As fans of sport, one thing we all share is a critical eye towards the coach of our favorite teams. And often that evolves into feeling a rush or having an opinion whenever any coach is fired who’s name you can recognize. This 2025-26 Premier League season has already seen some serious carnage, including Nottingham Forest moving onto to a 3rd manager before November 1st. Let’s dive into who might be on the hot seat next:
5. Arne Slot – Liverpool
While it might seem insane to consider firing a coach mere months after he delivered a successful season, the losses have piled up for Liverpool since the September international break. Combined with a world record spend on players in the summer (around $500 million) and any manager of a top club would be in the pressure cooker. Would I endorse someone to wager on this possibility? Absolutely not, given the stability of the ownership. But there will continue to be questions asked the farther down the table Liverpool find themselves.
4. David Moyes – Everton
Nothing fastens a noose around a coach’s neck as quick as expectations, and rightly or wrongly Everton expected to open the Hill Dickinson Stadium with a positive 1st season. After scoring 2 wins by multiple goals in August, the team has largely reverted to the brutish and stale football seen under the former manager, Sean Dyche. Relegation still feels below what this team will achieve, but the Friedkin group had ambitions of owning a club that consistently placed in the top 10. And after a summer injecting some expensive youth and quality, this team is nowhere near as exciting as their mid-table rivals.
3. Scott Parker – Burnley
I feel for Scott Parker, because he has consistently led dominant sides in the Championship and is always fired quickly the following season in a desperate attempt to avoid relegation. His stye is conservative and pragmatic, but he has found a club and fanbase in Burnley that is uniquely accepting of that. Unfortunately, the underlying metrics like xG suggest his side have been incredibly lucky so far and will likely finish 19th, only above the desolate Wolves. Another quick fix firing is on the horizon at Burnley, as soon as results justify it.
2. Fulham – Marco Silva
A surprising inclusion in these rankings, but complacency is killer in the Premier League. And supporters often prefer the to take a swing than stick with the devil they know. Marco Silva has unequivocally raised his stock by stabilizing Fulham, who had been a yo-yo club at the bottom during the 2010’s. But all good things must come to an end, and unfortunately injuries and form have made Fulham feel less stable as of late. Given that every club in the bottom 3 has changed managers so far, Fulham are as close to the danger zone as they’ve been in the past 5 years. Marco Silva will be remembered fondly, but I doubt Sahid Kahn has enough loyalty to let him take Fulham back into the Championship.
1. Leeds – Daniel Farke
“What the Farke? How did he even make it this far?” Despite being famously stubborn I his days at Norwich about playing the same attacking football post-promotion, DF has really embraced the expectation of survival that Leeds demand. It is a proud, historical club with a massive fanbase that brings undue scrutiny onto the head coach. While Farke managed to survive a failed promotion in 23-24 and a nail biter in 24-25, one always got the sense that his ice would be razor thin this season. And opening day heist against Everton got Leeds off on the right foot, but they’ve begun to leak goals as the season has progressed. Given the teams below Leeds made changes that have significantly improved performances, they are the mostly likely team to change managers next. Frankly, I’d be stunned if Farke makes it to Christmas.