Next Crystal Palace Manager Odds & Predictions: Who Will Replace Patrick Vieira?

With only 11 games left in the Premier League season, Patrick Vieira has been sacked by Crystal Palace. There were rumours that this could have happened, but the final decision was taken after Palace’s midweek 1-0 defeat in the Derby to rival Brighton. The Eagles are now winless in their last 12 matches in all competition and are just three points above the relegation zone.

“It is with enormous regret that this difficult decision has been made. Ultimately, results in recent months have placed us in a precarious league position, and we felt a change was necessary to give us the best chance of retaining Premier League status,” Chairman Steve Parish announced in a statement on Friday morning.

Next Crystal Palace Manager Odds

The departure of Vieira is the tenth managerial departure in England’s top flight, which equals the record from the 2013–14 and 2017–18 seasons. Immediately after Parish’s announcement, the big question has been: Who will replace Patrick Vieira? We have taken a look at the early candidates in the next Crystal Palace manager odds and provided our predictions and tips for this managerial betting market.

There are several managers that have Premier League pedigree that are currently unemployed, and the most prominent are the likes of Rafa Benitez, Marcelo Bielsa, Ralph Hasenhuttl, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, and Jesse Marsch. All these managers have been sacked in the last 14 months, and there is also Scott Parker to add to the list after a dreadful 67-day reign at Club Brugge.

Next Crystal Palace Manager Prediction: 16/1 Nuno Espirito Santo To Replace Vieira

We don’t think Palace will opt for any of the above, as they are fresh from rather disappointing adventures. Instead, it is former Spurs and Wolves boss Nuno Santo who might well be in the race here. He has taken Al-Ittihad to the top of the Saudi Professional League, but a return to the Premier League could be something he would hardly resist.

Vincent Kompany and Michael Carrick are doing great things in the Championship, but it is difficult to see them leaving their positions at this stage of the season, and the same can be said for Celtic’s Ange Postecoglou, who is going for a domestic treble in Scotland. The early favourte in the market is Roy Hodgson, but I don’t think there is any value in his price. He retired then, surprising to many, returned to the dugout to manage Watford, and he did struggle and eventually couldn’t avoid the drop for the Hornets. Would he be willing to get back to Selhurst Park for the last 11 games? It’s difficult to see that happening.

Former Eagles managers are also on the list, but it’s difficult to see either Sam Allardyce or Alan Pardew landing this job given the competition and the rather long inactivity of both.

If you want an alternative to Nuno Santos, my suggestion is to go for Lucien Favre, who was already close to coming to Crystal Palace in the summer of 2021. The Swiss manager ended up in Nice but was sacked last January. At this current price, it looks like a decent outsider to have for this market.

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