The struggling Premier League club, Southampton has sacked the head coach Russell Martin with immediate effect following a 5-0 defeat against Tottenham on Sunday night. Martin, 38, guided the Saints to promotion last year in his first season in charge, beating Leeds United in the play-off final at Wembley.
The loss against Tottenham was Southampton’s 13th in the league this campaign from 16 games. Fabrizio Romano confirmed the development on his X handle account.
“Southampton have fired the manager Russell Martin with immediate effect. This follows 0-5 defeat against Spurs,” shared Fabrizio.
Martin’s dismissal comes on the same day as fellow top-flight strugglers Wolves decided to sack manager Gary O’Neil. Wolves have sacked manager Gary O’Neil in the wake of Saturday’s 2-1 defeat by Ipswich Town.
The departure of the 41-year-old and his backroom staff comes just three days after Shi said the club were “united” behind O’Neil following Monday’s 2-1 defeat at West Ham
Southampton has became the third Premier League club to fire the manager in the first half of the 2024/25 campaign. At first it was Leicester City sacked manager Steve Cooper after 12 games in charge. The Foxes were beaten 2-1 by a Chelsea side managed by former boss Enzo Maresca in November.
