Potter tops early Premier League sack race after opening weekend
Graham Potter is the early favourite to be the first Premier League manager to leave this season, according to a fresh ranking.
The updated sack-race list from Football365, published after the opening round, places the West Ham boss under the brightest spotlight while also assessing the risk levels for high-profile names including Ruben Amorim, Mikel Arteta and Nuno Espírito Santo — key talking points for Premier League sack race watchers.
Details. The ranking argues that West Ham’s early performance has “exposed” Potter, making him the leading candidate to go first. Elsewhere on the list, Pep Guardiola is described as virtually untouchable (any exit would more likely be voluntary), Oliver Glasner is flagged as a poaching risk rather than a sacking case, and Burnley’s Scott Parker features near the sharp end given a brutal opening run of fixtures.
Context and implications. The piece stresses that “first manager to leave” covers resignations as well as sackings, so club form, board politics and external approaches can all move the market. With only one game played, the table is fluid — but West Ham’s immediate results, Manchester United’s bedding-in under Amorim, and Burnley’s schedule could quickly reshape the pecking order.
“Halfway through the first weekend of the new Premier League season and we already have a brand new favourite in the Sack Race.”
What’s next: a tough late-August/September calendar will test several dugouts. Any stumble for the early favourites — or a shock poach from abroad — could trigger the season’s first managerial change and redefine the campaign’s narrative.
