2026/27 Premier League managers: every club's boss
By Arasi Rex · Updated 14 August 2026 · 7 min read
The 2026/27 Premier League managers are all confirmed, and the line-up is strikingly fresh: Matthias Jaissle's appointment as Newcastle head coach completed the full set of twenty on 5 August, and eleven of the men in charge took the job at some point during 2026. Arsenal's Mikel Arteta stands apart as the longest-serving manager in the division and the only one returning from a title season, while Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United all start the campaign with a different face in the dugout than twelve months ago. If continuity is a competitive edge, the defending champions hold it.
The full list of 2026/27 Premier League managers
All twenty clubs have their boss in place. Here is the complete roster, with start dates taken from the Premier League's official managers list.
| Club | Manager | In charge since |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | Mikel Arteta | 22 Dec 2019 |
| Aston Villa | Unai Emery | 1 Nov 2022 |
| Bournemouth | Marco Rose | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Brentford | Keith Andrews | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Brighton | Fabian Hurzeler | 15 Jun 2024 |
| Chelsea | Xabi Alonso | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Coventry City | Frank Lampard | 28 Nov 2024 |
| Crystal Palace | Pierre Sage | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Everton | David Moyes | 11 Jan 2025 |
| Fulham | Alvaro Arbeloa | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Hull City | Sergej Jakirovic | 11 Jun 2025 |
| Ipswich Town | Gary O'Neil | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Leeds | Daniel Farke | 4 Jul 2023 |
| Liverpool | Andoni Iraola | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Man City | Enzo Maresca | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Man Utd | Michael Carrick | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Newcastle | Matthias Jaissle | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Nott'm Forest | Oliver Glasner | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Sunderland | Regis Le Bris | 1 Jul 2024 |
| Spurs | Roberto De Zerbi | 31 Mar 2026 |
The scale of the churn is the story. When the 2025/26 season kicked off, the managers now at Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brentford, Brighton, Coventry, Everton, Hull, Leeds and Sunderland were already in their jobs. Since then eleven of the twenty posts have changed hands, nine of them in a single summer between June and August 2026.
A summer of nine new appointments
No club changed hands without a story. Enzo Maresca succeeded Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, taking on the most scrutinised bench in world football. Andoni Iraola replaced Arne Slot at Liverpool after three successful years at Bournemouth. Xabi Alonso walked into Chelsea in July carrying an unbeaten domestic double from Bayer Leverkusen in 2023/24, the only one of its kind on the new-boss circuit.
The rest of the window ran deeper than the elite. Marco Rose took over at Bournemouth after winning the DFB-Pokal with RB Leipzig in 2023, inheriting a club that had just qualified for Europe for the first time in its history. Pierre Sage replaced Oliver Glasner at Crystal Palace fresh from a season in which his Lens side won the club's first Coupe de France and qualified for the Champions League. Alvaro Arbeloa returned to the Premier League as a manager for the first time in nine years as Fulham's head coach, having taken interim charge of Real Madrid in January 2026 and finished second in LaLiga. Oliver Glasner carried his FA Cup and Conference League-winning reputation from Crystal Palace to Nottingham Forest. Gary O'Neil, who made more than 214 Premier League appearances as a player, took over at Ipswich in June 2026.
The managers who kept their seats
Arsenal's Arteta is the anchor of the league. Appointed in December 2019, he ended a 22-year wait for the Premier League trophy in 2025/26, won his first Manager of the Season award, and took the Gunners to a Champions League final that they lost on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain. The champions enter 2026/27 with the one thing no rival can buy: a manager who has already been there and won it.
The longer tenures elsewhere sit mostly below the elite. Daniel Farke has been at Leeds since July 2023, won the Championship title with 100 points and kept the club up in its first season back. Fabian Hurzeler took charge of Brighton in June 2024 as the youngest-ever Premier League head coach at 31, and led the club to eighth place and Conference League qualification in 2025/26. Regis Le Bris, at Sunderland since June 2024, delivered a seventh-place finish in the club's first season back in the top flight and its first European qualification in 53 years. David Moyes is into a second spell at Everton since January 2025, and Frank Lampard has gone from a November 2024 appointment to Premier League promotion with Coventry City. Unai Emery, the longest serving of them behind Arteta, has taken Aston Villa from 16th in the table at his arrival to a record fifth Europa League win in 2025/26.
What the new faces change in 2026/27
The three biggest clubs in the league all gambled on fresh starts. Maresca at Manchester City replaces a manager who dominated the decade, Michael Carrick has been Manchester United head coach since 13 January 2026 after guiding the club to third in 2025/26, and De Zerbi took over at Spurs at the end of last season, steering them to safety on the final day.
Newcastle's change came last and landed heaviest. Matthias Jaissle, 38, was appointed on 5 August 2026 after Eddie Howe stepped down following almost five years in charge at St James' Park. The German won the Austrian Bundesliga in both his seasons at RB Salzburg, took the club into the Champions League knockout phase, then led Al-Ahli to back-to-back AFC Champions League titles.
The promoted clubs and their managers
Coventry, Ipswich and Hull arrived by three different routes. Frank Lampard's Coventry won the Championship title, returning to the top flight after 25 years. Ipswich went up automatically in second place under Kieran McKenna, who stepped down and was replaced by Gary O'Neil in June 2026. Hull edged Middlesbrough 1-0 in the Championship playoff final at Wembley under Sergej Jakirovic, who won promotion in his first season at the club. Wolves and Burnley were the two clubs already relegated from last season's table.
FAQ
Who is the longest-serving Premier League manager in 2026/27?
Mikel Arteta, in charge of Arsenal since 22 December 2019.
Who is the new Newcastle United manager?
Matthias Jaissle, appointed on 5 August 2026, replacing Eddie Howe.
How many Premier League clubs changed manager in summer 2026?
Nine: Bournemouth, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Ipswich, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest.
Who replaced Pep Guardiola at Manchester City?
Enzo Maresca, appointed on 29 June 2026.
Key takeaways
- Matthias Jaissle became the 20th and final manager in place when he was appointed Newcastle head coach on 5 August 2026.
- Eleven of the twenty managers took charge during 2026, including nine in a single summer window.
- Mikel Arteta is the longest-serving manager, at Arsenal since December 2019, and the only returning title-winner.
- Enzo Maresca replaced Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, one of five big-six clubs to change manager since the start of 2026.
- Frank Lampard, Sergej Jakirovic and Gary O'Neil manage the three promoted clubs.
Whoever lifts the trophy in May 2027, the 2026/27 Premier League managers have already set its terms: nine new appointments in one summer, a defending champion that changed nothing, and three promoted clubs with nothing to fear. The first ten rounds will separate the eleven managers learning a new dressing room from the nine who already know theirs, and that list of 2026/27 Premier League managers is where the race begins.