Wycombe Wanderers sack Michael Duff in first EFL casualty

The Chairboys are in 23rd place with only three points, having drawn three and lost two of their opening five games.

First-team coach Alex Morris has also departed the club.

The 48-year-old boss had been in charge for nearly a year.

The former Barnsley, Swansea City and Huddersfield Town manager replaced former Oxford assistant Mike Dodds last September after a bad start to the previous campaign

Despite a recovery that saw them finish in the top half of the table, Duff has now become the first managerial casualty of the campaign in the top four divisions.

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A club statement said: “The appointment of an interim head coach will follow later today.

“The club has made the decision in light of a disappointing run of results since the spring and believes the time is right to take a new direction.”

Wycombe’s sole victory in their past 13 games came against Rotherham on the final day of last season.

This includes the Carabao Cup defeat by Stevenage and the Vertu Trophy draw at Reading.

Oxford United are set to play Wycombe for the first time in over two years on November 21 at the Kassam Stadium, with the return fixture at Adams Park in March.