Nottingham Forest have sacked head coach Ange Postecoglou 18 minutes after a depressing 3-0 defeat to Chelsea, having gone eight video games with no win since being appointed.
Boos rang out across the Metropolis Floor at full-time, with proprietor Evangelos Marinakis not noticed within the stands after the break as Forest spiralled to a sixth defeat since Postecoglou’s appointment on September 9.
Postecoglou’s reign at Forest now turns into the second-shortest managerial spell in Premier League historical past.
A press release from the membership learn: “Nottingham Forest Football Club can confirm that after a series of disappointing results and performances, Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties as head coach with immediate effect.
“The membership will make no additional remark at the moment.”
A fiery press convention from the pinnacle coach within the build-up to the sport seemingly sparked a response from Forest after a optimistic begin, however the identical points which have plagued his 39-day reign endured.
Alternatives fell to Taiwo Awoniyi – making his first begin since rupturing his gut in Could – Elliot Anderson and Morgan Gibbs-White however the hosts had been made to rue these missed probabilities after they unravelled within the second half.
Two targets in three minutes from a Josh Acheampong header and Pedro Neto free-kick punctured the positivity on the Metropolis Floor, with applause rapidly shifting to boos.
Substitute Igor Jesus got here near sparking a response for his facet when his effort crashed off the crossbar and publish, suppressing the soured ambiance momentarily, just for Reece James’ purpose to verify the defeat regardless of a late pink card for Malo Gusto.
Forest now sit seventeenth, one level above the relegation zone, with Porto subsequent up within the Europa League and a visit to Bournemouth arriving three days later.
Ange Postecoglou on the touchline throughout the 3-0 defeat for Nottingham Forest in opposition to Chelsea
Morrison: Forest are nowhere close to adequate
Sky Sports activities’ Clinton Morrison talking on Soccer Saturday:
“Not winning in eight games is nowhere near good enough. They’ve got a big European game in midweek.
“There have been some boos on the finish however they weren’t chanting ‘you are getting sacked within the morning’ like in earlier video games.
“The problem is they can’t keep clean sheets like they did last season. Chris Wood was on fire, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Morgan Gibbs-White played well but these players have been quiet this season
“They’re lacking massive probabilities. You do really feel for managers in these conditions.”
Forest’s points beneath Ange
- Because the begin of 2023-24, no supervisor has seen his groups concede extra Premier League targets within the first 10 minutes of the second half of matches than Ange Postecoglou (16).
- Nottingham Forest have conceded 10 set-piece targets beneath Ange Postecoglou in all competitions – twice as many as every other Premier League membership in that point.
- Nottingham Forest are on the longest present ongoing run with no clear sheet of any facet (16 video games), whereas of present managers within the competitors, Ange Postecoglou is on the longest run with no clear sheet (18 video games).
- Nottingham Forest have misplaced 5 of their final six Premier League video games (D1), failing to attain in every defeat.
- Since Ange Postecoglou’s first sport in control of Nottingham Forest, they’ve conceded extra nook targets in all competitions than every other Premier League facet (5).
- Ange Postecoglou at Nottingham Forest is the primary head coach to see his group rating just one purpose in his first 5 Premier League matches in cost since Sean Dyche at Burnley in 2014.
- Nottingham Forest have failed to attain in three successive Premier League residence video games for the primary time since October 1998, whereas it is the primary time they’ve had 2+ xG and never scored within the competitors since incomes promotion in 2022.
