A week of very public tensions at Nottingham Forest has seen Nuno Espirito Santo shorten in the betting from 8/1 to 4/7 for the next Premier League manager to be sacked.
We’re a little over two weeks into the new Premier League season, and already the soap opera that is the City Ground is starting to build. In a bizarre interview before their 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace, Espirito Santo described that his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis “has changed” and that the pair are “not as close” as they once were.
It comes off the back of a shift in dynamics as to how transfers are conducted at the club, with a new Global Head of Football, Edu Gaspar, appointed in the summer. Sources suggest that Edu now has the final say over transfers, and Nuno has cited this issue as part of the strain.
The quotes caught the footballing world off guard and were taken by many as leverage to force the owner's hand into relieving him of his role as manager.
The bookies have followed suit, slashing his odds of becoming the next Premier League manager to be sacked from 8/1 into 4/7 and making him the new favourite.
Ironically, it looks like a knee-jerk reaction to comments that were perhaps out of frustration rather than an ultimatum. But what this has created is a huge shift in the market and the perfect time to deep-dive into where the true value lies.
Next Premier League Manager to be Sacked Odds
This is one of the hottest betting markets as news continues to impact the odds. Some of the best betting sites are covering it in detail, and we’ve got the latest odds for you to choose from below.
| Next to be Sacked | Odds | Bookmaker |
|---|---|---|
| Nuno Espirito Santo | 4/7 | BoyleSports |
| Graham Potter | 3/1 | BetVictor |
| Keith Andrews | 12/1 | BetVictor |
| Ruben Amorim | 16/1 | BoyleSports |
| Vitor Pereira | 20/1 | BoyleSports |
| Oliver Glasner | 25/1 | BetVictor |
*Odds correct as of 10:45 BST 26/8/2025. Odds subject to change.
Forest Fire: Is Nuno About to Get Burned?
If Nuno Espirito Santo were to leave his role at Forest in the next few weeks to become the first manager to be sacked this season, then the game has truly gone.
He not only came in and saved the club from a sticky relegation fight in 2023/24, but then went on to get them into Europe for 2025/26. They should be making a statue of Nuno, pride of place next to the great Brian Clough, not structuring the club with people who undermine his decision-making.
That said, if there is one thing we know about Evangelos Marinakis, it’s that controversy follows him like a bad smell.
His antics following a draw with Leicester City last season, where he stormed the pitch after the final whistle, were nothing short of embarrassing. And he has a history of controversial statements and managerial sackings at Olympiacos, which he also owns.
Will this lead to Nuno leaving? Probably not. They felt more frustration at not plugging the right holes in the transfer market thus far than anything that would suggest he actually wants to leave.
He’s even gone on to publicly say that he wants to stay, citing any notion that he is trying to engineer a move away from the City Ground as “nonsense, that doesn’t make any kind of sense” on Sky Sports and that “I wouldn’t ever walk away”.
Odds shifting from 8/1 to 4/7 look like a massive overreaction. Are there issues at Forest? Sure. You don’t just randomly come out with his initial statement. But this is part of the game with owners like Marinakis, and we fully expect these to be resolved in the not-too-distant future.
Verdict: Things will settle down once the window closes, and we fully expect Nuno Espirito Santo to stay.
So, if Nuno Espirito Santo is staying, who will be the next Premier League manager to be sacked?
Hammered: Potter Feeling the Heat in East London
We broke the news last week that Graham Potter’s next Premier League manager to be sacked odds had shortened from 6/1 to 2/1 following West Ham’s 3-0 opening day defeat to Sunderland.
Things have failed to pick up at the London Stadium as they were thrashed 5-1 by Chelsea on Friday Night. The team looked devoid of ideas, and the lack of organisation at set pieces, plus goalkeeping errors, should be alarming.
Potter has now won just five games in 21 since he took charge and faces Forest this coming weekend in a potential “El Sackio”.
His odds to be the next Premier League manager to be sacked have drifted from 2/1 to 3/1 on the back of the fallout from the City Ground this week, which is surprising.
It’s a great time to back Potter to be sacked, because if they lose to Forest, that price of 3/1 will come tumbling. Hammers fans are already unhappy, and owner David Sullivan will not want to drag out another appointment that has ultimately failed.
Verdict: 3/1 looks a big price and is the value play here.
The Theatre of Screams: Amorim’s Nightmare Run
Ruben Amorim is still relatively safe in his role as Manchester United boss, for now.
The team showed a lot of promise in the opening 20 minutes of Sunday’s game against Fulham and should have been leading going into halftime after Bruno Fernandes’ glaring penalty miss.
Ultimately, the issues that have plagued Amorim over his tenure at the club resurfaced. Once they took the lead thanks to a Rodrigo Muniz own goal on 58 minutes, they lacked control, and Emile Smith Rowe’s 73rd-minute equaliser made that just seven wins in 29 Premier League games in charge.
He’s priced at 16/1 to be the next Premier League manager to be sacked with Boylesports, and while for now we think the value still lies in Potter, if he fails to beat Burnley on Saturday, pressure will be significant and those odds will shorten.
Verdict: Outside chance, but he needs to get results, and fast. Odds of 16/1 could look huge next week if they lose to Burnley.
