Sack RaceAston Villa
Next Aston Villa manager: the live picture
The dugout watch for Aston Villa: how much pressure the current manager is under, who's being linked, and what this club's history says about how these things end.
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17thIn the Premier League sack race (of 20)
Unai Emery Etxegoien
Currently in post. Status: 0W 0D 0L. Full record on the Sack-o-Meter.
How it usually ends at Aston Villa
Across the completed tenures in our records, a Aston Villa manager lasts roughly 2.7 years. Recent occupants of the job:
| Manager | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Unai Emery Etxegoien | 2022 | present |
| Steven Thompson | 2021 | 2022 |
| Dean Smith | 2018 | 2021 |
| Steve Bruce | 2016 | 2018 |
| Roberto Di Matteo | 2016 | 2016 |
| Paul Lambert | 2012 | 2015 |
| Alex McLeish | 2011 | 2012 |
| Graham Taylor | 2002 | 2003 |
Year-level data from our manager career records — a guide, not a stopwatch.
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