One of Millwall and QPR’s Championship rivals have sacked their manager after a poor start.

One of Millwall and QPR’s rivals have sacked their manager after just six games. It has been an intriguing start to the Championship season with Millwall and QPR yet to pick up a second win, each currently on one win after sharing the spoils with each other in one of Saturday’s early games.

It could be much worse, though, with Cardiff City having endured a disastrous start to the campaign, currently sitting bottom with no wins and just one point and one goal to their name. The Bluebirds were beaten 2-0 by Leeds United at home on Saturday to continue their miserable run, although the game was defined by a first-half red card against the Welsh club.

On the back of the result, Cardiff have sacked head coach Erol Bulut just months after giving him a new two-year contract. A statement read: “Cardiff City Football Club can confirm First Team Manager Erol Bulut has been relieved of his duties and will leave the Club with immediate effect.

“The Board of Directors wish to thank Erol for all of his hard work and wish him well for the future. First Team Coach Nikolaos Karydas will also depart and leaves with the Club’s best wishes. Further backroom staff confirmation will follow in due course. Omer Riza will take charge of the First Team on an interim basis, while the Club look to recruit a new permanent First Team Manager.”

Bulut took charge before the start of last season, leading Cardiff from narrow survival to a top-half finish and without significant backing last summer. The decision follows reports last week of Bulut falling out with assistant Omer Riza over the team’s style of play and directions, while there was also talk of internal complaints over training sessions. Bulut, who reportedly attracted interest from around Europe in the summer, will now have to pack his backs, while Cardiff will search for a replacement with Millwall to play as soon as October 1 in South Wales.