Nottingham Forest Sack Sean Dyche, Eyes Vitor Pereira as Next Coach

By Adedapo Adesanya

English football club, Nottingham Forest, have sacked manager, Sean Dyche, making him the third managerial exit at the club this season.

Mr Dyche was sacked after a goalless draw against bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday night in the Premier League.

It is the third time Nottingham Forest have dismissed a coach this season after the sackings of Nuno Espirito Santo and Ange Postecoglou.

His exit comes as the club has won three of their last 13 games in all competitions and is placed 17th in the league, just three points above the relegation zone.

Nottingham Forest confirmed Mr Dyche’s departure on Thursday morning.

“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,” the club said in a brief statement.

After the Wolves game, Mr Dyche said that it was up to the owner, Mr Evangelos Marinakis, to make a managerial change.

The 54-year-old was appointed by Forest last October to replace Mr Postecoglou, who was in charge of eight games and failed to win any of them. Mr Postecoglou had been appointed after the sacking of Mr Espirito Santo on September 8, less than a month into the season. The latter had led Nottingham Forest to a seventh-place finish in the 2024-25 campaign and qualified for European football.

Mr Dyche oversaw a 12th-place finish in the league phase of the Europa League competition, but like Thomas Frank, who was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, Mr Dyche’s domestic run was poor as he won only six of his 18 Premier League games in charge and his side were eliminated in the FA Cup third round by Championship club Wrexham on penalties.

As per reports, former Wolves coach Vitor Pereira is the frontrunner to replace Mr Dyche and become Nottingham Forest’s fourth manager of the season.

Mr Pereira has not coached professional football since he was sacked by Wolves in November 2025 after failing to win any of their first 10 Premier League games of the season.

However, the Portuguese was widely credited with saving Wolves from relegation after his appointment in December 2024 sparked a significant improvement in results. He also has a past relationship with Mr Marinakis, having coached Olympiacos (also owned by the Greek billionaire businessman) in the 2014-15 season, culminating in them winning the Greek league and a domestic cup double.