Premier League Sack Race 2025/26 Odds: Thomas Frank feeling the heat at Spurs
Thomas Frank has been installed as the favourite to become the seventh manager to leave in this season's Premier League Sack Race following Tottenham's early FA Cup exit.
Under-fire West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo remains in the mix, while Oliver Glasner has had his odds cut following Crystal Palace's shock FA Cup defeat at the hands of non-league Macclesfield.
Read on for the latest standings in the Sack Race.
Premier League Sack Race 2025/26 Odds
Premier League Sack Race 2025/26 Odds: The Favourites
We've run through the top contenders to be the seventh exit of the season, according to the latest odds - see the full market in the odds table above.
Thomas Frank (Tottenham): 1/1
Thomas Frank is the new favourite at 1/1 to become the seventh top-flight manager to leave.
Tottenham have claimed only two wins from their last 12 Premier League games, with just one win in six, while their hopes of an FA Cup run were ended in the third round by Aston Villa.
Frank now faces a must-win at home to West Ham, who themselves are without a win in 10.
Nuno Santo (West Ham): 7/4
Nuno Santo was previously the red-hot 1/10 favourite to be axed next, but a combination of Frank's troubles at Tottenham and West Ham's much-needed FA Cup win have seen his odds drift to 7/4, although he remains right in the frame.
The Hammers, who needed extra-time to beat Championship side QPR, were far from convincing but eventually got the job done.
Nuno's side remain winless in the league in 10 matches, which stretches back to early November, and includes damaging back-to-back defeats to relegation rivals Nottingham Forest and Wolves.
The Hammers, 18th, are seven points adrift of safety ahead of their trip to Spurs.
Oliver Glasner (Crystal Palace): 10/1
Oliver Glasner is a name to keep an eye on at Crystal Palace after a worrying downturn in form and a humiliating FA Cup exit to Macclesfield.
The Eagles are winless in their last nine matches across all competitions, a run made even more damaging by a defeat to Macclesfield - a side sitting 117 places below them in the football pyramid - in what has been labelled the greatest FA Cup shock of all time.
While Glasner still has significant credit in the bank, his situation is one that warrants close monitoring.
Scott Parker (Burnley): 12/1
Scott Parker, 12/1, was the unfortunate “winner” of the Premier League Sack Race in 2022/23 after being dismissed by Bournemouth in the wake of their 9-0 hammering at Anfield.
Only Wolves have picked up fewer points than the Clarets, who are 19th in the table and without a win in 12 games (nine of which they've lost).
On the plus side, Burnley did end their winless run with a 5-1 thrashing of Millwall in the FA Cup third round, which came after a respectable 2-2 draw against Man Utd.
Arne Slot (Liverpool): 14/1
Arne Slot appears to have weathered the storm at Liverpool, who are now unbeaten in 10 matches across all competitions, which includes holding Arsenal to a goalless draw at the Emirates.
The Dutchman's odds have drifted out to 14/1, but expect those odds to tumble should his side suffer a shock FA Cup exit at the hands of Barnsley.
Premier League Sack Race History
The table displays the first manager to leave in each of the last 10 Premier League seasons.
| Season | Manager | Club | Date Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Nuno Santo | Nottingham Forest | Monday 8th September 2025 |
| 2024/25 | Erik ten Hag | Man Utd | Monday 28th October 2024 |
| 2023/24 | Paul Heckingbottom* | Sheffield United | Tuesday 5th December 2023 |
| 2022/23 | Scott Parker | Bournemouth | Tuesday 30th August 2022 |
| 2021/22 | Xisco Munoz | Watford | Sunday 3rd October 2021 |
| 2020/21 | Slaven Bilic | West Brom | Wednesday 16th December 2020 |
| 2019/20 | Javi Gracia | Watford | Saturday 7th September 2019 |
| 2018/19 | Slavisa Jokanovic | Fulham | Wednesday 14th November 2018 |
| 2017/18 | Frank de Boer | Crystal Palace | Monday 11th September 2017 |
| 2016/17 | Francesco Guidolin | Swansea | Monday 3rd October 2016 |
*Julen Lopetegui departed Wolves three days before the 2023/24 season.