gus poyet is almost certain to be sacked as sunderland manager when he meets with the club’s hierarchy on monday the uruguayan will take training at the academy of light before talks over his future and the unraveling situation at the club influential sporting director lee congerton has advised owner ellis short that poyet should be dismissed and the search has already begun for a replacement gus poyet looks set to be sacked by sunderland following the 4 0 home defeat by aston villa  poyet cuts a lonely figure on saturday as sunderland are humiliated 4 0 by aston villa  fans showed their outrage as the black cats slumped to a record of one win in 12 premier league games  jermain defoe looked dejected as sunderland went 4 0 down before half time on saturday  paul bracewell (left with u21 manager robbie stockdale) and kevin ball could take over in the short term  hull  chelsea (home)   march 22  swansea (away)   april 4  southampton (away)   april 11  liverpool (home)   april 18  crystal palace (away)   april 25  arsenal (home)   may 2  burnley (home)   may 9  tottenham (away)   may 16  man united (home)   may 24  aston villa  swansea (home)   march 21  man united (away)   april 4  tottenham (away)   april 11  man city (away)   april 25  everton (home)   may 2  west ham (home)   may 9  southampton (away)   may 16  burnley (home)   may 24  *qpr (home)   date to be arranged  sunderland  west ham (away)   march 21  newcastle (home)   april 5  crystal palace (home)   april 11  stoke (away)   april 25  southampton (home)   may 2  everton (away)   may 9  leicester (home)   may 16  chelsea (away)   may 24  * arsenal (away)   date to be arranged  burnley  southampton (away)   march 21  tottenham (home)   april 5  arsenal (home)   april 11  everton (away)   april 18  leicester (home)   april 25  west ham (away)   may 2  hull (away)   may 9  stoke (home)   may 16  aston villa (away)   may 24  qpr  everton (home)   march 22  west brom (away)   april 4  chelsea (home)   april 12  west ham (home)   april 25  liverpool (away)   may 2  man city (away)   may 9  newcastle (home)   may 16  leicester (away)   may 24  *aston villa (away)   date to be arranged  leicester  tottenham (away)   march 21  west ham (home)   april 4  west brom (away)   april 11  swansea (home)   april 18  burnley (away)   april 25  chelsea (home)   april 29  newcastle (home)   may 2  southampton (home)   may 9  sunderland (away)   may 16  qpr (home)   may 24  note: fixtures in may subject to change for television schedule bottom six of the premier league  it is likely that poyet’s backroom team of mauricio taricco and charlie oatway will also leave and kevin ball and paul bracewell are on standby to take temporary charge poyet insists he wants to fight on but there is a feeling he has accepted that his 18 month tenure is coming to an end saturday's 4 0 defeat at home to aston villa left them one point above the relegation zone after a run of one win in 12 matches former holland and rangers boss dick advocaat is the favourite to replace poyet congerton is close to frank arnesen – they worked together at chelsea and hamburg – and he is thought to have recommended advocaat for the role sam allardyce is also high on their shortlist andsportsmail understands the west ham manager, who once played for sunderland, would be interested in a move to the stadium of light video under fire poyet understands fan anger 
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sunderland are a point above the relegation zone . they have won just once in their last 12 league games under gus poyet . ex players kevin ball and paul bracewell lined up to take temporary charge . dutchman dick advocaat is favourite for the job long term . read: sunderland eye west ham united boss sam allardyce . poyet's stadium of darkness: fans and senior club figures lose patience . click here for all the latest sunderland news 