# Michael Carrick remains favourite in the Premier League sack race | Andrew Beasley

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/michael-carrick-remains-favourite-in-the-premier-league-sack-race-andrew-beasley/
- Published: 2026-11-01T18:00:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T19:14:13+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/nov/01/michael-carrick-manchester-united-favourite-premier-league-sack-race
- Topics: Culture, Elections, Entertainment, Football, Offbeat, Politics, Sport, Travel, TV, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- No Premier League managers have been sacked this season.
- Michael Carrick remains the leading candidate to leave.
- Forest’s six goals fall well short of their 14.7 expected goals.

## Summary

No Premier League club has changed manager so far this season, an unusual pause that has lasted into November. With about a quarter of the campaign played, Michael Carrick is still the leading candidate to be the first manager dismissed, while the article examines the pressures facing the managers of the three clubs in the relegation zone.

Sunderland’s Régis Le Bris has faced a difficult run of opponents and his side have scored 6.2 fewer goals than expected; their next five league games include Chelsea, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Liverpool and Newcastle. Nottingham Forest have scored only six times despite an expected-goals tally of 14.7, while their expected goals on target are 7.4. The article argues that Forest’s finishing may improve, but questions whether owner Evangelos Marinakis will give Oliver Glasner time; it also flags Crystal Palace’s low sprint count and weaker underlying figures.

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