With the 2024/25 Premier League season being over, managers who finished the season will most likely get the chance to start the next one, although a few of them might wonder if their jobs are truly safe, as we've seen already with Tottenham and their former manager Ange Postecoglou.
Despite winning the Europa League, which seemingly bought him a bit more time and a chance to at least start the season with Spurs, Postecoglou was let go and replaced by Thomas Frank, who left Brentford to take charge of Tottenham. Postecoglou was on our list as the top candidate to get the boot, but we also expected him to at least start the season.
In this article, we will take a closer look at the next PL manager sacked odds ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.
Best next manager sacked odds
The odds for the next Premier League manager sacked market have yet to be released and the odds might not come out until the season starts, which would mean that any managerial changes that happen during the summer, such as Postecoglou being sacked, wouldn't be covered by the market.
In any case, we will keep you up to date in this regard and provide the odds once they become available.
Our top candidates to get sacked
While the odds for the next manager to be sacked are still not available, we have a pretty good idea of who the main candidates to get the boot will be once the season starts. Let's take a look at some:
Ruben Amorim (Manchester United)
The Portuguese manager was pretty much in the same boat as his Australian colleague at Tottenham and many thought that whether he stays or goes depended on the outcome of the Europa League final. United have lost the final, which meant that there will be no European football for the Red Devils next season, but Amorim is still in charge of the team.
Whether that will change during the summer is still unclear, but if Amorim survives until the start of the next season, he will be one of the main candidates to get sacked. Man Utd were 15th in the PL standings last season and if Amorim's team doesn't start the new season in stellar form, he will likely be out of Manchester quickly.
Promoted trio
We saw all three promoted teams get relegated twice in a row now and last season only Ipswich's manager Kieran McKenna wasn't sacked.
With that in mind, managers of Leeds (Daniel Farke), Burnley (Scott Parker), and Sunderland (Regis Le Bris) will all have to prove they belong in the Premier League. Some of their teams might be patient and give them enough time, but some might panic and react quickly if things start to go sideways.
Vitor Pereira (Wolves)
Although Wolves were in a bad spot before Pereira took charge of them last season, pretty much saving them from relegation, he could find himself on the hot seat if Wolverhampton start the season poorly and since they are one of the main candidates for relegation once again, that is not a far-fetched scenario.
Of course, we expect Pereira to have some leeway based on last season's results, but if Wolves are in the relegation zone after a couple of months, he could become the main candidate to get sacked.
Oliver Glasner (Crystal Palace)
Glasner will forever be a part of Crystal Palace's history since he brought them their first major trophy when he lifted the FA Cup last season with a win over Man City in the final. That will go a long way in ensuring his job security, but don't be surprised if he also finds himself in a hot seat a few months into the season if Palace get in trouble in the Premier League.
After all, with Crystal Palace also playing in the Europa League next season, their team might be stretched too thin and that could lead to bad results in the league.
We've seen something similar with Leicester City after their shocking title win in 2016 when Claudio Ranieri, who brought the Foxes their first-ever Premier League title, was sacked the following season, although he did survive as their manager until February.
In any case, Glasner will have enough time to prove that he can handle the condensed schedule without getting in trouble in the Premier League, but if things go awry at some point, winning the FA Cup might not be enough to save him.
Lifelong Ipswich Town supporter who recently graduated from Durham University in French and German. Have developed a passion for European football based on my links abroad and am an avid supporter of Werder Bremen and Auxerre. Joined the MFT team in October 2024 and looking to take my first steps into the world of football journalism.
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