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Nottingham Forest confirm new appointment as THIRD boss takes charge in the 2025/26 season
Last Updated on 21 October 2025
Another week, another manager and another twist in Nottingham Forest’s surreal Premier League season.
A 3-0 home defeat to Chelsea proved to be the final straw for Ange Postecoglou. The Greek manager’s short-lived 39-day reign came to an end only 17 minutes after full-time.
Now, Nottingham Forest have turned to a familiar face with a very different approach, a man built for battles, not beauty.
Sean Dyche appointed as Nottingham Forest’s new manager
Nottingham Forest have confirmed the appointment of Sean Dyche as their new manager on a contract running until 2027, marking their third managerial change of the season.
As revealed last night, Dyche was expected to take over at the City Ground having verbally agreed a contract after Postecoglou’s dismissal.
The former Everton boss succeeds Postecoglou, who failed to win any of his eight games in charge. Forest find themselves 18th in the Premier League with just one victory so far.
Dyche, who came through the Forest academy as a youth player, will be joined by long-time assistants Ian Woan and Steven Stone. His first test comes quickly in the Europa League on Thursday against Porto.
Sean Dyche’s style very similar to Nuno Espritio Santo’s Nottingham Forest
Postecoglou’s short spell at Forest was rooted in possession-heavy, front-foot football. That is why Ange’s appointment came under a lot of criticism, as it was heavily in contrast to his predecessor.
However, Dyche’s arrival signals a return to direct, compact pragmatism. A style much closer to Nuno Espirito Santo’s blueprint than Ange’s expansive chaos.
| Metric | Nuno’s Forest | Dyche’s Everton | Postecoglou’s Spurs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct speed | 2m/s | 1.95m/s | 1.77m/s |
| Goals from set pieces | 26% | 44% | 16.5% |
| Passes per game | 359 | 349 | 536 |
| Possession | 41.4% | 39.5% | 58.5% |
| Passes played long | 13.8% | 17.5% | 6.3% |
| PPDA | 15.5 | 14.3 | 9.4 |
PPDA translates to passes allowed per defensive action. It measures how early a team presses to win the ball back — lower numbers mean more aggressive pressing. Meanwhile, direct speed tracks how quickly a team moves the ball toward goal per second.
Dyche’s Burnley and Everton sides were among the most structured and physically resilient in the Premier League. So, we can expect Forest to mirror that with less possession, more precision, and a bigger emphasis on set-pieces and defensive discipline.
