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Former Tottenham boss shown the door at the City Ground after only eight games and 39 days in charge

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Ange Postecoglou has been sacked by Nottingham Forest immediately following their 3-0 defeat by Chelsea.

Forest’s 39-word statement matched the number of days that Postecoglou was in charge, marking the shortest full-time managerial reign in Premier League history - taking the unwanted record from Les Reed, who was sacked after only 40 days at Charlton between November and December 2006.

Owner Evangelos Marinakis - who left his seat midway through the second half against Chelsea, having evidently seen enough - wasted no time after second-half goals from Josh Acheampong, Pedro Neto and Reece James condemned free-falling Forest to their fourth consecutive defeat across all competitions and sixth in eight games under Postecoglou, who did not manage a single win in his short-lived stint at the helm.

In addition to losing to Chelsea, Forest were also beaten by Newcastle, Sunderland and Arsenal in the Premier League under Postecoglou, who picked up a solitary point away at promoted Burnley last month.

They also lost at home to FC Midtjylland and drew with Real Betis in the Europa League after blowing a 2-0 half-time lead away at Championship side Swansea in the third round of the Carabao Cup.

Forest conceded 18 goals in total during Postecoglou’s eight matches, scoring seven.

"I didn’t speak with Ange. I didn’t see him, but I feel very sorry for him,” Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca said in his post-match press conference at the City Ground after Postecoglou’s sacking.

"But this is a business where if you don’t win games, the consequences for all of us are exactly the same. Sorry for him."