Sean Dyche has been sacked as manager of Nottingham Forest. The ex-Burnley and Everton boss was appointed by Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis back in October as a replacement for former Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou.

At the time, Dyche was the third manager to take the helm at the City Ground this season, following in the footsteps of the dismissed Nuno Espirito Santo and Postecoglou, who were both given their marching orders within the first three months of the campaign. Astonishingly, Dyche is the third permanent manager this season to be sacked by the trigger-happy Forest owner. Once the club makes another appointment, they will become the first ever Premier League side to appoint four permanent managers in the same season.

According to The Athletic, former Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Vitor Pereira is a leading candidate to step into the dugout at Forest. Ironically, Dyche was made to walk the plank after a 0-0 draw with Wolves at the City Ground on Tuesday night.

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It's a result which leaves them just three points away from the drop zone, although they do have a marginally better goal difference than 18th-placed West Ham United.

However, the Hammers are improving under old Forest boss Nuno and could have leapfrogged Forest in the table by now had they not conceded injury-time goals against Chelsea and Manchester United in recent weeks.

When Forest overcame West Ham at the London Stadium in a 2-1 away victory a month ago, the gap between the two sides was extended to seven points. Now the in-form Hammers are breathing down their neck.

Last season, Pereira rescued Wolves from the brink of relegation after replacing Gary O'Neil. Overjoyed with steering the Midlanders out of relegation contention, the former Porto boss even joined fans for a celebratory drink at one of the local establishments.

But his time at the club ended at the start of November with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Fulham. In his penultimate match, a 3-2 loss to Burnley, he was even ushered away from his own fans after getting into a heated argument.

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However, Marinakis may believe he is the right man to be named as their next boss, having seen Pereira put together a six-match winning run last season which ensured Wolves remained in the Premier League. He will be hoping the experienced manager can repeat his heroics with Forest, should he be appointed.

The next Forest boss will also have Europe to contend with. They face Turkish heavyweights Fenerbahce in a two-legged Europa League play-off for a place in the round of 16.

If a new permanent manager is brought in within the week, an away clash in Turkey will be their first match next Thursday, followed by a Premier League visit from champions Liverpool the following Sunday.