Lampard and Conte under pressure - What are the odds on the next manager to be sacked?

Martin Macdonald

• 29 Apr 2022 15:50 BST
• 4 min read

We’re now truly in the business end of the season and that means a number of Premier League managers will be feeling the heat.

As things currently stand, the shortest odds remain on 'No manager to leave' when it comes to who will lose their job next, simply because most clubs will feel as though they will now need to stick by their managers through thick and thin due to the proximity to the end of the campaign.

That does not mean, however, there is no possibility of change - as Burnley boss Sean Dyche found to his cost a few weeks ago.

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Which Premier League managers are under pressure?

Many bookmakers have stopped publishing odds on this market due to the late stage of the season, but if there is a manager who is to be sacked, the odds are in favour of it being Everton boss Frank Lampard.

The Toffees have fallen into a full-blown battle for survival since he arrived, and they now found themselves in the bottom three with just six games left. They do, however, have one game in hand over Burnley, who are their main rivals for 18th place.

Lampard faces former club Chelsea in need of a win, which is followed by a run of games slightly favourable to the former Derby manager.

The other candidate tied with Lampard is Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte. Conte has reportedly offered himself to Paris Saint-Germain in order to force a move away from Spurs. With that in mind, he's risen to the top of the odds after recently being priced at 80/1.

The Lilywhites are currently embroiled in a top four battle with North London rivals Arsenal, although it's a fight they're losing at the moment.

Watford's Roy Hodgson is the third favourite to be sacked, but it seems unlikely he'll leave Vicarage Road at this stage.

The Hornets have notoriously trigger-happy owners, however, and have already gone through two managers this season - the only Premier League club to have done so. Remarkably, they could go through a third if they sack Hodgson, which given the club is in the relegation zone with six matches remaining does not seem impossible.

Ralf Rangnick of Manchester United is at 6/1 after he news broke that he has been appointed as Austria's new national team head coach.

Virtually every other coach is at long odds to go, with only exceptional circumstances liable to see any others under serious pressure.

Both Jesse Marsch and Burnley's interim management staff don't have odds to be next sacked following their recent arrivals.

Who will be the next Premier League manager to leave?