Sack RaceChelsea
Next Chelsea manager: the live picture
The dugout watch for Chelsea: how much pressure the current manager is under, who's being linked, and what this club's history says about how these things end.
0Pressure index (0-100)
18thIn the Premier League sack race (of 20)
Calum McFarlane
Currently in post. Status: 0W 0D 0L. Full record on the Sack-o-Meter.
How it usually ends at Chelsea
Across the completed tenures in our records, a Chelsea manager lasts roughly 2.5 years. Recent occupants of the job:
| Manager | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Liam McDonald | 2026 | 2026 |
| Calum McFarlane | 2026 | present |
| Mauricio Pochettino | 2023 | 2024 |
| Thomas Tuchel | 2021 | 2022 |
| Frank Lampard | 2019 | 2021 |
| Antonio Conte | 2016 | 2018 |
| Roberto Di Matteo | 2012 | 2012 |
| Rafael Benítez | 2012 | 2013 |
Year-level data from our manager career records — a guide, not a stopwatch.
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