Portsmouth rival at bottom of Championship table sack manager following Leeds United defeat
Pompey rivals Cardiff City have sacked manager Erol Bulut.
The Bluebirds have parted company with the 49-year-old six games into their 2024-25 Championship campaign, with the Welsh outfit sitting bottom of the table.
Pressure had been growing on Bulut following a poor start to the season. However, Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Leeds United - Cardiff’s fifth in the league - proved the final straw.
With just one point from a possible 18, it’s the Bluebirds’ worst start to a campaign in 49 years.
Cardiff are currently four points from safety, with both Pompey and Sheffield Wednesday keeping them company in the relegation zone.
Pompey are due to travel to the Welsh capital on Tuesday, October 22.
As well as Bulut, the Bluebirds have also dismissed first-team coach Nikolaos Karydas. Omer Riza has been placed in temporary charge, with Cardiff’s next game at Hull on Saturday.
Bulut, who signed a new two-year deal in June, is the third Championship boss to lose his job this season, with Preston North End (Ryan Lowe) and Stoke City (Steve Schumacher) also opting for a change of manager following less than impressive starts to the season.
On Friday, Pompey announced that head coach John Mousinho had signed a contract extension at Fratton Park.