Premier League sack race: David Moyes is the bookies’ favorite to be the subsequent axed boss

West Ham boss David Moyes is the bookies’ favorite to be the subsequent Premier League boss to be sacked – with Frank Lampard and Antonio Conte additionally at risk. 

The sack race is heating up this season as we transfer into 2023 with a variety of managers discovering themselves below stress after a run of poor kind, although it’s Moyes who’s below the microscope following 5 straight defeats. 

The Hammers lost 2-0 at home to Brentford last time out, having additionally been crushed 3-1 by Arsenal on Boxing Day – and Moyes might want to choose up outcomes quick forward of their conflict towards Leeds United on January 4.

West Ham boss David Moyes is the bookies’ favorite to be sacked subsequent within the Premier League

Moyes is as brief as 5/4 to lose his job after his aspect’s worrying run of losses, by way of Oddschecker, and he might want to work his magic to deliver concerning the kind that noticed his aspect end seventh final season.

They at present occupy seventeenth place – stage on factors with 18th positioned Nottingham Forest and face an actual canine combat to outlive. 

He will likely be hoping to keep away from becoming a member of the 5 managers who’ve already been axed within the Premier League thus far – Scott Parker (Bournemouth), Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea), Bruno Lage (Wolves), Steven Gerrard (Aston Villa) and Ralph Hasenhuttl (Southampton).

Spurs boss Antonio Conte can be coming below stress after his aspect’s worrying kind

Frank Lampard (L) will likely be below stress to cease Everton’s slide, whereas Brendan Rodgers (R) can be battling relegation with Leicester

Elsewhere, Frank Lampard is discovering himself below hearth as soon as once more regardless of saving Everton final season – and even after pulling off an impressive 1-1 draw away at Premier League champions Manchester City.

Earlier than that, the Toffees had misplaced three straight video games, together with a 2-1 loss at dwelling to Wolves on Boxing Day following the World Cup restart.

Lampard’s males are sitting in sixteenth place, only a level above the relegation zone on 15 factors following eight losses from 17 video games. The previous Chelsea boss has odd of three/1 to be the subsequent Premier League boss sacked.

One other supervisor experiencing turbulence this season is Tottenham boss Antonio Conte, whose aspect have been leaking targets and missing confidence this season.

Since coming back from the World Cup, Spurs have drawn 2-2 towards Brentford – after discovering themselves 2-0 down – earlier than a dismal 2-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa this weekend. 

Tottenham have now gone a aim down in 10 consecutive video games after a fifth lack of the marketing campaign, and whereas they’re nonetheless in touching distance of the highest 4, followers are rising drained and the board may quickly turn into annoyed too. 

Conte is at 11/4 to be sacked subsequent – and his feedback that Spurs want a miracle to assert Champions League soccer subsequent season won’t sit properly with chairman Daniel Levy, who’s traditionally not afraid to tug the set off. 

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has additionally discovered himself within the sack race after a tough season that noticed him being pressured to promote key defender Wesley Fofana to Chelsea – with simply two gamers being introduced in.

Rodgers – who has odds of 10/1 to be sacked subsequent – has seen his aspect lose again to again video games towards Newcastle and Liverpool for the reason that Premier League returned this month, which has appeared to undo a mini resurgence between October and November.

Chelsea boss Graham Potter is already below hearth simply months into his tenure on the Bridge

The Foxes began the season terribly with Rodgers wanting nailed on to be sacked as they sunk into the relegation zone – earlier than a run of 4 wins in 5 saved his bacon.

Nevertheless, the doubts are starting to creep in once more forward of Leicester’s must-win conflict at dwelling to Fulham on Tuesday. 

One other identify within the body is Graham Potter – who was solely appointed as Chelsea supervisor in September to exchange Thomas Tuchel.

Nevertheless it hasn’t been a massively promising begin to life at Stamford Bridge, successful simply 4 matches out of 11 within the Premier League and struggling some shock defeats to Aston Villa, Newcastle and Brighton – along with his aspect additionally crushed by Man Metropolis. 

Whereas it is unlikely proprietor Todd Boehly would swing the axe this quickly into his reign, there may be large stress on Potter – who’s on 16/1 to be sacked – to ship Champions League soccer and the brand new hierarchy look to proceed the membership’s profitable historical past – and outcomes should enhance because the season goes on.

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper additionally finds himself at 16/1 to be sacked after a tough first season within the Premier League whereas Bournemouth boss Gary O’Neil is at 20/1 as they battle the drop.