Nottingham Forest’s upcoming Championship opponents Bournemouth have sacked their manager.
The Cherries have axed Jason Tindall after they suffered a fourth consecutive defeat at home to struggling Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday night.
It comes little more than a week before the Reds are set to host the south coast side at the City Ground, on Saturday, February 13.
Tindall, who spent the majority of his playing career at Bournemouth, succeeded Eddie Howe as manager in September following their relegation from the Premier League.
The team currently sit in sixth place in the table, two points above seventh-placed Middlesbrough.
Forest, meanwhile, gave their hopes of securing survival a boost as they beat Coventry City 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Chris Hughton’s men climbed to 19th spot and have now suffered one league defeat in their last nine league games.
They are four points clear of the relegation zone and travel to face rock-bottom Wycombe Wanderers this weekend, before taking on Bournemouth a week later.
Announcing the decision, the Cherries said: “AFC Bournemouth have today parted company with manager Jason Tindall.
“It is a decision which has not been taken lightly, given Jason’s outstanding commitment to the club as a player, assistant manager and manager.
“However, recent performances and results have fallen well below the board’s expectations.
“We feel a change is needed now in order to give the club the best possible chance of achieving the goals that were clearly set out last summer.”
