BREAKING NEWS: Southampton sack Mark Hughes after eight months in charge
Mark Hughes has been sacked by Southampton after eight months in charge
Southampton confirmed the decision in a statement, adding: "The search for a new manager to take the club forward is already under way."
Kelvin Davis, first-team assistant coach will take charge of the team for the match against Tottenham on Wednesday.
Mark Hughes joined Southampton in March, a club he also had a spell with during his playing career, two months after being sacked by Stoke City.
At the time, the Saints were one point above the relegation zone and last season, the 55-year-old led them to safety by winning two matches from their last four games.
However, the club have struggled again this campaign and, across his tenure, have won just three of their 22 league fixtures.
Southampton were defeated 3-2 by relegation rivals Fulham before the draw against Manchester United and eliminated out of the EFL Cup on penalties by Leicester.
Assistant first-team manager Mark Bowen and coach Eddie Niedzwiecki have also left the club along with Hughes.
Mark Hughes record in the Premier League
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Games
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Wins
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Draws
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Losses
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Goals for
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Goals against
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Win percentage
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Blackburn
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147
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58
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39
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50
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181
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176
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39.5
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Manchester City
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55
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22
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13
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20
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91
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77
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40
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Fulham
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38
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11
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16
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11
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49
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43
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29
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QPR
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30
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6
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6
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18
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33
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54
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20
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Stoke
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174
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58
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45
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71
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198
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255
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33.3
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Southampton
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22
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3
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8
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11
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20
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38
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13.6
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TOTAL
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466
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158
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127
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181
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57
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