The 2025/26 Premier League season has shown again how tough life in the dugout can be. Pressure builds fast, patience runs thin, and clubs don't hesitate to act when results or performances start to slip.
From
early-season exits to high-profile mid-campaign changes, here's a look at every
Premier League manager who's been sacked so far this season.
Nuno
Espirito Santo
Nottingham
Forest became the first club to pull the trigger this season, dismissing Nuno
Espirito Santo before the campaign had properly started. Results played a part,
but the decision was driven just as much by tensions behind the scenes.
Reports of a
fractured relationship between Nuno and owner Evangelos Marinakis had been
circulating throughout the summer, and once the season began, that strain
became untenable.
Forest moved
fast, appointing Ange Postecoglou to try and bring some clarity to their
campaign. Nuno wasn't out of a job for long, though – he was appointed as West
Ham boss just two weeks later.
Graham
Potter
West Ham
moved on from Graham Potter after a disappointing start to the season, with
just one win from their opening five Premier League games. The club was short
of confidence and direction. Performances never got going, and concerns grew
that the campaign was slipping away before it'd properly begun.
Despite new
management, the Hammers remain in the lower reaches of the table and feature
heavily in the Premier League relegation odds as uncertainty continues around
their short-term outlook.
Ange
Postecoglou
Postecoglou's
time at Forest was dramatic and remarkably brief, despite winning the Europa
League with Spurs the season prior. In just over a month in charge, Forest
failed to win a single league game, sliding deeper into relegation trouble. The
attacking philosophy struggled to take hold, and defensive issues proved
costly.
After only
eight matches and 39 days, Forest made another change, bringing in Sean Dyche
to try and stabilise the club and halt the slide.
Vitor
Pereira
Wolves'
season fell apart under Vitor Pereira. A run of defeats left them stuck at the
bottom of the table, with confidence dwindling and performances getting worse
week by week.
With eight
losses in 10 league matches, the club felt they had little choice but to act.
Rob Edwards stepped in, but the results somehow got even worse, with a further
eight-game losing streak. Their first win of the season wasn't until January
when they beat West Ham 3-0.
Enzo
Maresca
Chelsea's
decision to part company with Enzo Maresca came as a surprise to some, given
their position in the top half of the table. But a run of just one win in seven
league matches, coupled with internal disagreements over direction and
recruitment, led to his departure on New Year's Day.
The club
described the exit as mutual, but it was another change in Chelsea's ongoing
search for stability. Liam Rosenior was handed the reins, tasked with restoring
momentum and harmony both on and off the pitch.
Ruben
Amorim
Ruben
Amorim's spell at Manchester United came to an end on 5th January after
a difficult period marked by tactical uncertainty and growing tensions behind
the scenes. His preferred system struggled to take hold, with the formation
often failing to suit the players at his disposal. This left United disjointed
and short of balance on the pitch.
As results
dipped, frustrations grew internally. Reports of strain between Amorim and the
director of football, Jason Wilcox, began to surface, and confidence in the
long-term direction faded. With performances falling short of expectations, the
board opted to make a change early in the new year, turning to Michael Carrick
as caretaker while the club reassessed its approach.
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