Surprisingly the bookies are not convinced that Mark Hughes will be the next manager to be out of a job, find out who is the favourite for the chop.
Mark Hughes is being held off the top spot on the bookies list of next manager to leave his job in the Premier League by Slavisa Jokanovic of Fulham, the Cottagers defeat at Huddersfield has seen his odds shorted significantly and keep Saints manager Hughes firmly in second.
The best odds for Hughes are 11/4 with most companies drifting out to 3/1 on the Welshman departing St Mary's, in third place is Jose Mourinho at 10/1, even Neil Warnock can't get in the top 3 at the moment.
Jokanovic looks to be a better bet in that his Fulham side go to Anfield at the weekend and don't look likely to get anything other than well beaten there whereas Hughes has a decent chance of a win against a Watford side who are erratic despite their league position.
In truth Saints should not be judged too harshly for the defeat at City, prior to the Saints game City had averaged 3.5 goals a game in their 5 straight home wins and had conceded only 2, it was always going to be tough.
Now Hughes has to try and win a game at St Mary's and take a big step forward in not only Saints season but in saving his job, with the next two games being Watford at home followed by a trip to Fulham there is still time for him to turn things round and perhaps the bookies realise that.