Stoke City have sacked Narcis Pelach as their head coach.
The Potters took the decision following a run of nine matches without a win in the Championship.
Pelach only had 19 games in charge of the club having been appointed in September following the sacking of Steven Schumacher.
In that time, Stoke won just three matches seeing them drop from 13th to just above the drop zone.
Their latest result was a 2-0 defeat at home to Leeds United on Boxing Day, a result that has left them in 19th place in the table at the midway point of the season.
The club will now look to make plans for their coaching team ahead of their clash against Sunderland on December 29.
Speaking to Stoke’s official website, sporting director Jon Walters said: “Narcis is a talented coach with huge potential, he works relentlessly hard and I have no doubt that he will go on to achieve success in the future.
“However, with the way results and performances have been in recent weeks, we have to accept with hindsight that he has proved not to be the right fit for this club at this time.
“I take full responsibility for that and I’m absolutely determined that we will now make the right choice to take us forward.
“Every decision we make is driven by our love of Stoke City and absolute determination to bring success to the club.”
Club chairman John Coates added: “Narcís has our thanks for his around-the-clock endeavours during his time with the club.
“He is a great person and a talented coach with a relentless work ethic and a bright future. He departs Stoke City with my very best wishes.
“I would also like to thank our fans for the outstanding way they got behind the team against Leeds United on Boxing Day, and for their continuing and unwavering support.”
Stoke are next in action when they host Sunderland on Sunday, before traveling to face Burnley at Turf Moor on New Year’s Day.