Nottingham Forest have become the first Premier League side to appoint four different permanent managers in a single season following the arrival of V\u00edtor Pereira.<\/p>\n
Ange Postecoglou barrelled into the City Ground in September only to be sacked two weeks before Halloween, having failed to win any of his eight matches at the helm. Sean Dyche then succeeded him, taking 22 points from his 18 Premier League fixtures, yet his inability to deliver sustained momentum brought an abrupt end to his tenure on February 12, 2026.<\/p>\n
Pereira, announced on February 15, 2026, inherits a club perched precariously close to the relegation zone, one place and three points above West Ham United in 18th. His first assignment will be the Europa League knockout round trip to Turkish side Fenerbah\u00e7e on Thursday, with his maiden Premier League outing a visit from Liverpool three days later.<\/p>\n
Pereira\u2019s recent Premier League record is mixed. He took charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers in December 2024 with the club 19th and five points adrift of safety. Consecutive victories at the start of his spell and a run of six straight wins between the middle of March and the end of April secured Wolves\u2019 survival. Wolves\u2019 3\u20130 victory over Leicester City on April 26 would be Pereira\u2019s last Premier League win for the club; he collected three points from his next 14 top-flight fixtures and was dismissed in November.<\/p>\n
Forest\u2019s sequence of permanent appointments this season follows a wider pattern in English football where clubs that used multiple managers in a single campaign often suffered. Including interim and caretaker appointments, nine other clubs had turned to four coaches in one season; eight of those were subsequently relegated. Chelsea were the only exception, having replaced Thomas Tuchel with Graham Potter in 2022\u201323, used Bruno Saltor for one goalless draw with Liverpool, and then Frank Lampard for the remainder of the campaign, which ended with a 12th-placed finish.<\/p>\n
Forest\u2019s immediate objective is straightforward: finishing above 18th would be warmly received by the club this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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