We have some time to look forward to the new domestic season of the Premier League. The return of the action is less than a month away now and already you can take a punt on who the first manager to be out of a job will be from the English top flight.
Gracia to go first?
Naturally, there is always a temptation to look at the managers of the newly promoted sides, just because the step up to the top level is a tough gap to bridge. But the current 4/1 favourite in the Ladbrokes next Premier League manager to go market is Watford’s Javi Gracia* (betting odds taken from July 17th, 2018 at 8:15 pm).
Gracia took over at Vicarage Road in January 2018 as he came in to replace Marco Silva. He ended the season with a P15 W4 D3 L8 record which was nothing spectacular at all as the Hornets limped to the finish line. So will there be a tough season ahead for Watford?
Southampton boss Mark Hughes is up there as well as a 6/1 punt* (betting odds taken from July 17th, 2018 at 8:15 pm) and the Saints had a really tough battle for survival last season. It was a pretty big drop in standards by them and Hughes struggled to turn the club around after coming in during mid-March to try and rescue them. He was only on a temporary contract until the end of the season, but the Saints got safe and Hughes was rewarded with a permanent deal despite a W3 D2 L5 record in his ten games in charge.
Chelsea and Arsenal both have new managers with the Blues dumping Antonio Conte for Maurizio Sarri and the Italian is at 16/1 odds with Ladbrokes* (betting odds taken from July 17th, 2018 at 8:15 pm) to be the first Premier League manager out of a job next season. Arsenal have put their stock into Unai Emery who is at 25/1 odds* (betting odds taken from July 17th, 2018 at 8:15 pm) in the market.
They are both a long way from Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola who is the biggest price of all managers at 50/1 odds* (betting odds taken from July 17th, 2018 at 8:15 pm).
First Premier League Manager to Leave Odds*
Javi Gracia – 4/1
Mark Hughes – 6/1
Claude Puel – 8/1
Rafa Benitez – 8/1
Roy Hodgson – 10/1
Neil Warnock – 16/1
Eddie Howe – 16/1
Manuel Pellegrini – 16/1
Marco Silva – 16/1
Nuno Espirito Santo – 16/1
Maurizio Sarri – 16/1
Mauricio Pochettino – 16/1
Sean Dyche – 20/1
Chris Hughton – 20/1
Slavisa Jokanovic – 20/1
Jose Mourinho – 20/1
David Wagner – 25/1
Unai Emery – 25/1
Jurgen Klopp – 33/1
Pep Guardiola – 50/1
* (betting odds taken from July 17th, 2018 at 8:15 pm)
