manager sacked odds
Erik Ten Hag (Man Utd) – 11/4
Erik ten Hag was given a stay of execution by Manchester United after the Dutchman won the FA Cup at the end of last season, but the pressure is already mounting on him after a poor start to the new season. The Red Devils have already lost twice this season and given that one of them was a humiliating 3-0 defeat at home to Liverpool, serious questions are being asked.
INEOS weren't shy about speaking to other managers over the summer, and the addition of Ruud van Nistelrooy to the backroom staff raised eyebrows. The former United goal machine has managerial experience and did a good job at PSV, so many people are assuming he would be the man to replace Ten Hag if he is given the boot at Old Trafford.
Ten Hag has seemingly survived the international break but it feels imperative that he picks up a win against Southampton this weekend. The newly promoted side are yet to pick up a point this season so a loss at St Mary's could prove to be one too far for the former Ajax boss.
Sean Dyche (Everton) – 11/4
Dyche's current odds to be the next casualty are well-deserved, as it's not just the three bad defeats that are troubling. Everton's late collapse against Bournemouth was concerning, to say the least, and suggests there is a real fragility in the squad.
That is also one of the prime reasons that they've seen their relegation odds shorten too, with one bookmaker even paying out early for the Toffees to suffer demotion for the first time since 1951.
Everton have looked like a sorry mess so far. Their midfield is soft as butter, their front three cannot penetrate consistently, and they have a significant number of ageing players.
The situation is alarming and it has sparked talk of a potential return for David Moyes, who once rescued Everton from the brink of relegation in 2001/02 before giving them a renewed sense of purpose later in the 2000s. Could Moyes fill the ‘returning hero' role that Royle did 30 years ago?
The Toffees face Aston Villa at Villa Park this weekend in a fixture that could easily turn south very quickly for Dyche. Another defeat would leave Everton pointless after four matches and the trigger could well be pulled.
Enzo Maresca (Chelsea) – 6/1
Enzo Maresca's odds to go next have shortened after Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace. The result came after a humiliating defeat away from home to Servette in the Europa Conference League, but results aren't the only reason why Maresca finds himself in trouble.
The former Leicester boss has made some scathing comments in the press about certain club players, and given that Chelsea hasn't been able to ship all of those players out, trouble in the dressing room could be brewing.
Will Maresca suffer the same fate as Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter and Mauricio Pochettino under Todd Boehly? A continued upturn in form will be needed on the basis of how most managers have fared in SW6 over the past decade.
Chelsea will play back-to-back away fixtures after the international break against Bournemouth and West Ham. While Maresca's situation isn't as precarious as Ten Hag's and Dyche's, two losses would certainly ramp up the pressure on the Italian.
Our prediction to be the next manager sacked
At the minute, it's a toss-up between Dyche and Ten Hag but we'd still lean more towards the Everton boss getting the axe first. It would be a bad look for the Man Utd board to fire Ten Hag just weeks into the new season after publicly backing him over the summer so he will likely be afforded more time to turn things around.
Dyche, on the other hand, is already on borrowed time. The threat of relegation in the club's final season at Goodison Park is a horrifying one and the club won't hesitate if they feel Dyche has little chance of beating the drop. The looming presence of Moyes also won't help ahead of a daunting trip to Villa Park.
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