Watford sack Nigel Pearson, start hunt for fourth manager this season – ESPN

Watford have sacked manager Nigel Pearson with simply two video games remaining of the season.
The Daily Mail initially reported that Pearson would leave the club before the sides last video games against Arsenal and Manchester City and sources confirmed the news to ESPN later on Sunday.
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” Watford FC confirms that Nigel Pearson has actually left the club with instant effect,” the club said in a short declaration. “Hayden Mullins, with Graham Stack as his assistant, will take up the position of Interim Head Coach for the Hornets final two Premier League fixtures of the 2019/20 season.”
Pearson was Watfords third manager this season, following Javi Gracia and Quique Sanchez Flores.
Watford are in 17th position, three points ahead of Bournemouth and the transfer zone.
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The previous Leicester City manager joined Watford in December when the club were bottom of the league and was offered a contract up until completion of the season.
He won 7 Premier League matches during his tenure, including a shock win over eventual champs Liverpool.
Prior to Watford, Pearson invested six months in charge of Belgian side Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
Pearson, during his spell as manager of Leicester, won promotion to the Premier League with the Foxes in 2014 but after keeping them in the division in the 2014-15 season, he was replaced by Claudio Ranieri. The Italian then masterminded among the most unlikely success stories of all time as Leicester won the league title in 2016.
West Ham beat Watford 3-1 on Friday, in what turned out to be Pearsons last match in charge.
Goals from Michail Antonio, Tomas Soucek and Declan Rice sufficed for David Moyes men to all-but secure Premier League survival, while Watford remain in risk ahead of the last video games of the season.