NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
A Premier League manager was sacked just around 20 minutes after his team’s latest loss, marking a brief and winless tenure in charge.
Nottingham Forest took to social media about 20 minutes after Saturday’s 3-0 loss to Chelsea to announce that the soccer club was moving on from manager Ange Postecoglou after just 39 days at the helm.
Nottingham Forest head coach Ange Postecoglou gestures after Chelsea’s 2nd goal, during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea, in Nottingham, England, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)
“Nottingham Forest Football Club can confirm that after a series of disappointing results and performances, Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties as head coach with immediate effect,” the statement read.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM
“The Club will make no further comment at this time.”
Forest went winless through eight games under the Australian boss, who only just replaced Nuno Espirito Santo on Sept. 9.
Nottingham Forest head coach Ange Postecoglou reacts during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea, in Nottingham, England, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)
FREED HOSTAGE LAMENTS ISRAELI FANS BEING BARRED FROM UK SOCCER GAME OVER CONCERNS OF PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS
Postecoglou’s tumultuous tenure followed another exit from a different English soccer club in June, when he was fired by Tottenham despite ending the club’s 17-year trophy drought with a win in the Europa League final over Manchester United.
Poor results, including a 17th-place finish in the Premier League – Tottenham’s lowest since the competition was founded in 1992 – paved the way for that decision.
Nottingham Forest head coach Ange Postecoglou reacts during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea, in Nottingham, England, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
According to ESPN, Postecoglou’s 39 days with the club is the second shortest in Premier League history.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Editorial Disclaimer:The news articles published on this website are not owned or created by us directly. We aggregate and publish news content using publicly available news feeds, and each article includes a source credit or link to the original publisher at the bottom of the post.
If any website or content owner finds that their material has been included here and does not wish for their content to appear on our platform, please contact us at [email protected] . Upon receiving your request, we will promptly remove your site from our content feed and database.
We value and respect the rights of all content creators and strive to ensure proper attribution for every piece of content shared.