Alan Pardew has been backed in to take over at Premier League strugglers West Bromwich Albion.
The Baggies fired Tony Pulis on Monday after three years in charge following a run of 11 games without a win in all competitions, with Gary Megson taking temporary charge of the club.
As such, West Brom now sit just a single point above the relegation zone and have reportedly eyed Pardew as Pulis’ replacement as they look to stay in the top flight for another season.
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The former Newcastle United manager is a heavy 1/4 (1.25) favourite with Paddy Power to return to management after nearly a year out of the business since being fired by Crystal Palace last December, with his odds being as long as 16/1 (17.0) on Tuesday.
Pardew was the first manager to take over a Premier League club in the relegation zone and eventually guide them to a top half finish which he achieved with the Eagles, and although West Brom are not quite in the bottom three, a top half finish would mark their best Premier League return since 2013 when they finished eighth.
Republic of Ireland manger Martin O’Neill is available at 6/1 (7.0) to take over at the Hawthorns and could look for a return to club football following Ireland’s World Cup play-off loss to Denmark and doubts over his future in charge of the national side.
Sam Allardyce – who has also been linked to the vacant USA job – can be backed at 7/1 (8.0), whilst highly-rated Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes is priced at 8/1 (9.0).
Michael O’Neill, who is being linked with the Scotland job, is quoted by Paddy Power at 10/1 (11.0), and is still mulling over his options after being offered a four-year extension at Northern Ireland.
A whole host of managers can be backed at 25/1 (26.0) including Megson, who will be settled as a winner if he takes charge of 10 consecutive matches, regardless of whether he is officially named as manager.
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