{"id":1184627,"date":"2021-01-11T10:14:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T10:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1184627"},"modified":"2021-01-11T10:14:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T10:14:59","slug":"chelsea-frank-lampard-premier-league-sack-race-odds","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/chelsea-frank-lampard-premier-league-sack-race-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea ease pressure on Frank Lampard in Premier League sack race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Chelsea eased the pressure on manager Frank Lampard with a convincing 4-0 victory over Morecambe in Sunday&#8217;s third-round FA Cup tie at Stamford Bridge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lampard was installed as the new favourite for the chop in the Premier League sack race after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/chelsea-1-3-manchester-city-five-things-learned-foden-gundogan-stones-lampard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3-1 defeat to Manchester City<\/a> last weekend left the Blues nine points off leaders Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>A potential banana skin cup tie against League Two Morecambe was perhaps the last thing Lampard wanted amid reports the Chelsea hierarchy have drawn together a shortlist of managerial candidates to replace him at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>However, Chelsea put on a professional display to cruise past their lower-league opponents with timely goals for summer signings Timo Werner and Kai Havertz a welcome bonus.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/transfer-news-man-utd-faivre-arsenal-buendia-battle-football-gossip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Today&#8217;s transfer news and gossip<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Their first win since December 21 prompted movement in the market as Lampard drifted to <a href=\"https:\/\/m.skybet.com\/go\/event\/26235207\/bet?sels=729206827&amp;btag=a_31573b_22c_&amp;affid=14069&amp;siteid=31573&amp;adid=22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">7\/2 in the &#8216;Next Premier League Manager To Leave&#8217; market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Wilder is the new favourite for the axe despite seeing his Sheffield United side finally record their first win of the season at Bristol Rovers.<\/p>\n<p>Wilder was 3\/1 to go next ahead of the weekend fixtures but <a href=\"https:\/\/m.skybet.com\/go\/event\/26235207\/bet?sels=729207866&amp;btag=a_31573b_22c_&amp;affid=14069&amp;siteid=31573&amp;adid=22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shortened to 4\/9 after squeezing past League One Rovers 3-2 at the Memorial Ground on Saturday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next manager to go (<a href=\"https:\/\/m.skybet.com\/go\/event\/26235207\/bet?sels=&amp;btag=a_31573b_22c_&amp;affid=14069&amp;siteid=31573&amp;adid=22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via Sky Bet<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Chris Wilder (4\/9)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Frank Lampard (7\/2)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Roy Hodgson (10\/1)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Graham Potter (12\/1)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Steve Bruce (12\/1)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Sam Allardyce (12\/1)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Odds correct at the time of writing. 18+ Only. 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