Alan Pardew cut to 2-5 to get West Brom job

Alan Pardew is now odds-on at 2-5 with bookmaker Coral to be the next permanent West Brom manager after the former Crystal Palace boss was backed in from 5-1 in the last 24 hours. Sam Allardyce is second best in the latest betting at 4-1 to join the Baggies, while Republic of Ireland’s Martin O’Neill is 5-1.

Elsewhere, Craig Bellamy is as short as 4-7 to replace Chris Coleman as the manager of the Wales national team, Michael O’Neill is 2-7 to switch from Northern Ireland to Scotland and Marco Silva is 8-11 to be appointed as the permanent manager at Everton.

*Coral’s latest managerial specials

**Next permanent Everton manager
8-11 Marco Silva, 5-2 David Unsworth, 5 Louis Van Gaal, 8 Sean Dyche, 20 Manuel Pellegrini, Carlo Ancelotti, Sam Allardyce, Martin O’Neill, 25 Bar

**Next permanent Rangers manager
5-4 Alex McLeish, 13-8 Derek McInnes, 6 Graeme Murty, 7 Frank de Boer, 8 Tommy Wright, 10 Michael O’Neill, Tony Pulis, 14 Giovanni van Bronckhurst, 20 Bar

**Next West Bromwich Albion manager
2-5 Alan Pardew, 4 Sam Allardyce, 5 Martin O’Neill, 10 Michael O’Neill, Derek McInnes, 20 Chris Wilder, Nigel Pearson, Gary Megson, Ryan Giggs, Ronald Koeman, Craig Shakespeare

**Next Wales manager
4-7 Craig Bellamy, 13-8 Tony Pulis, 6 Ryan Giggs, 8 Carl Robinson, 10 Robert Page, 16 Mark Hughes, Michael O’Neill, Thierry Henry, Osian Roberts, 20 Bar

**Next Scotland manager
2-7 Michael O’Neill, 5-2 Paul Lambert, 10 Alex McLeish, 14 Derek McInnes, 16 Malky Mackay, Sam Allarydce, 20 Bar

**Next Premier League manager to leave
Evs Marco Silva, 9-4 Paul Clement, 9-2 Mauricio Pellegrino, 10 Sean Dyche, 12 Antonio Conte, Mark Hughes, 16 David Moyes, Rafa Benitez, 20 Roy Hodgson, Eddie Howe, 25 Bar

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