Eight bosses have left Stoke since the start of 2018 – Mark Hughes, Paul Lambert, Gary Rowett, Nathan Jones, Michael O’Neill, Alex Neil, Steven Schumacher and Pelach – as the club has tried to arrest then tackle a slide into the bottom half of the Championship.

Stoke City will hope to have a great beginning after the departure of Narcis Pelach when they welcome Sunderland to the Bet365 Stadium on Sunday. The hosts are winless in their last nine games. Can they return to winning ways?

Stoke City have parted ways with manager Narcís Pelach, the club announced Friday evening. The Potters currently sit 19th in the Championship after picking up just five wins from their opening 23 games. “Narcís is a talented coach with huge potential," Sporting Director Jon Walters said.

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Pelach replaced Steven Schumacher in September, but could not improve Stoke's fortunes, overseeing just three victories in 19 games across all competitions.

Stoke City are on the look-out for their third manager of this Championship season and are expected to field plenty of interest for the job