Former Bristol City manager Dean Holden has taken interim charge of Championship rivals Stoke after the club confirmed the sacking of Michael O'Neill.
The Northern Irishman became the Championship's first managerial casualty following a poor start to the season that included one win in their first six matches. The final nail in the coffin came following Saturday's home defeat to newly-promoted Sunderland.
Stoke were also knocked out of the Carabao Cup to Morecambe and lost three of their first five league matches to leave them 21st in the Championship. O'Neill was averaging just 1.11 points per game in 2022.
