Benitez favourite for Chelsea hot seat

Since news broke that RDM had been sacked as Chelsea boss, Rafael Benitez went from 6/4 to 8/11 in the space of half an hour with William Hill to take over at Stamford Bridge. Pep Guardiola is 2/1 and out of work Harry Redknapp is 5/1.

Roberto Di Matteo had been a 10/1 shot behind firm favourite Mark Hughes to be the first Premier League manager out of the door and despite coaching them to European glory in May a bad run of results has cost him his job.

“Whoever comes through the door this time round will have a lot to live up to as a European Cup win certainly wasn’t enough for RDM,” said William Hill spokesman Mark Young.

Next Permanent Chelsea Manager: 8/11 Rafa Benitez, 2/1 Pep Guardiola, 5/1 Harry Redknapp, 10/1 Steve Clarke, 16/1 David Moyes, 25/1 Fabio Capello, 25/1 Guus Hiddink, 25/1 Jose Mourinho, 25/1 Laurent Blanc, 33/1 Didier Deschamps, 33/1 Gus Poyet, 33/1 Jurgen Klopp, 33/1 Marco Van Basten, 33/1 Roberto Martinez, 40/1 Mark Hughes, 50/1 John Terry