Gus Poyet has been sacked by Sunderland on the back of Saturday's 4-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa, the club have confirmed.
Earlier on Monday Thegoalmac reported that Black Cats sporting director Lee Congerton has already lined up a temporary replacement for Poyet as he attempts to halt the club's slide towards the relegation zone.
The former Brighton boss took charge at the Stadium of Light in October
2013 following the sacking of Paolo Di Canio and succesfully guided the
club to safety and reached the Capital One Cup final, where they lost
3-1 to Manchester City.
But Sunderland have failed to kick-on
this term and have won just four Premier League matches, leaving them
just one place and one point above the relegation zone.
Chairman Ellis Short said: “I would like to thank Gus for his endeavours
during his time at the club, in particular last season’s ‘great escape’
and cup final appearance, which will live long in the memory of every
Sunderland fan.
“Sadly, we have not made the progress that any
of us had hoped for this season and we find ourselves battling, once
again, at the wrong end of the table. We have therefore made the
difficult decision that a change is needed.”
Poyet's position
became untenable on Saturday when fellow relegation strugglers Aston
Villa scored four first-half goals at the Stadium of Light, prompting a
torrent of abuse from the stands and thousands to leave the ground well
before the final whistle.
The result leaves Sunderland
languishing in 17th place in the Premier League after 29 matches, just
one point ahead of Burnley who recorded a surprise win over
title-chasing Manchester City on Saturday.
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