Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski both scored in their final games under three different Premier League managers, with James Maddison not far behind.
Here is a list of players who scored in their last game before a Premier League manager lost his job. Dismissal, resignation and mutual consent will all be considered, provided there is a clear outcome that proves to be a turning point. And it has to happen during the season, not in the summer.
In the rare case that a head coach leaves after a win, we will consider their most recent defeat; we can only hope that the results are so devastating that the manager in question has to leave soon. In the case of Frank Lampard’s 2021 Chelsea exit, his last game was the FA Cup win over Luton, so the previous 2-0 win over Leicester City will be used, in which Wilford Red Ndidi and James Maddison were the scorers. The same was true for Daniel Farke, who left Norwich after defeating Brentford in November that year, while Rafinha and Rodrygo were considered is the key.
A total of 243 different players have had a head coach sacked for scoring at least once in their final game. This number includes Celestine Babayaro (Kenny Dalglish, Newcastle United), Jon Flanagan (Andre Villas-Boas, Tottenham Hotspur), Vinnie Jones (Ron Atkinson, Aston Villa), Gary O’Neill (Peter Reid, Leeds), Arturo Vidal (Arturo Vidal) etc. Roberto Di Matteo (Chelsea) and Pape Matar Sarr Helps Russell Martin put himself out of Southampton misery.
Players who caused two managers to quit (38)
Che Adams
Chris Wilder plays for Sheffield United
Antonio Conte at Tottenham
Gabriel Agbonlahor
Brian McDermott at Reading
Gus Poyet at Sunderland (two goals)
Morgan Amalfitano
Paolo Di Canio plays for Sunderland
Chris Hughton at Norwich
Juan Pablo Angel
Colin Todd at Derbyshire
Sir Bobby Robson of Newcastle
Michael Antonio
Bob Bradley at Swansea
Nigel Pearson at Watford
Andre Ayew
Tim Sherwood at Aston Villa
Bob Bradley at Swansea
Joey Barton
Chris Coleman at Fulham
Lauri Sanchez at Fulham
Christian Benteke
Brian McDermott at Reading
Gus Poyet at Sunderland (two goals)
Luis Boa Morte
Jacques Santini at Tottenham
Portsmouth Velimir Zayek
Nicky Butt
Howard Wilkinson at Leeds United
Attilio Lombardo plays for Crystal Palace
Eric Cantona
Howard Wilkinson at Leeds United
Joe Royle at Everton
Carlton Cole
Sir Bobby Robson of Newcastle
Martin Joel at Fulham
Alhaji Diouf
Kevin Keegan at Manchester City
Alan Pardew at West Ham United
Enzo Fernandez
Roy Hodgson at Crystal Palace
Steve Cooper at Leicester City
Roberto Firmino
Francesco Guidolin (Swansea)
Scott Parker at Bournemouth (two goals)
Eden Hazard
Nigel Adkins at Southampton
Tony Pulis at West Brom (West Brom) (two goals)
Thierry Henry
Jim Smith at Derby County (two goals)
Gordon Strachan at Southampton (two goals)
Emile Hirsch
Jean Tigana plays for Fulham
Paul Ince at Blackburn Rovers
Harry Kane
Steve Bruce at Newcastle
Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds United
Josh King
Steve McLaren at Newcastle
Solskjaer at Manchester United
Ricky Lambert
Mark Hughes at QPR
Malky McKay in Cardiff
Oyvind Leonhassen
Ron Atkinson at Aston Villa
Gerry Francis at Tottenham
Romelu Lukaku
Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool
Mark Hughes at Southampton
James Madison
Frank Lampard at Chelsea
Russell Martin at Southampton (two goals)
Gareth Macaulay
Andre Villas-Boas at Chelsea
Mike Phelan at Hull City
James Milner
Martin Joel at Tottenham
Francisco Guidolin (Swansea)
Peter Odemwingie
Chris Hughton at Newcastle (two goals)
Mick McCarthy at Wolves (three goals)
Michael Owen
Gerry Francis at Tottenham
Jean Tigana plays for Fulham
Kevin Phillips
Ruud Gullit of Newcastle United
Glenn Hoddle at Tottenham
Neil Quinn
Leicester City’s Brian Little
Ruud Gullit of Newcastle United
Jay Rodriguez
Malky Mackay at Cardiff (two goals)
Paul Heckingbottom at Sheffield United
cristiano ronaldo
Steve Wigley at Southampton
Nuno Espirito Santo and Tottenham
wayne rooney
Steve Wigley at Southampton
Paul Clement at Swansea
No mistake
Slaven Bilic at West Ham United (two goals)
Slavisa Jokanovic at Fulham
Paul Scholes
Attilio Lombardo plays for Crystal Palace
Steve Wigley at Southampton
Solskjaer
Joe Royle at Everton
David Pleat at Sheffield Wednesday (two goals)
Jamie Vardy
Jose Mourinho at Chelsea
Marco Silva of Watford
Yakub
Peter Reid in Leeds
Les Reid at Charlton
Players who caused three managers to quit (10)
Jarrod Bowen
Bruno Lage at Wolves
Frank Lampard at Everton (two goals)
Erik ten Hag at Manchester United
Solomon Kalu
Sam Allardyce at Bolton Wanderers
Sammy Lee at Bolton
Billy Davis at Derby County
Dejan Kulusevski
Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds United
Steve Cooper at Nottingham Forest
Russell Martin at Southampton
Riyad Mahrez
Garry Monk for Swansea City (three goals)
Jose Mourinho at Chelsea
Marco Silva of Watford
Sadio Mane
Neil Warnock at Crystal Palace
Jose Mourinho at Manchester United
Marco Silva at Everton
Xherdan Shaqiri
Slavisa Jokanovic at Fulham
Jose Mourinho at Manchester United (two goals)
Marco Silva at Everton
Gylfi Sigurdsson
Tim Sherwood at Aston Villa
Paul Clement at Swansea
Jose Mourinho at Tottenham (two goals)
Sun Xingmin
Steve Bruce at Newcastle
Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds United
Russell Martin at Southampton
Darius Vassell
Colin Todd at Derbyshire
Graeme Souness at Newcastle United
Chris Coleman at Fulham
Chris Wood
Frank de Boer at Crystal Palace
Alan Pardew at West Brom
Ralph Hasenhuttl at Southampton
Players who caused four coaches to quit (1)
James Ward-Prowse
Claudio Ranieri at Fulham
Keke Sanchez Flores of Watford
Chris Wilder plays for Sheffield United
Antonio Conte at Tottenham
Players who caused five managers to quit (1)
Andy Cole
David Plitt on Sheffield Wednesday
Attilio Lombardo plays for Crystal Palace
Jacques Santini at Tottenham
Portsmouth Velimir Zayek
Graeme Souness at Newcastle United
A player who caused his manager to quit with his own goals
Nigel Martin – Howard Wilkinson, Leeds
Tim Sherwood – Blackburn’s Ray Harford
Des Little – Frank Clark, Nottingham Forest
Jon Newsome – David Pleat at Sheffield Wednesday
Jussi Jaaskelainen – Bolton Wanderers’ Sam Allardyce
Anton Ferdinand – Mark Hughes, QPR
Titus Bramble – Sunderland’s Martin O’Neill
Steve Taylor – Newcastle’s Steve McLaren
Michael Keane – Everton’s Rafael Benitez
Juraj Cuca – Watford’s Claudio Ranieri
Chris Mepham – Scott Parker, Bournemouth
Tyrone Mings – Aston Villa’s Steven Gerrard
Jan Bednarek – Nathan Jones, Southampton
Daniel Iverson – Brendan Rodgers, Leicester City
Matt Doherty – Gary O’Neill, Wolves
Players who continuously caused their coach to quit
Jonatan Johnson – Chris Hutchins, Bradford (sacked November 2000) and Peter Taylor, Leicester City (sacked October 2001)
Players who caused the coach to quit consecutively in the same season
Riyad Mahrez (2016/17) – Garry Monk at Swansea (sacked in December 2015) and Jose Mourinho at Chelsea (sacked in December 2015)
Players who caused multiple managers to quit in the same season
Eric Cantona (1996/97) – Howard Wilkinson, Leeds (sacked in September) and Joe Royle, Everton (resigned in March)
Andy Cole (1997/98) – David Plitt, Sheffield Wednesday (sacked in November) and Attilio Lombardo, Crystal Palace (resigned in April)
Luis Boa Morte (2004/05) – Jacques Santini, Tottenham (resigned in November) and Velimir Zayek, Portsmouth (resigned in April )
Andy Cole (2004/05) – Jacques Santini, Tottenham (resigned in November) and Velimir Zayek, Portsmouth (resigned in April)
Morgan Amalfitano (2013/14) – Sunderland’s Paolo Di Canio (sacked in September) and Norwich City’s Chris Hughton (sacked in April)
Chris Wood (2017/18) – Frank de Boer, Crystal Palace (sacked in September) and Alan Pardew, West Brom (mutually agreed in April)
Xherdan Shaqiri (2018/19) – Slavisa Jokanovic at Fulham (sacked in November) and Jose Mourinho at Manchester United (sacked in December)
Harry Kane (2021/22) – Newcastle’s Steve Bruce (mutually agreed in October) and Leeds United’s Marcelo Bielsa (sacked in February)
Son Heung-min (2021/22) – Newcastle’s Steve Bruce (mutually agreed in October) and Leeds United’s Marcelo Bielsa (sacked in February)
Jarrod Bowen (2022/23) – Bruno Lage at Wolves (sacked in October) and Frank Lampard at Everton (sacked in January)
Players who scored two goals in their last game and caused their manager to quit
Bradley Allen – Bobby Gould, Coventry
Peter Beardsley – John Deehan, Norwich
Stan Collymore – Frank Clark, Nottingham Forest
Freddy Kanoute – Stuart Gray, Southampton
Derby County’s Thierry Henry and Jim Smith and Southampton’s Gordon Strachan
Nwankwo Kanu – Peter Reid, Sunderland
James Beatty – Tottenham’s Glenn Hoddle
Gary O’Neill – Peter Reid, Leeds
Georges Samaras – Mick McCarthy at Sunderland
Kevin Davies – Alan Pardew, West Ham United
Robin van Persie – Newcastle’s Kevin Keegan
John Elmand – Sunderland’s Roy Keane
Niko Kranjkal – Mark Hughes at Manchester City
Stephen Hunter – Bolton Wanderers’ Gary Megson
Peter Odemwingie – Newcastle’s Chris Hughton
Benjani Mwaruwari – Roy Hodgson (Liverpool)
Charles N’Zogbia – Avram Grant, West Ham United
Luis Suarez – Andre Villas-Boas at Tottenham
Jay Rodriguez – Cardiff’s Malky McKay
Kevin Nolan – Swansea’s Michael Laudrup
Mame Biram Diouf – Alan Owen at West Brom
Christian Benteke – Gus Poyet at Sunderland
Gabriel Agbonlahor – Gus Poyet at Sunderland
Mo Salah – Slaven Bilic at West Ham United
Eden Hazard – Tony Pulis at West Brom
Kennedy – Southampton’s Mauricio Pellegrini
Xherdan Shaqiri – Jose Mourinho at Manchester United
Wilfried Zaha – Leicester City’s Claude Poole
Kamada Daichi – Arsenal’s Emery
Divock Origi – Everton’s Marco Silva
Gylfi Sigurdsson – Jose Mourinho at Tottenham
Luis Diaz – Scott Parker, Bournemouth
Roberto Firmino – Bournemouth’s Scott Parker
Jarrod Bowen – Everton’s Frank Lampard
Jacob Murphy – Christian Stellini at Tottenham
Alexander Isak – Tottenham’s Christian Stellini
Jefferson Lerma – Javi Gracia, Leeds
Connor Gallagher – Roy Hodgson at Crystal Palace
James Maddison – Southampton’s Russell Martin
The player who scored a hat-trick in the previous game and the manager was sacked
Carlos Tevez – Roberto Di Matteo, West Brom
Peter Odemwingie – Mick McCarthy at Wolves
Jon Walters – QPR’s Harry Redknapp
Riyad Mahrez – Swansea’s Garry Monk
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