Nathan Jones: Southampton sack manager after just 14 games and three months in charge | Football News

Southampton have parted company with Nathan Jones just three months into his first managerial position at a Premier League club.

The former Luton boss took over from Ralph Hasenhuttl in November, shortly before the league paused for the Qatar World Cup.

Jones lost seven of his eight Premier League games in charge, with his sole victory coming against Everton in January.

Southampton lost 2-1 at home to Wolves on Saturday after being undone by a sensational second-half comeback from 10-man Wolves at a hostile St Mary’s, with Joao Gomes scoring a late decider to pile more pressure on Jones.

Jones went immediately down the tunnel at the full-time whistle, and later described the comeback from Wolves as a “sucker-punch”.

The 49-year-old leaves Southampton bottom of the table, with 15 points from 22 games. They are currently four points adrift of safety.

Also departing with Jones are first-team coaches Chris Cohen and Alan Sheehan.

First-team lead Coach Ruben Selles will take charge of training and prepare the team ahead of next weekend’s game against Chelsea.

Selles, who holds a UEFA Pro Licence, has previously managed Valencia’s U18s, and has served as an assistant manager in Russia, Azerbaijan, Greece and Denmark.

‘It was a real toxic atmosphere’

Darren Lewis on Super Sunday Matchday:

“You could hear the fans chant ‘you don’t know what you’re doing’, and it was a real toxic atmosphere. At the stadium, you could feel the unhappiness of the fans for quite some time.

“We’ve seen the negativity coming out in his post-match press conferences, and it’s been a difficult time all round.”