See 12 managers fired in Premier League this season

Premier League managers have been fired left, right, and centre this season.

Thirteen managers have been sacked, with only one leaving their role by mutual consent. Last Sunday saw two more coaches join the ranks of the unemployed as Leicester City parted ways with Brendan Rodgers, and Graham Potter was dismissed from his role at Chelsea.

The previous highest number of managerial sackings in a season was 10, which was set in the 2013-14 season and equalled in 2017-18.

This article looks at each of the 13 managers who have left their positions this season.

Scott Parker – Bournemouth (August 30)

Bournemouth sacked Parker after just four league games, following a humiliating 9-0 defeat to Liverpool. Parker went on to join Club Brugge in Belgium, but lasted less than three months, winning just two of 12 matches. His replacement at Bournemouth, Gary O’Neil, has the Cherries in 16th place.

Thomas Tuchel – Chelsea (September 7)

The biggest shock sacking of the season came early on, when Tuchel was shown the door by Chelsea’s new owners. He had led the Blues to Champions League success just over a year earlier. Tuchel is now back in a job, having succeeded Julian Nagelsmann at Bayern Munich in March.

Graham Potter – Brighton and Hove Albion to Chelsea (September 8)

Potter left Brighton to fill the Chelsea vacancy. Brighton had enjoyed a brilliant start to the season, and Potter had earned his shot at a big club. It would not, however, go according to plan.

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Bruno Lage – Wolves (October 2)

Lage had a decent first season at Wolves, but their form had tailed off towards the back end of the 2021-22 campaign, going winless in seven games. That poor form carried into this term, and having won just one of their first eight league games, Wolves decided to make a change.

Steven Gerrard – Aston Villa (October 20)

Gerrard made a bright start at Villa in 2021 and had been given a large transfer budget across two windows. However, the former Rangers boss was struggling to make matters click, either with his team or the fanbase. Villa made the call to end the project before the World Cup and brought in Unai Emery as his replacement.

Ralph Hasenhuttl – Southampton (November 7)

Hasenhuttl had provided Southampton with fresh life when he was appointed in 2018, but since reaching a pinnacle of topping the table in November of the 2020-21 season, it had been a constant struggle. Saints managed to scrape 40 points last season but were firmly in the relegation scrap when they decided time was up for the Austrian. His replacement, however, did not fare well.

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Frank Lampard – Everton (January 23)

Everton halted Lampard’s tenure in late January after just three wins all season. The nature of dismissing a manager so late in the transfer window left Everton with little time to reinforce their squad. Losses to Wolves, Brighton, Southampton and West Ham marked the end of Lampard’s time at Goodison Park.

Jessie Marsch – Leeds United (February 6)

Marsch was ditched by Leeds following a 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest. The Whites, like Everton, were faced with a scrap for their lives. Marsch had managed to keep Leeds in the division last season but was not an entirely popular figure among the fanbase, and whatever system he was trying to implement was clearly not working.

Nathan Jones – Southampton (February 12)

Nathan Jones was brought in from Luton Town to manage Southampton, but things didn’t start well for him as he lost his first four league games. However, Southampton managed to turn things around under Jones when they beat Crystal Palace in the FA Cup, Manchester City in the EFL Cup and Everton in the league. Despite the lack of results, Jones continued to express his self-belief. But after losing the EFL Cup semi-final to Newcastle United and a 3-0 top-flight defeat to Brentford, Jones was sacked, leaving Southampton at the bottom of the Premier League.

Patrick Vieira – Crystal Palace (March 17)

After a run of 13 games in all competitions without a win, Patrick Vieira was fired from his role as manager of Crystal Palace midway through March. Under the interim charge of Paddy McCarthy, Palace lost 4-1 to league leaders Arsenal. The club turned to former boss Roy Hodgson to help them climb out of the danger zone. Hodgson made a good start, with the Eagles coming from behind to beat Leicester 2-1 on Saturday.

Antonio Conte – Tottenham (March 26)

Antonio Conte left Tottenham by mutual consent just over a week after criticizing his “selfish” squad and the club’s mentality following a 3-3 draw at Southampton. The Italian had never seemed content at Tottenham, and Cristian Stellini took over for the rest of the season. The international break was a turbulent one for Spurs, with director of football Fabio Paratici now on a leave of absence after his ban from Italian football was made a worldwide one by FIFA last week.

Brendan Rodgers – Leicester City (April 2)

Brendan Rodgers had won the FA Cup and led Leicester City into Europe twice since taking over in 2019, but Leicester had won just two league games since the season restarted. The result of their game against Crystal Palace on April fools’ day left them in the relegation zone. Despite his achievements, Rodgers was let go, and a change was deemed necessary.

Graham Potter – Chelsea (April 2)

Graham Potter, who had managed Brighton successfully, couldn’t replicate his success at Stamford Bridge. Although a three-game winning streak in March suggested a turnaround was in the offing, a home draw with Everton and a 2-0 loss to Aston Villa ultimately led to his dismissal. Potter left Chelsea with the joint-lowest points-per-game total of any of the Blues’ Premier League coaches (1.27).