Dean Smith’s departure from Aston Villa has thrown open another managerial vacancy and some of the usual suspects are already being lined up to replace the former Brentford man.
Here the PA news agency runs the rule over a handful of those who are being floated in the betting markets as potential successors.
Steven Gerrard
Steven Gerrard led Rangers to their first title in 10 years (Andrew Milligan/PA)
John Terry
John Terry, right, was previously part of Dean Smith’s backroom team (Clive Brunskill/PA)
Paulo Fonseca
Paulo Fonseca has been linked with a number of Premier League roles (Martin Rickett/PA)
Frank Lampard
Frank Lampard has been out of work since leaving Chelsea (Andy Rain/PA)
Graham Potter
Graham Potter has received rave reviews for his role at Brighton (Nick Potts/PA)
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