Next Aston Villa manager: Tim Sherwood, Glenn Hoddle and Michael Laudrup linked with replacing Paul Lambert

A look at the contenders to fill the hot-seat at Villa Park

Paul Lambert reacts after his Aston Villa side miss an effort on goal (Getty Images)

Aston Villa announced on Wednesday night that they had parted company with Paul Lambert.

The decision came as little surprise after a run of results that had seen the club fail to pick up a win in 10 and drop into the Premier League relegations zone. The last straw was a 2-0 defeat to fellow strugglers Hull City.

Now the attention turns to who owner Randy Lerner will appoint in a bid to save the club from their first relegation since 1986/87.

Here we take a look at the contenders...

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