Top 5 Premier League seasons with the most managerial changes

#1 2017-18: 10 changes

Frank De Boer was the first casualty of 2017-18, leaving Crystal Palace after 4 games

A quite frankly ludicrous run of 9 managers being fired – with the 10th, Alan Pardew of West Bromwich Albion, leaving by mutual consent – puts the 2017-18 season at the top of the list. The Baggies were also the only side to switch boss twice, after firing Tony Pulis earlier in the season – meaning that nearly half of the Premier League’s sides made a change during this campaign.

The first man to go was Crystal Palace boss Frank de Boer. After a horrendous run saw the Eagles lose their first 4 games, the Dutchman was fired and replaced by former England boss Roy Hodgson. Hodgson would lose a further 3 matches in a row, but eventually turned things around with Palace finishing in a respectable 11th place.

Things didn’t get any better for Swansea and Stoke after they fired Paul Clement and Mark Hughes within weeks of one another, though. Both bosses were sacked with the clubs in the relegation zone, and replacements Carlos Carvalhal and Paul Lambert were unable to stave off the spectre of relegation. West Brom were also relegated after their 2 changes in the hot-seat.

Controversy also abounded in 2017-18 around the fate of Watford’s Marco Silva. The Portuguese boss oversaw a strong start to the campaign, and when Everton dispensed of Ronald Koeman in October, they wanted to appoint Silva as their new manager. Watford refused to let their man leave – but it became clear that his head had been turned, and a poor run saw them win just 1 game in 12 matches, resulting in his sacking.

Other bosses to lose their jobs in this tumultuous season were Craig Shakespeare of Leicester City, who was fired after less than a year in the hot-seat, Slaven Bilic of West Ham, and Mauricio Pellegrino of Southampton.