![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/efl-preview-more-managerial-mayhem-ahead-of-final-games-before-world-cup-break/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_Untitled-design-36.jpg&description=With Hull and Middlesbrough having finally filled their managerial vacancies, it is now the turn of Luton and Wigan to sift through the CVsThere is set to be plenty of drama in the EFL this weekend After appearing to have done the hard work by thrashing Burnley 5-2 last weekend, Sheffield United were unable to complete the job and take over at the top, losing to struggling in Rotherham in midweek. It was a sequence of results which summed up the unpredictable nature of the Championship, with all the teams capable of beating each other and a managerial sacking around every corner - Leam Richardson was the latest manager to bite the dust, just weeks after being handed a three-year contract at Wigan. However, it was not just the second tier which threw up surprises this week, with League One Lincoln City handing out a Carabao Cup shock only days after being on the receiving end of an FA Cup one. And, as for runaway leaders Plymouth, who saw that thrashing at Grimsby coming? With the World Cup looming into view, here are some of the fixtures to look out for across the EFL this weekend. Championship Wigan Athletic vs Blackpool Wigan's decision to get rid of Leam Richardson means only four Championship managers remain from this time last year. A lot can happen in a year it seems but also in a month at Wigan who only awarded Richardson a three-year contract just over two weeks ago. "We are all delighted that Leam has committed his future to the club and that he wants to continue to develop his career at the DW Stadium," said chief executive Malachy Brannigan when Richardson agreed the new deal. Brannigan added: "Everyone is aligned on what the short, medium and long-term goals are for the football operation.' Clearly, the short-term goal was not to embark on an eight-game winless run that has seen them drop to 23rd. Nevertheless, with money tight at the DW, Richardson who steered Wigan to League One survival by a point in 2020-21 before romping to the title the following y){kind=link}
With Hull and Middlesbrough having finally filled their managerial vacancies, it is now the turn of Luton and Wigan to sift through the CVs
After appearing to have done the hard work by thrashing Burnley 5-2 last weekend, Sheffield United were unable to complete the job and take over at the top, losing to struggling in Rotherham in midweek.
It was a sequence of results which summed up the unpredictable nature of the Championship, with all the teams capable of beating each other and a managerial sacking around every corner – Leam Richardson was the latest manager to bite the dust, just weeks after being handed a three-year contract at Wigan.
However, it was not just the second tier which threw up surprises this week, with League One Lincoln City handing out a Carabao Cup shock only days after being on the receiving end of an FA Cup one. And, as for runaway leaders Plymouth, who saw that thrashing at Grimsby coming?
With the World Cup looming into view, here are some of the fixtures to look out for across the EFL this weekend.