Roberto Di Matteo will be sacked by Aston Villa in the next 24 hours, bringing an abrupt end to his reign after just 122 days as manager.

Di Matteo is set to be axed tomorrow after picking up just one Championship win this season, with chairman Tony Xia reluctantly making a change two months into the campaign.

Villa will use the international break to find Di Matteo’s successor, with former Hull City and Birmingham manager Steve Bruce and Huddersfield’s David Wagner emerging as top targets to fill the post at the ambitious Midlanders.