Next Blackburn manager odds: Former Rovers boss linked with Ewood return after Ismael sacking

Tony Mowbray is the current favourite to be named the new Blackburn boss following the sacking of Valerien Ismael on Monday.

talkSPORT BET are pricing former the Blackburn manager as the 2/1 favourite to return for a second stint at Ewood Park, marginally ahead of former West Ham boss Slaven Bilic. The full odds list can be found here.

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Blackburn gave Ismael his marching orders on Monday afternooon after 11 months in charge at the club following a winless run lasting nine matches, culminating in a 1-0 home defeat by Hull on Saturday afternoon, their four loss in five matches.

The Frenchman leaves Rovers with the side sat in the relegation zone, three points from safety but with a game in hand on West Brom directly above them.

Tony Mowbray is the current favourite to be the man tasked with maintain the club’s Championship status, nearly four years on from his departure from the club as manager following a five year stint at the Lancashire club.

The 62-year-old was previously at the helm when Blackburn secured promotion into the second tier in 2018, eventually leaving at the end of his contract after guiding Rovers to an eighth placed Championship finish in 2022.

The Yorkshireman, who’d previously been at Celtic, Middlesbrough and Coventry, has since managed at Sunderland, Birmingham and most recently, spent three months in charge of West Brom in the second half of last season, his second spell in charge of the side.

Next Blackburn manager odds (talkSPORT BET)

• Tony Mowbray – 2/1
• Slaven Bilic – 3/1
• David Wagner – 5/1
• Damien Duff – 10/1
• Gary Rowett – 14/1
• Dave Challinor – 16/1
• Russell Martin – 16/1
• Will Still – 16/1
• 20/1 BAR

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Slaven Bilic is also being linked with move to the Lancashire job, with talkSPORT BET pricing him as the second favourite at 3/1 to succeed Ismael.

The Croatian has been out of a job since his departure from Saudi Arabian side Al Fateh in August of 2024, and has previously managed West Ham, West Brom and Watford in England.

The 57-year-old former West Ham and Everton defender led the Hammers to a seventh placed finish in his first season in east London and secured promotion to the Premier League with the Baggies in 2020 so has enjoyed success on these shores before.

Former Huddersfield and Norwich manager David Wagner has also been linked with a move to Ewood Park, currently priced third favourite at 5/1.

The German-born American hasn’t managed a team since his departure from Norfolk in May 2024 but did take on the role of academy manager at Leipzig last summer.

The 54-year-old is another who has enjoyed success in the Championship, leading the Terriers to the top flight for the first time since 1972, and also took the Canaries to the Championship play-offs a couple of seasons ago.

Damien Duff, currently managing in Shelbourne in Ireland, has also been linked with a move to Ewood Park, having spent eight years as a player there.

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