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The Premier League Sack Race - Who will be next after Erik ten Hag loses his job?

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The Premier League Sack Race - Who will be next after Erik ten Hag loses his job?Visionhaus/Getty Images
Which boss could follow the same fate as the former United gaffer?

We are nine games into the Premier League season, and we've seen the first manager to lose his job after Manchester United finally put Erik ten Hag out of his misery and removed him from his post, but who could be the next boss to be shown the door? 

There are still three teams without a win to their name, while the dark clouds look to be circulating around some underperforming sides, too. 

We take at look at who's currently under the most pressure heading into the Premier League's winter months.

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Russell Martin 

It's been Southampton's worst start to the season since 1998-99, and after Erik ten Hag's sacking is now the favourite to be the next manager to lose their job. The Saints would have taken some heart from restricting Manchester City to just one goal in their defeat at The Etihad, but they remain winless after their first nine games. 

The defeat to Leicester last weekend was a hard one to take, and the biggest criticism of Martin is his refusal to relent from his style of play and open up to finding ways to get Southampton off the mark. It's the same questions that were levelled at Vincent Kompany last season, and it ended up in Burney's relegation. Therefore, Martin needs to either get his side winning his way or face the possibility of not making it until the end of the season to see if they'd face the same fate. 

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Gary O'Neil 

There's no question it's been a difficult start to the season for Wolves, and the fixture computer hasn't been kind, but the club and O'Neil can't get away from the fact that they are still winless after nine games of the season. It's now a crucial time for O'Neil to try and get some points on the board and drag his side away from the relegation zone. 

Wolves will face games against Crystal Palace, Southampton, and Fulham in the next three outings, games from which they really need to get points and wins. If not, and they head into the next international break still in the relegation zone without a win, then it could be the manager who takes the fall. 

Oliver Glasner 

Perhaps the most surprising name in the mix is Glasner, who was linked with the post at Bayern Munich just a few short months ago but whose Palace team have really struggled to get going this season. So much so, that it has taken the Eagles until this weekend to finally secure their first win of the season and remain at the bottom end of the table. 

Given the performances we saw from Palace at the back end of last season and the talent at their disposal, the win over Spurs should now kickstart their campaign and get the Eagles flying up the table once again. However, if the struggles continue and they are dragged into an unexpected relegation fight, it is one Glasner may not last. 

Julen Lopetegui 

A classic case of be careful what you wish for, for West Ham, who have seen a tricky transition from  David Moyes to Julen Lopetegui. Despite a number of big arrivals over the summer, the Hammers have made a slow start to the season and particularly struggled at home, and left question marks over the Spanish manager's future already. 

The win over Manchester United would have bought him some time, but more consistency will be needed, or the fans could easily get restless once again. A defeat at home to Everton before the international break would be the last thing Lopetegui would need. 

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