Coach World Ranking · Week 45, 2026

Best Premier League Managers - Last 12 Months

Coach rating gained from 3 Nov 2025 to 1 Nov 2026 · the managers of the 20 Premier League clubs

Premier League managers - last 12 months

+/− vs Week 44
# World +/− Manager Club Gained Matches Coach rating
143down 12Daniel FarkeLeeds United+40.143#22
292down 8Andoni IraolaLiverpool FC+28.941#27
3152up 21Gary O'NeilIpswich Town+20.937#759
4185down 4Álvaro ArbeloaFulham+17.636#498
5187up 44Keith AndrewsBrentford+17.443#298
6212down 93Kieran McKennalast club: Ipswich Town+15.836#364
7213down 140Enzo MarescaManchester City+15.726#344
8214up 129Marco RoseBournemouth+15.713#107
9217up 102Fabian HurzelerBrighton & Hove Albion+15.242#28
10223down 76Sergej JakirovićHull City+14.549#8
11245down 15Unai EmeryAston Villa+12.756#3
12259up 14Mikel ArtetaArsenal+11.961#7
13270up 72Roberto De ZerbiTottenham Hotspur+11.235#80
14289up 330Frank LampardCoventry City+10.145#180
15291down 59Régis Le BrisSunderland+10.044#76
16338down 3Alan Irvinelast club: Everton+7.41#345
17421down 62Michael CarrickManchester United+3.030#449
18500up 218Pierre SageCrystal Palace−0.341#132
19513down 89Matthias JaissleNewcastle United−0.611#369
20548up 4Sean Dychelast club: Nottingham Forest−1.821#58
21633up 70David MoyesEverton−5.340#40
22707up 54Xabi AlonsoChelsea−8.723#83
23757up 140Eddie Howelast club: Newcastle United−11.543#45
24822down 72Pep Guardiolalast club: Manchester City−14.841#1
25847up 10Igor Tudorlast club: Tottenham Hotspur−16.07#361
26896up 5Arne Slotlast club: Liverpool FC−19.141#20
27942up 68Thomas Franklast club: Tottenham Hotspur−23.722#25
281037up 4Oliver GlasnerNottingham Forest−71.952#118

Gained - how much their coach rating changed over their rated matches of the last 52 weeks: their rating now minus their rating a year ago. It ranks change, not level, so a manager climbing out of a bad spell can top it with a modest coach rating. Matches - rated matches in those 52 weeks. Coach rating - their place in the main ranking. Only ranked managers (30+ rated matches) are listed; once they reach 30, every match in the window counts.

The managers of the league's clubs this week; All ranked adds managers between clubs whose last club plays in the Premier League. # - position in this list. World and +/− - the world table and its change since last week. These pages show the current week only; past weeks are in the world archive.

Rankings by nationality

nationalities with at least 5 ranked managers this week
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