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Watford sack Tom Cleverley as head coach after 14th-place Championship finish

Watford have sacked Tom Cleverley as their head coach after the club finished 14th in the Championship in his first full season.

Cleverley took over on an interim basis in March 2024 and was given the job permanently last summer. After five wins since the turn of the year, and one point from the final five games, the 35-year-old has lost his job.

The sporting director, Gian Luca Nani, said: “We thank Tom for his service – not just in his role as head coach but for everything he has given Watford as a player and member of staff.