Aston Villa have sacked manager Paul Lambert after their latest Barclays Premier League defeat left them in the relegation zone.
The 45-year-old's final game in charge was a 2-0 loss at the KC Stadium against fellow relegation-battlers Hull City on Tuesday night - their 10th Premier League match without a win.
Lambert's departure comes the same day a local newspaper risked punishment by calling for Villa to immediately axe the Scot with a piece titled: 'Birmingham Mail says: Lambert must go!'
And owner Randy Lerner decided to act with Villa increasingly in danger of losing out on the wealth brought by the Premier League's new £5billion television deal.
A club statement on Villa's official website read: 'Aston Villa Football Club has parted company this evening with manager Paul Lambert.
'First-team coach Scott Marshall and goalkeeping coach Andy Marshall will continue to prepare the squad for Sunday's FA Cup tie with Leicester City at Villa Park.
'The club would also like to place on record its thanks to Paul and take this opportunity to wish him every success in the future.
'The club will announce a new manager in due course. There will be no further comment from the club at this stage.'
Source:Dailymail.
No comments:
Post a Comment