As the daylight hours get shorter, perhaps so too does the amount of time left in the dugout for some EFL managers. While never a pleasant topic of discussion, especially with the season only two months young, the ruthless nature of football means pressure is already mounting. Over the past 48 hours, Crawley Town's Colin Kazim-Richards and Bromley boss Andy Woodman - the third longest-serving manager in the 92 - have exited their clubs.
There are, of course, plenty of teams flying high as we enter the final round of fixtures before the clocks go back. Who might be hoping they can turn back time by the end of the weekend? Here are some key talking points to look out for in the EFL.
The first quarter of the campaign was not meant to be like this for Norwich City. After Philippe Clement took over at Carrow Road last November, only four teams picked up more points in the Championship than the Canaries (56) through the remainder of the 2025-26 season. Their strong form under the Belgian meant Norwich recovered from bottom of the table to finish ninth.
Fans understandably had high hopes heading into 2026-27. But it has started in similarly poor fashion to the last, with a run of five straight league defeats leaving Norwich in 21st on nine points from 11 games. That is just one point and one place better off than they were at this stage last season under Liam Manning, who was sacked following another four consecutive losses.
"I've got egg on my face because they were my wild promotion pick so I'm as surprised as anyone that they're doing so badly," said former Hull City striker Aaron McLean. "I thought the job Clement did when he came in last year was incredible and I really fancied them to kick on this season and not only challenge for the play-offs, but challenge for automatic promotion and be right up there. "They've just been so disappointing and they look void of any confidence at the moment.
I don't know where they go from here." Norwich did suffer a major blow by losing striker Mohamed Toure, who had scored five goals in seven league games, to a shoulder injury which will keep him out for several months. "It's my task to stay calm in the frustration because if everybody starts to panic, we are not going to have the season we want," Clement told BBC Radio Norfolk. The next of those for the Canaries is against another side struggling for wins of late as they visit Charlton Athletic on Saturday ( ).
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