Who manages in the Premier League? List of every manager in English top-flight this season

The 2025-26 Premier League season promises to be another spectacular campaign in one of the world's most-watched competitions, with plenty of intrigue and drama to come.

Twenty teams will battle it out across the next nine months to be crowned champion, with plenty of European spaces up for grabs and the bottom three berths to avoid too.

With the starting gun set to be fired, an off-season filled with transfer activity has seen movement in the managerial market too, with a selection of old and new faces at the helm.

Here, DAZN News profiles the near-two-dozen names in charge of Premier League clubs this term, and what they bring to the table as they look to make a major impact.

Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)

24-25 Finish: 2nd

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The second-longest serving manager in the top flight, the Spaniard saw yet another title challenge come up short last term as his Gunners team were outpaced by Liverpool.

Save a pair of FA Community Shield triumphs, Arteta has not claimed silverware since his maiden year at the helm, but he has restored the club to regular top-four contenders.

Now, the ex-Manchester City assistant will hope he finally has the tools and the fortune to forge forward and end the club's wait for a major honour at Emirates Stadium again.

Unai Emery (Aston Villa)

24-25 Finish: 6th

The ex-Arsenal boss enjoyed a career rebirth with Villarreal after he returned to Spain, and has turned the fortunes of the West Midlands heavyweights around since arriving too.

Since arriving almost three years ago in November 2022, Emery has led Villa from relegation battlers to European regulars, and then in the UEFA Champions League last term.

Though unable to replicate their passage to the top competition last term, a sixth-place finish means they will play in the UEFA Europa League and look to be a threat once more.

Andoni Iraolo (Bournemouth)

24-25 Finish: 9th

One of the surprise packages of the Premier League last season, the Cherries looked the best they have been since the days of Eddie Howe as they flirted with the top six.

Though they came up short in the end, it was a real boost to the reputation of the former Athletic Bilbao right-back, who cut his managerial teeth in Cyprus and Spain.

He will hope they can go further this season, but his side will have their work cut out after the loss of some major names such as Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez.

Keith Andrews (Brentford)

24-25 Finish: 10th

The former Republic of Ireland international is best remembered as a journeyman player who enjoyed lower-league success with MK Dons, and now gets a big-time shot.

Andrews served as set-piece coach for the Bees last term under Thomas Frank, having arrived from Sheffield United, and is now vaulted into the main hotseat for this term.

He faces a daunting task not only replacing his predecessor but several key faces, such as Bryan Mbeumo and Christian Nørgaard following their departure too.

Fabian Hürzeler (Brighton & Hove Albion)

24-25 Finish: 8th

The youngest permanent head coach in Premier League history when appointed, the 32-year-old German proved age is just a number during his first campaign at the helm.

Replacing Roberto De Zerbi at the Seagulls, Hürzeler guided them to eighth and would have secured a return to European football if they Crystal Palace had not won the FA Cup.

Now, he will look to push higher up the table, though he will have to contend with several of their rivals looking to also make inroads into the top half of the table.

Scott Parker (Burnley)

24-25 Finish: 2nd (Championship)

One of only three English managers plying their trade in the top-flight this year, the former FWA Footballer of the Year takes charge of a third different club in the Premier League.

Previous spells with Fulham and Bournemouth ended in relative disaster, but Parker will hope he can make it third time lucky with the Clarets after promotion last season.

The 2024-25 season proved to be a dire campaign for freshly promoted clubs, which will leave the odds stacked against them, meaning he will need a fast start to thrive again.

Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)

24-25 Finish: 4th

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Whichever way you try to dice the ex-Leicester City man's first season at the helm in Stamford Bridge, it's hard to argue that it was anything less than a success for the Blues.

They may have not been able to push higher than fourth in the league, hurt by some indifferent results, but they cleaned up in the UEFA Conference League in comfortable fashion.

Maresca then underlined his coaching bonafides at the FIFA Club World Cup, steering his side to a shock upset over Paris Saint-Germain in the final, firing hopes for the new term.

Oliver Glasner (Crystal Palace)

24-25 Finish: 12th

It was a slow start to last season for the Eagles, but under the leadership of the Austrian, they hit a purple patch in the new year which came with historic silverware to boot.

Palace's FA Cup triumph has been overshadowed by a prolonged battle for their European future, but wherever they end up, Glasner seems to hold the key for their success.

Hopes will be high that they can improve and secure a finish in the top half this term, with the former Eintracht Frankfurt boss certain to command plenty of respect this term.

David Moyes (Everton)

24-25 Finish: 13th

It was a bleak start to the campaign for the Toffees, but then out of the mist came the prodigal son, finally home where he made his name before leaving for Manchester United.

The return of Moyes sparked a strong finish for Everton last term as they bid farewell to Goodison Park, and the Scotsman will hope he can help them push further on this year.

With silverware in his back pocket from his West Ham days, the manager knows how to win the hard way, and the Merseysiders will hope they're not just a footnote to their rivals.

Marco Silva (Fulham)

24-25 Finish: 11th

Finishing last season with a goal difference of zero and effectively at the midpoint of the table to boot, it nevertheless marked a season of progress on the whole for the Cottagers.

Now, the Portuguese - an ex-Hull City, Watford and Everton boss - will hope to continue his work almost four years on from his appointment, and to further cement top-flight status.

Plenty will depend on keeping their squad fit and firing, as well as the fortunes of their rivals, but Silva will believe he can guide them further up the table to build on their top haul.

Daniel Farke (Leeds United)

24-25 Finish: 1st (Championship)

The ex-Norwich City boss has never been a Premier League success in the past, with the Canaries cutting and running on his services the second dogfight around.

But having guided Leeds back to the top-flight last term, the German will hope he can conjure the spirit of Marcelo Bielsa and build something special rather than drop back down.

A busy transfer window promises a refresh focused less on flash and more on hard legwork - but a slow start would surely leave him at risk of losing his job early in the campaign.

Arne Slot (Liverpool)

24-25 Finish: 1st, Champions

Premier League success in his first term at the helm, the Dutchman has not only picked up the baton left by Jurgen Klopp on the pitch but emulated his spirit off it too.

The tragedy of Diogo Jota's sudden passing has rocked the club, but Slot has navigated it with a near-flawless emotional tenor, emerging even more as a figurehead.

Now, with a host of big-name recruits added in a high-spending window, he will hope to go better than another title triumph, with eyes on domestic cup and European honours.

Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)

24-25 Finish: 3rd

For the first time since his maiden season at the helm, the ex-Barcelona and Bayern Munich supremo ended the term empty-handed after his side collapsed in November.

The loss of Ballon d'Or winner Rodri undoubtedly played a part, with Guardiola's heavy-duty need for the star exposed ruthlessly by their rivals, but don't write him off this time.

One of the most astute tactical minds of his generation, a cherry-picked transfer window will lay the platform for a return to form, though they will need to battle fatigue too.

Ruben Amorim (Manchester United)

24-25 Finish: 15th

The Portuguese inherited the poisoned chalice of expectations after Erik ten Hag was shown the door last season and failed to really show what he could do beyond Europe.

A UEL final loss to Tottenham, coupled with a poor domestic finish, means United are freed of European football this year, and with it, offers a chance for Amorim to rebuild.

Quite how effective his efforts will be remains to be seen, with a slow transfer window and plenty of aging warhorses, but surely the only way is up for the Red Devils from here.

Eddie Howe (Newcastle United)

24-25 Finish: 5th

The most successful English manager for a generation, the former Bournemouth boss has helped to establish the Magpies as bonafide European contenders since his arrival.

Last year's EFL Cup success ended the long wait for silverware, and Howe's tactical nous likely suggests a UCL return can be gamed as an effective adventure for his squad.

Ongoing transfer troubles, both at home and abroad, could play havoc however through the start of the season, raising questions whether it could be a rough ride for him.

Nuno Espírito Santo (Nottingham Forest)

24-25 Finish: 7th

Talk about a reputation rebuild - the Portuguese looked to be in the wilderness after his exit from Tottenham, but he has worked some minor miracles at the City Ground since.

Arriving from Al-Ittihad at the end of 2023, Nuno has turned Forest from relegation contenders into European explorers, with the club finally back to continental football this term.

Like plenty of their rivals, the question will be how they balance both rigours, but in their manager, they have a man whose experience will help balance the books for their chances.

Régis Le Bris (Sunderland)

24-25 Finish: 4th (Championship, Play-offs Winners)

Signed from Lorient at the start of last season, the Frenchman took to English football like a duck to water - and has been rewarded with a Premier League return for his club.

The Black Cats gambled on their man, and it has paid off fabulously - but like Burnley and Leeds, Sunderland face a large task in ensuring they do not drop back down again.

Still, the mettle shown to navigate the Championship Play-offs last term will be a memory that both his team and supporters hold onto, and could power some upsets.

Thomas Frank (Tottenham Hotspur)

24-25 Finish: 17th

The only manager to swap teams in the English top-flight during the off-season, the Dane has brought to an end his stay at Brentford for take on UCL football in North London.

Since guiding the Bees from the Championship through their 2021 Play-Offs triumph, Frank has consistently overperformed expectations with a smaller budget than many rivals.

But the switch comes freighted with greater risk and expectations, after Ange Postecoglou's side underperfomed doemstically despite silverware success with UEL victory last term.

Graham Potter (West Ham United)

24:25 Finish: 14th

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For a man whose reputation suggested future England material, Potter has never quite recovered from the battering he got as Chelsea boss after leaving Brighton.

Spat out by the Blues, the ex-Swansea City man returned to the game in January as Julen Lopetegui's replacement,  but struggled to make a desired impact at London Stadium.

With just five wins through the end of the campaign, Potter must hope that he hits the ground running this term - or it could well be his head on the chopping block soon.

Vítor Pereira (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

24-25 Finish: 16th

A storied managerial life that has taken him to nearly all quarters of the globe - Greece, Turkey, Germany, China, Brazil - saw the Portuguese finally arrive in England last year.

Drafted to replace Gary O'Neil, he guided them out of the relegation zone and secured safety, and has since overseen a clutch of choice new faces arrive through the doors.

Now, he will hope he can cement their place in the top flight again, but it will be a battle with plenty of rivals on hand as he looks to keep his side ahead of the pack.