Brighton next manager odds: Graham Potter installed as early favourite to replace Chris Hughton
Hughton was sacked after leading the Seagulls to a 17th-place finish in the Premier League, avoiding relegation from the top-flight at Cardiff's expense
Swansea City manager Graham Potter has emerged as the strong favourite to be the next Brighton boss following Chris Hughton's dismissal.
Hughton was sacked after guiding the Seagulls to a 17th-place finish in the Premier League, avoiding relegation from the top-flight at Cardiff's expense.
The 60-year-old spent nearly five years with the south coast outfit and his assistant Paul Trollope and first-team coach Paul Nevin have followed him in departing.
Tony Bloom, the chairman of the club, said: "Chris has done an excellent job over the past four-and-a-half years. First stabilising our club, reaching the play-offs in his first full season, securing our first-ever promotion to the Premier League, and retaining our status in two successive seasons.
"Undoubtedly, this has been one of the most difficult decisions I have had to make as chairman of Brighton & Hove Albion, but ultimately one I have made due to how we struggled in the second half of the season.
"Our run of 3 wins from 23 Premier League matches put our status at significant risk. It is with that in mind, and the performances during that period, that I now feel it’s the right time for a change."
And Swansea chief Potter has immediately become a frontrunner for the post, with most bookmakers giving him the short odds of 1/8 to succeed Hughton.
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Brighton & Hove Albion next manager odds
Courtesy of Paddy Power
- Graham Potter 1/8
- Phil Neville 6/1
- David Wagner 14/1
- Michael O’Neill 14/1
- Laurent Blanc 20/1
- Gary Rowett 20/1
- David Moyes 20/1
- Alex Neil 20/1
- Bruno Genesio 20/1
- Sean Dyche 25/1
- Sam Allardyce 33/1
- Alan Pardew 33/1
- Andre Villas Boas 33/1
- Marco Rose 33/1
- Jose Mourinho 100/1
- Harry Redknapp 100/1
Potter is a highly-rated young coach who has led the Swans to a 10th place finish in the Championship.
Among other names in the hat for the job is former Huddersfield boss David Wagner and England women's coach Phil Neville.
Wagner has experience of keeping teams in the Premier League but endured a miserable season with the Terriers before he was dismissed in February.
While Neville has enjoyed a successful reign as manager of the Lionesses, guiding them to victory in the SheBelieves Cup in March.