Next Stoke City manager: SkyBet make Sunderland head coach Alex Neil favourite

Sunderland’s Championship rivals Stoke City are on the lookout for a new manager – and one bookmakers SkyBet have made Alex Neil the current favourite for the job.

By Richard Mennear

Published 26th Aug 2022, 08:09 BST

Updated 26th Aug 2022, 08:24 BST

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Stoke City sacked manager Michael O’Neill on Thursday with ex-Burnley boss Sean Dyche quickly made the early favourite for the role.

However, overnight Neil’s odds have been slashed to just 11/10 with the bookmakers, at least.

The Sunderland head coach is due to hold his Norwich City pre-match press conference at 9am.

Sunderland head coach Alex Neil. Picture by FRANK REID.

The Potters have won only one and lost three of their opening five games in the Championship this season, and currently lie 21st in the table.

O’Neill was the first Championship boss to lose his job this season.

Other names in the frame to replace him include ex-Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton and current Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder.

Mark Robins, Dean Holden, Duncan Ferguson, Gareth Ainsworth and Michael Carrick are other names in the early betting.

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