5 Premier League managerial departures so far this season

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dean Smith’s sacking as Aston Villa boss on Sunday took the number of managers parting company with clubs in the Premier League this season to five. Xisco Munoz open image in gallery Watford fired Xisco Munoz after seven games of their league campaign The Spaniard, who got Watford promoted to the top flight last term following his appointment in December, was axed by the club on October 3. Nuno Espirito Santo open image in gallery Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked by Tottenham on Monday Nuno was sacked by Tottenham on Monday after only four months in charge, with the club having lost five of their last seven Premier League games. Dean Smith Smith, who guided Aston Villa to promotion via the Championship play-offs in 2018-19 having taken charge in the October of that campaign, was dismissed by the club on Sunday after Friday’s 1-0 loss at Southampton made it five defeats on the bounce.