Ange Postecoglou sacked as Nottingham Forest head coach, 39-day stint ends with Chelsea defeat
By TNT UK
Updated 18/10/2025 at 16:47 GMT+1
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Ange Postecoglou has been sacked by Nottingham Forest after only eight games and 39 days in charge. The Australian only replaced Nuno Espirito Santo at the City Ground in September - three games into the 2025/26 Premier League season, but the Midlands club are now searching for their third manager of the campaign after a run of bad results.
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Nottingham Forest have sacked head coach Ange Postecoglou.
The former Tottenham Hotspur boss only moved to replace Nuno Espirito Santo at the City Ground on September 9 following the opening three games of the Premier League season.
During Postecoglou's winless eight-match reign in the Forest hot-seat, the club suffered six defeats and drew twice.
Four of those defeats came in the Premier League, with Postecoglou losing his first match in charge against old rivals Arsenal in a 3-0 loss.
They then lost 1-0 at home to Sunderland and 2-0 against Newcastle United, before a 3-0 defeat against Chelsea at home was the final straw for Evangelos Marinakis.
During that time, Forest were also dumped out of the Carabao Cup after a 3-2 defeat against Championship side Swansea City.
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Highlights: Forest supporters turn on Postecoglou during five-goal thriller
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Pressure really began to mount on the Australian when Forest were beaten 3-2 at home to FC Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa League, their second league phase game.
Forest posted a statement on X, which read: "Nottingham Forest Football Club can confirm that after a series of disappointing results and performances, Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties as head coach with immediate effect."
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After leading Spurs to Europa League glory last season - ending the north Londoners' 17-year wait for major silverware - he got his personal defence of the trophy underway with a 2-2 draw on the road against Real Betis.
Despite being in the job for less than a month, a four-match losing streak against Sunderland, Midtjylland, Newcastle and Chelsea spelt the end to his latest post, as Marinakis did not hesitate to pull the plug on his time in charge.
After a poor start to the season for the team that finished in an impressive seventh place in the Premier League last term, they now languish just above the drop zone in 17th.
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'That won't help Postecoglou' - Marinakis' seat left 'ominously empty'
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Forest have amassed just seven points so far, with former boss Nuno picking up four of those with an opening day win over Brentford and a draw against high-flying Crystal Palace.
The Portuguese was ultimately sacked following a 3-0 defeat against his new employers West Ham United.
Marinakis will now look to replace his second manager of the season, with Sean Dyche the odds-on favourite to take over at the City Ground and try and turn Forest's fortunes around.
Forest welcome Porto on October 23 as they search for their opening win in the Europa League, a game that is live on TNT Sports and discovery+, before facing Bournemouth away the following Sunday.
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