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Manager Changes 2026/27

Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 · each new manager's first 10 matches

48 of the 96 clubs in the top 5 leagues have a new manager this season, 12 of them since the season started - the latest Jair Karam at Le Havre (8 November). A typical new manager's first 10 matches bring 0.07 points a game more than managers in the same spot get: a small effect next to the ±0.77 one 10-match run can swing by chance.

During the season

12 changes · latest first
Club New manager Replaced First match Matches PPG Peers +/−
Le HavreLigue 1 Jair Karam 8 Nov Didier Digard 8 Nov 2026 1 0.00 1 of 10 1.18 −1.18
EspanyolLaLiga Jon Lopez 7 Nov Manolo Gonzalez 7 Nov 2026 1 1.00 1 of 10 1.44 −0.44
UdineseSerie A Paolo Zanetti 6 Nov Kosta Runjaic 6 Nov 2026 1 0.00 1 of 10 1.00 −1.00
Olympique LyonnaisLigue 1 Jorge Maciel 5 Nov Paulo Fonseca 5 Nov 2026 2 0.50 2 of 10 1.13 −0.63
FC Bayern MünchenBundesliga Aaron Danks 25 Oct Vincent Kompany 25 Oct 2026 4 2.50 4 of 10 2.04 +0.46
OsasunaLaLiga Jagoba Arrasate 18 Oct Alessio Lisci 18 Oct 2026 5 1.00 4 of 10 1.22 −0.22
VeneziaSerie A Davide Nicola 17 Oct Giovanni Stroppa 17 Oct 2026 5 1.20 5 of 10 1.00 +0.20
Borussia M'gladbachBundesliga Alexander Blessin 11 Oct Eugen Polanski 11 Oct 2026 6 1.17 6 of 10 1.42 −0.25
ValenciaLaLiga Javier Aguirre 11 Oct Carlos Corberán 11 Oct 2026 6 1.00 5 of 10 1.20 −0.20
ParmaSerie A Alberto Gilardino 10 Oct Carlos Cuesta 10 Oct 2026 6 0.67 6 of 10 0.96 −0.29
BolognaSerie A Raffaele Palladino 19 Sep Vincenzo Italiano 19 Sep 2026 7 2.29 7 of 10 1.37 +0.92
RC LensLigue 1 Yannick Cahuzac 18 Sep Pierre Sage 18 Sep 2026 9 1.00 9 of 10 1.24 −0.24

Under 10 matches the numbers are shown in grey, with how many of the matches are played: too early to call.

Before the season

36 new managers · latest first
Club New manager Replaced First match Matches PPG Peers +/−
ChelseaPremier League Xabi Alonso 24 Aug Liam Rosenior 24 Aug 2026 13 1.90 1.74 +0.16
FulhamPremier League Álvaro Arbeloa 24 Aug Marco Silva 24 Aug 2026 13 1.10 1.27 −0.17
1. FC Union BerlinBundesliga Mauro Lustrinelli 23 Aug Steffen Baumgart 23 Aug 2026 11 1.00 1.27 −0.27
AC MilanSerie A Rúben Amorim 23 Aug Massimiliano Allegri 23 Aug 2026 15 1.80 1.53 +0.27
AngersLigue 1 Stephane Gilli 23 Aug Alexandre Dujeux 23 Aug 2026 10 0.80 1.17 −0.37
BournemouthPremier League Marco Rose 23 Aug Andoni Iraola 23 Aug 2026 16 1.50 1.60 −0.10
LOSC LilleLigue 1 Davide Ancelotti 23 Aug Bruno Genesio 23 Aug 2026 14 1.40 1.49 −0.09
Liverpool FCPremier League Andoni Iraola 23 Aug Arne Slot 23 Aug 2026 16 2.10 1.62 +0.48
Newcastle UnitedPremier League Matthias Jaissle 23 Aug Eddie Howe 23 Aug 2026 13 1.70 1.49 +0.21
AJ AuxerreLigue 1 Will Still 22 Aug Christophe Pélissier 22 Aug 2026 10 1.00 1.05 −0.05
Athletic ClubLaLiga Edin Terzić 22 Aug Ernesto Valverde 22 Aug 2026 12 1.50 1.35 +0.15
Bayer 04 LeverkusenBundesliga Carles Martínez 22 Aug Kasper Hjulmand 22 Aug 2026 15 2.50 1.92 +0.58
Crystal PalacePremier League Pierre Sage 22 Aug Oliver Glasner 22 Aug 2026 16 1.30 1.37 −0.07
Ipswich TownPremier League Gary O'Neil 22 Aug Kieran McKenna 22 Aug 2026 12 1.30 1.00 +0.30
LorientLigue 1 Alexandre Dujeux 22 Aug Olivier Pantaloni 22 Aug 2026 10 1.50 1.44 +0.06
Nottingham ForestPremier League Oliver Glasner 22 Aug Vitor Pereira 22 Aug 2026 11 0.60 1.36 −0.76
OGC NiceLigue 1 Olivier Pantaloni 22 Aug Claude Puel 22 Aug 2026 10 1.70 1.24 +0.46
Paris FCLigue 1 Liam Rosenior 22 Aug Antoine Kombouare 22 Aug 2026 10 2.00 1.38 +0.62
RB LeipzigBundesliga Martín Demichelis 22 Aug Ole Werner 22 Aug 2026 15 1.50 1.31 +0.19
Real MadridLaLiga José Mourinho 22 Aug Álvaro Arbeloa 22 Aug 2026 16 2.40 1.98 +0.42
SSC NapoliSerie A Massimiliano Allegri 22 Aug Antonio Conte 22 Aug 2026 13 1.30 1.33 −0.03
Stade BrestoisLigue 1 Julien Lachuer 22 Aug Eric Roy 22 Aug 2026 10 1.50 1.26 +0.24
ToulouseLigue 1 Jens Askou 22 Aug Carles Martínez 22 Aug 2026 10 1.30 1.32 −0.02
Eintracht FrankfurtBundesliga Adolf Hütter 21 Aug Albert Riera 21 Aug 2026 11 1.50 1.42 +0.08
Olympique de MarseilleLigue 1 Bruno Genesio 21 Aug Habib Beye 21 Aug 2026 14 0.90 1.49 −0.59
RC StrasbourgLigue 1 Hugo Oliveira 21 Aug Gary O'Neil 21 Aug 2026 10 1.00 1.31 −0.31
AS MonacoLigue 1 Filipe Luís 20 Aug Sébastien Pocognoli 20 Aug 2026 15 2.30 1.57 +0.73
AtalantaSerie A Maurizio Sarri 20 Aug Raffaele Palladino 20 Aug 2026 16 1.60 1.71 −0.11
ElcheLaLiga Martin Anselmi 17 Aug Eder Sarabia 17 Aug 2026 13 1.00 0.86 +0.14
SassuoloSerie A Alberto Aquilani 17 Aug Fabio Grosso 17 Aug 2026 13 1.20 1.19 +0.01
LazioSerie A Gennaro Gattuso 16 Aug Maurizio Sarri 16 Aug 2026 12 2.50 1.65 +0.86
Manchester CityPremier League Enzo Maresca 16 Aug Pep Guardiola 16 Aug 2026 17 2.40 1.64 +0.76
VillarrealLaLiga Iñigo Pérez 16 Aug Marcelino 16 Aug 2026 17 1.10 1.20 −0.10
Rayo VallecanoLaLiga Benat San Jose 15 Aug Iñigo Pérez 15 Aug 2026 12 1.00 1.37 −0.37
TorinoSerie A Ignazio Abate 15 Aug Roberto D'Aversa 15 Aug 2026 13 1.60 1.37 +0.23
MonzaSerie A Ivan Jurić 14 Aug Paolo Bianco 14 Aug 2026 13 1.30 1.16 +0.14

One summer appointment is beyond what 10 matches swing by chance: Gennaro Gattuso at Lazio (2.50 points a game, against 1.65 for managers in the same spot).

PPG = points per game in the first 10 rated matches at the club. Peers = every manager's points per game with the same pre-match odds from the club ratings, since 2015/16. Green / red only beyond ±0.77, the swing of 10 matches by chance. New = first match after the league's last game of 2025/26; during the season = after the club's own first game. Replaced = the last manager before them, caretakers left out.