Graham Potter Sacked By Chelsea With Bruno Saltor Appointed As Interim Head Coach

Chelsea FC announced on Sunday evening that Graham Potter had been fired from his position as manager. Bruno Saltor has been appointed as "Interim Head Coach".

Chelsea announced on Sunday evening that Graham Potter had been fired from his position as manager.

Potter had only been in the job for 206 days.

His exit came 24 hours after he oversaw a 2-0 home loss against Aston Villa.

In total, Potter took charge of 31 matches in all competitions. He won 12 of them, drew eight and lost 11.

1.27 - Graham Potter has the joint-lowest points-per-game return of any manager to take charge of 20+ games for Chelsea in the Premier League:

1.27 - Graham Potter
1.27 - Glenn Hoddle
1.28 - Ian Porterfield
1.65 - Ruud Gullit
1.67 - Frank Lampard

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Graham Potter won 38.7% of his 31 matches as Chelsea manager :: IMAGO/Sportimage/David Klein

Chelsea's next game is against Liverpool on Tuesday night. Bruno Saltor will select the team for that game and will remain in control until a replacement for Potter has been appointed.

A club statement on Sunday read: "Chelsea FC has announced that Graham Potter has departed the club.

"Graham has agreed to collaborate with the Club to facilitate a smooth transition. In his time with the club, Graham has taken us to the quarter final of the Champions League, where we will face Real Madrid.

"Chelsea would like to thank Graham for all his efforts and contribution and wish him well for the future.

"Bruno Saltor will take charge of the team as Interim Head Coach."

READ MORE: Who Is Bruno Saltor?

Bruno Saltor Grau pictured in November 2022 :: IMAGO/Sportimage/Paul Terry

Co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbal added in a joint statement: "On behalf of everyone at the club, we want to thank Graham sincerely for his contribution to Chelsea. We have the highest degree of respect for Graham as a coach and as a person. He has always conducted himself with professionalism and integrity and we are all disappointed in this outcome.

"Along with our incredible fans, we will all be getting behind Bruno and the team as we focus on the rest of the season. We have 10 Premier League games remaining and a Champions League quarter final ahead. We will put every effort and commitment into every one of those games so that we can end the season on a high."