Premier table | Nigel Pearson sacked by Watford
Channel: 11 World News & Stats
Date: 20/07/2020

Nigel Pearson has been sacked as Watford head coach with two games remaining in the season, as the club looks to avoid relegation from the Premier League. Pearson's assistant Craig Shakespeare has also been dismissed, with U23s coach Hayden Mullins and goalkeeping coach Graham Stack placed in temporary charge of first-team affairs. The former Leicester and Derby boss replaced Quique Sanchez Flores in December with Watford seven points adrift at the bottom of the Premier League, immediately overseeing a run of four wins in his first seven matches - including Liverpool's first defeat of the season.

Watford FC confirms that Nigel Pearson has left the club with immediate effect," the club said in a statement released on Sunday evening. Hayden Mullins, with Graham Stack as his assistant, will take up the position of Interim Head Coach for the Hornets' final two Premier League fixtures of the 2019/20 season. Pearson went into Watford's training ground on Sunday evening to pick up the remainder of his personal belongings and say goodbye to a few key people. He is the third managerial sacking by Watford this season, following Javi Gracia and Quique Sanchez Flores in being shown the door. Pearson, appointed on a short-term contract until the end of the season, only told Sky Sports last week of his hopes to remain at the club next season with Premier League status assured.

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