It's more likely that more clubs will be in Everton's position in the
coming months, with a number of big-name bosses increasingly under
pressure.
We take a look on Premier League Managers to follow the sacking order.
Tony Pulis (West Brom)
The Baggies started the season with back-to-back 1-0 wins over Bournemouth and
Burnley, things have quickly gone downward for Pulis and West Brom.
Saturday's
defeat at Southampton left the Baggies 13th in the table and without a
victory since their win at Turf Moor on August 19.
Pulis'
style of play has been condone by fans when results have been good,
but it is likely to become a talking point again if this current run of
poor form continues.
Slaven Bilic (West Ham)
Bilic
is the huge favourite to be the next manager to lose his job
following series of bad performance from his team, and Friday's catastrophic 3-0 home defeat
by Brighton shows that West Ham is in decline.
That result left
the Hammers 16th in the table and out of the relegation zone on goal
difference only, with a trip to Crystal Palace next up
after Wednesday's Carabao Cup tie against London rivals Tottenham at
Wembley.
West
Ham are believed to be lining up a move for Hoffeinheim's promising
young boss Julian Nagelsmann, while former Borussia Dortmund manager
Thomas Tuchel is also under deliberation to replace Bilic.
Antonio Conte (Chelsea)
Chelsea has so far failed to show their last season master class, After
a chaotic summer in which Chelsea failed to land a number of their
top targets, Conte needed to hit the ground running. Instead, he began
with a home defeat by Burnley.
Since
that day in August the former Juventus boss has steadied the ship, although the
recent loss at rock bottom Crystal Palace has led to questions over
his future.
With
the Blues nine points behind leaders Manchester City and seemingly in a
battle for a top four spot, the pressure is on Conte to deliver the
sort of results and performances which made Chelsea champions during his
debut season in England.
Mark Hughes (Stoke City)
The Wales man retains the support of Stoke chairman Peter Coates despite Saturday's
2-1 home defeat by Bournemouth, but the former Manchester City boss is
under no illusions about the need to improve results fast.
The
Potters are 17th in the table and only out of the drop zone
on goal difference, and they face a tough trip to in-form Watford on Saturday
afternoon.
Hughes led Stoke to
ninth place finishes in his first three seasons in charge, but last
term's 13th place has increased concern among some supporters.
Paul Clement (Swansea City)
The former Paris Saint Germain assistant Manager Clement
proved to be a wonderful coach after arriving at Swansea in January, helping the club
avoid relegation with a game to spare.
But
a poor start to the season, which has seen the Swans lose five of their
nine top-flight games so far, has left the former Chelsea
assistant manager in an uncomfortable position.
The
loss of Gylfi Sigurdsson has been felt, while summer signings Renato
Sanches and Wilfried Bony have failed to impress for The Swans.
Mauricio Pellegrino (Southampton)
The former Manchester City coach Pellegrino
has only been in charge at St Mary's since the summer, but he already
finds himself among the favourites for the sack after an up-and-down
start to life on the south coast.
Saturday's
narrow victory over West Brom has relieved the pressure on the Argentine,
although Southampton's lack of goals remains a major concern to the fans.
The Saints
are 10th in the table after winning three, drawing three and losing
three so far, but the sacking of Puel, who finished eighth and reached a
cup final last season, shows that the club's hierarchy expect
improvement.
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