Lampard favourite; Ten Hag more secure than Klopp

Frank Lampard is on thin ice at Everton as the favourite to be next to leave his Premier League managerial post.

We’ve ranked the top-flight managers by their chance of being shown – or showing themselves to – the door, starting with the favourite, according to the best odds currently available at oddschecker.com.

1) Frank Lampard
If Everton fans weren’t quite so weirdly fond of him, Lampard may already be out of a job. Whether due to some sort of punch-drunk haze lingering from the battle to avoid relegation or because they have more respect for Chelsea legends than Chelsea do, the Toffees faithful, for the most part, remain steadfastly behind Lampard. But he still can’t find a balance between defence and attack.

2) David Moyes
A team that finished sixth then seventh in the Premier League in the previous two seasons, spent £150m in the summer on players like Lucas Paqueta and Gianluca Scamacca, and lost no players of great significance, should not be in a relegation fight. Would a big name replacement for Moyes persuade Declan Rice to stay? Probably not.

3) Graham Potter
Assurances from Todd Boehly and his lackeys that Graham Potter is the one and will remain so at Stamford Bridge mean diddly squat, quite frankly. Thomas Tuchel is still well loved by the Chelsea fanbase, pretty much all of whom need convincing that Potter isn’t as out of his depth as he’s appeared to be since taking over.

4) Jesse Marsch
He’s not Marcelo Bielsa. He probably knew that before he arrived at Leeds but if he didn’t he sure as sh*t knows it now. Marsch has next to no hope of usurping the man with 50 foot murals in a city that will never be able to accept he isn’t still theirs.

5) Steve Cooper
Signed a new contract at Nottingham Forest in October when they were truly terrible and there’s been a slow but steady upswing in performances and results since.

6) Antonio Conte
It still feels as though Conte is more likely to leave than be sacked. The Italian has the power at Spurs, who will need to keep his coffers laden if they’re to persuade him to stick around.

7) Julen Lopetegui
If the new manager doesn’t buy a forward or two in January, Wolves are going to go down. Preferably one to create chances and one to score goals, as they don’t really do either.

8) Marco Silva
Feels like Silva is quite high on this list given it doesn’t really feel like Fulham are in any danger of getting relegated. Could this be a case of wanting too much…