Aston Villa have sacked their manager Steve Bruce following a disappointing run of results, the club have confirmed on their official website.
Bruce took the Villa job in 2016, and took the club to the play-off final – where they were defeated by Fulham – last season.
However, it has been a very disappointing start to the new campaign where Villa have managed just one win in ten matches.
The poor run of results has prompted the owners, who took charge last July, to make the change.
Villa were held to a 3-3 draw by the bottom club, Preston on Tuesday night.