How Premier League managers fared in first four matches amid Sam Allardyce Leeds United appointment

Leeds United have turned to Sam Allardyce in their attempt to keep the Whites from relegation with just four Premier League matches left to play this season.

Games against Manchester City, Newcastle United, West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur await Allardyce as he finds himself thrown into the deep end. Javi Gracia's 12-game spell came to an early end with a 4-1 defeat against Bournemouth, as the Spaniard leaves the club sitting outside of the relegation zone on goal difference alone.

And now the club will be hoping to benefit from a new manager 'bounce' that has been seen at Crystal Palace under Roy Hodgson. But with such a short space of time to get to terms with his new side, it's a case of now or never for both Leeds and Allardyce.

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And with that in mind, LeedsLive has taken a look at how those Premier League managers that joined this season fared in their first four matches in charge.

Gary O'Neil - Bournemouth - Replacing Scott Parker

1. Bournemouth 0-0 Wolves
2. Nottingham Forest 2-3 Bournemouth
3. Newcastle 1-1 Bournemouth
4. Bournemouth 0-0 Brentford

Graham Potter - Chelsea - Replacing Thomas Tuchel

1. Brighton 4-1 Chelsea
2. Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal
3. Newcastle 1-0 Chelsea
4. Chelsea 2-0 Bournemouth

Roberto De Zerbi - Brighton - Replacing Graham Potter

1. Brighton 4-1 Chelsea
2. Wolves 2-3 Brighton
3. Brighton 1-2 Aston Villa
4. Southampton 1-3 Brighton

Julen Lopetegui - Wolves - Replacing Bruno Lage

1. Everton 1-2 Wolves
2. Wolves 0-1 Manchester United
3. Aston Villa 1-1 Wolves
4. Wolves 1-0 West Ham

Unai Emery - Aston Villa - Replacing Steven Gerrard

1. Newcastle 4-0 Villa
2. Villa 3-1 Manchester United
3. Brighton 1-2 Villa
4. Villa 1-3 Liverpool

Nathan Jones - Southampton - Replacing Ralph Hasenhuttl

1. Liverpool 3-1 Southampton
2. Southampton 1-3 Brighton
3. Southampton 0-1 Nottingham Forest
4. Everton 1-2 Southampton

Sean Dyche - Everton - Replacing Frank Lampard

1. Everton 1-0 Arsenal
2. Liverpool 2-0 Everton
3. Everton 1-0 Leeds
4. Everton 0-2 Aston Villa

Javi Gracia - Leeds United - Replacing Jesse Marsch

1. Leeds 1-0 Southampton
2. Chelsea 1-0 Leeds
3. Leeds 2-2 Brighton
4. Wolves 2-4 Leeds

Ruben Selles - Southampton - Replacing Nathan Jones

1. Chelsea 0-1 Southampton
2. Leeds 1-0 Southampton
3. Southampton 1-0 Leicester City
4. Manchester United 0-0 Southampton

Roy Hodgson - Crystal Palace - Replacing Patrick Vieira

1. Crystal Palace 2-1 Leicester
2. Leeds 1-5 Crystal Palace
3. Southampton 0-2 Crystal Palace
4. Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton

Cristian Stellini - Tottenham Hotspur - Replacing Antonio Conte

1. Everton 1-1 Tottenham
2. Tottenham 2-1 Brighton
3. Tottenham 2-3 Bournemouth
4. Newcastle 6-1 Tottenham

Frank Lampard - Chelsea - Replacing Graham Potter

1. Wolves 1-0 Chelsea
2. Chelsea 1-2 Brighton
3. Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
4. Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea

Dean Smith - Leicester City - Replacing Brendan Rodgers

1. Man City 3-1 Leicester City
2. Leicester City 2-1 Wolves
3. Leeds United 1-1 Leicester City
4. Leicester City 2-2 Everton

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