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Market21 Aug 2026

Is any of the nine new Premier League managers from the opening weekend sacked by 30 Sep?

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Resolved: NO

None of the nine new managers (Rose, Alonso, Sage, Arbeloa, O'Neil, Iraola, Maresca, Jaissle, Glasner) was dismissed by 30 September 2026; no Premier League manager had been sacked by then.

Resolved 30 Sep 2026
How this resolves

Resolves the same way, restricted to the nine managers named by Sky Sports on 20 August 2026 as taking charge of their first Premier League game for their club on the opening weekend: Rose, Alonso, Sage, Arbeloa, O'Neil, Iraola, Maresca, Jaissle and Glasner. If that source has not published in time, Sky Sports and BBC Sport settle it.

The pattern behind it

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Three of the last eight seasons had a Premier League sacking by 30 September, and four of nine since 2017-18. The early ones share a shape: three or four games, and either a rout, a single point, or a public row with the owner. What raises the number this year is the state of the league rather than the calendar: tenure is at a record low, nine dressing rooms have a manager they had not worked with in July, and once the window shuts every board can measure its head coach against the squad it paid for. What holds it down is that a board which has just hired, backed and paid for a manager has every reason to wait for winter.

We looked at every Premier League season since 2017-18 and asked one question: did any club sack its manager on or before 30 September? A club announcing a sacking, a parting of company or a manager relieved of duties all count. Managers who resigned to join another club, or who left before the season or as temporary caretakers, do not.