For the second time this season, Nottingham Forest are on the hunt for a new manager, after sacking Ange Postecoglou.
Postecoglou was sacked following Forest's 3-0 defeat to Chelsea, ending his tenure as Forest manager after just 39 days, a Premier League record.
Postecoglou departs Forest with the club currently in a relegation battle, as they sit 18th on the Premier League table with just five points from eight games, and a goal difference of -10.
As such, Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis will be hoping it will be third time lucky, as he looks for a new boss to rescue his side out of the bottom three.
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The Sporting News looks at which managers are reportedly in the running to fill the void left by Postecoglou.
Sean Dyche
Former Burnley and Everton boss Sean Dyche seems poised to return to the Premier League once again, with Sky Sports currently understanding he is the frontrunner to take over at Forest.
After a brief stint as manager of Watford, Dyche took over at Burnley in 2012 and lasted nearly a decade in the job, navigating multiple promotions and relegations, and finishing as high as seventh on the Premier League table in the 2017-18 season.
Not long after his dismissal at Burnley, Dyche took over mid-season Everton in the 2022-23 season, and helped the Toffees avoid relegation, before doing the same the following season in spite of a six-point deduction.
Dyche was sacked by Everton earlier this year, and now looks to be the favourite to land the Nottingham Forest job, with Sky Sports reporting the club is in "advanced talks" with the 54-year-old, and that an appointment could be imminent.
Dyche's own playing career began with Forest in the late-1980's, although he never played a senior game for the club.
Roberto Mancini
Dyche will have some competition for the role though, with former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini also believed to be in the running, according to a report from Fabrizio Romano.
"Nottingham Forest made formal approach with Roberto Mancini after Postecoglou got sacked. Mancini hasn’t given any indication on his plans yet as talks have just started, as John Percy reported," Romano posted on X.
🚨🌳 Nottingham Forest made formal approach with Roberto Mancini after Postecoglou got sacked.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 18, 2025
Mancini hasn’t given any indication on his plans yet as talks have just started, as @JPercyTelegraph reported.
Sean Dyche remains another candidate on #NFFC shortlist. pic.twitter.com/8KQSUJ1txm
Mancini hasn't managed at club level since 2018, when he was the boss of Zenit Saint Petersburg, and has since managed internationally for Italy and Saudi Arabia.
Mancini is most well-known for his time as Manchester City from 2009-2013, where he helped the club to a Premier League title and an FA Cup.
But Mancini's coaching career has also seen him earn trophies at a number of big clubs, including Inter Milan, Fiorentina, Lazio and Galatasaray.
Forest are believed to be looking to appoint a new manager before their Europa League fixture against Porto later this week.