Nottingham Forest have confirmed the sacking of manager Steve Cooper, with former Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo in talks to replace him. Cooper’s exit comes with Forest having lost five of their past six games. The 44-year-old led Forest to promotion to the Premier League in 2022, ending a 23-year absence from the top flight.
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Everton scored three times in the final 11 minutes of a hectic encounter to beat Newcastle and move out of the Premier League’s relegation zone. The Toffees were sent tumbling into the bottom three by their 10-point deduction for breaking the top flight’s financial rules, but moved back into safety thanks to late goals from Dwight McNeil, Abdoulaye Doucoure and summer signing Beto.
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remier League strugglers Sheffield United have sacked Paul Heckingbottom and appointed their former manager Chris Wilder as his replacement. United are bottom of the Premier League and four points from safety after losing 11 of their opening 14 games. Owner Prince Abdullah told Talksport Wilder was “the best guy on Planet Earth to take over the club right now”.
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Everton’s 1-0 win over Bournemouth was enough to retain their Premier League status as Leeds and Leicester drop to the Championship. Abdoulaye Doucoure was the hero for the Toffees while 2016 Premier League Champions Leicester were unable to avoid relegation despite a 2-1 win over West Ham.
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Sam Allardyce has been appointed Leeds boss until the end of the season after the club sacked head coach Javi Gracia following just two-and-a-half months in charge. Former England manager Allardyce, who has been out of work since leaving West Brom in May 2021, makes a shock return to football to try and save Leeds from Premier League relegation.
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