Watford-born and current England Under-21s manager Gareth Southgate will take charge of England's next four games after Sam Allardyce left the England job.

The plan is for the 46-year-old to take charge of the senior side for the next four games against Malta, Slovenia, Scotland and Spain.

Allardyce had been due to name his squad for World Cup qualifiers on Sunday evening, but all those plans changed when it emerged he had been caught on video allegedly advising businessmen how to flout third party player ownership rules.

Southgate is 6/4 favourite to get the job permanently while Steve Bruce (5/2) and Alan Pardew (6/1) are also in the frame.

Watford fans have backed the move which has seen Sam Allardyce leave his job after just 67 days in charge.

He left his post by mutual agreement with the Football Association after only one match.

Speaking on Twitter, Simone Bartha said: “He had to go. Not a normal person and made his position untenable.”

Danny Seabrook described the move as “inevitable” and Stephen Pearl agreed saying “he had to go after that”.

Contenders for the position also include Eddie Howe, Glenn Hoddle, Jurgen Klinsmann, Alan Shearer and Arsene Wenger.