Sean Dyche sacked by Nottingham Forest in a single day as Evangelos Marinakis ‘has substitute’

Nottingham Forest are searching for their fourth head coach of a chaotic season after dismissing Sean Dyche overnight.

Dyche, 54, was removed from his position following a scoreless Premier League stalemate with bottom-placed Wolves on Wednesday evening, having overseen the City Ground for merely 114 days after getting the job in October, with the East Midlands club making the announcement about his departure at half past midnight on Thursday.

Forest’s inability to capitalise on their countless opportunities against Wolves left them sitting three points above the drop zone. And ruthless club owner Evangelos Marinakis has again swung the axe. A club statement confirmed: “Nottingham Forest Football Club can confirm that Sean Dyche has been relieved of his duties as head coach.

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“We would like to thank Sean and his staff for their efforts during their time at the club and we wish them the best of luck for the future. We will be making no further comment at this time.”

Forest are said to have identified Vitor Pereira as a primary candidate to succeed Dyche. Former Wolves boss Pereira would become the club’s fourth manager this season after previous departures of Nuno Espirito Santo and Ange Postecoglou.

Pereira has been unemployed since Wolves sacked him in November. The Portuguese boss failed to secure a win during his first 10 league games with Wolves this campaign, though he earned widespread acclaim for rescuing the club from relegation last term after arriving in December 2024.

The 57-year-old has a strong relationship with Marinakis. Pereira delivered a Greek league and cup double during a brief but productive stint with Marinakis-owned Olympiacos in the 2014-15 campaign.

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Forest secured seventh place in the Premier League under Nuno last season, narrowly missing out on Champions League qualification after a disappointing conclusion to the campaign but earning European competition for the first time since 1995-96.

Nuno penned a fresh three-year contract at the City Ground in June 2025, but was dismissed in September following a deterioration in his relationship with owner Marinakis.

Ex-Tottenham manager Postecoglou was quickly appointed as the Portuguese coach’s successor, but endured just 40 days in the role with Marinakis brandishing the axe once more moments after a 3-0 thrashing by Chelsea.

Dyche, who resides in Nottingham and came through the club’s youth system, became the club’s third first-team manager of the campaign on October 21 and was accompanied in the technical area by former Forest legends Ian Woan and Steve Stone.

They defeated Porto in his debut match at the helm and appeared to have found their footing following a commanding 3-0 victory at Premier League champions Liverpool a month afterwards.

Wednesday’s stalemate leaves Forest with merely two victories from their previous 10 Premier League fixtures – a spell during which they were also knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship side Wrexham – as they battled to distance themselves from danger in the relegation scrap.

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