Watford sack – Watford move on from Ed Still after 15 games, ending a rapid spell marked by defeats and a 4-0 loss to Coventry.
Watford have moved quickly to change course, sacking head coach Ed Still after just 15 matches in charge.
The decision follows a heavy 4-0 defeat to Championship champions Coventry at Vicarage Road, a result that capped another punishing run for the Hornets. It was Watford’s fifth straight loss, with the team conceding 16 goals across the spell while managing just one goal at the other end.
Still had been appointed in February on a deal lasting 2½ years, taking over after Javi Gracia resigned. Across 15 games, Watford recorded only three league wins, with two draws and eight defeats as their season drifted out of play-off contention, leaving the club to finish 16th.
This kind of managerial reset underlines how unforgiving the Championship can be, particularly when results slide and momentum disappears.
In a club statement, Misryoum reported that Watford “parted company” with Still and confirmed that first-team coach Karim Belhocine would also leave. Watford did not indicate who will take charge next, but the message wished both men well in their future careers.
The timing adds another layer of urgency to Misryoum’s coverage. with Still’s dismissal coming just six months after his brother Will was sacked by Southampton following a 13-game stint.. Watford’s search for stability also continues to widen the pattern at Vicarage Road. where the club have already cycled through a large number of managers since the Gino Pozzo era began in 2012.
From a season that already saw multiple changes. Still became Watford’s third coaching appointment after Paulo Pezzolano was dismissed early and Gracia returned before resigning after a short time.. Misryoum understands that Gracia’s exit followed frustration over squad and transfer activity. and his departure left Watford only four points away from the play-off places at the time.
Watford’s off-field leadership has already signaled what it expects next. with chairman and chief executive Scott Duxbury describing the end-of-season outcome as unacceptable.. This matters because. in a league where margins are tight. the quality of coaching and squad direction can quickly determine whether “foundations” become a real climb—or another reset before long.
Misryoum will continue to track Watford’s next move as the club prepare for the summer and work to rebuild the consistency that has been missing throughout this chapter of their season.