Aston Villa sack Paul Lambert
Paul Lambert has this evening been relieved of his managerial duties at Aston Villa
Villa were beaten 2-0 by fellow relegation candidates Hull City last night, leaving the Villans in the relegation zone
An official statement from Aston Villa read as follows:
"Aston Villa Football Club has parted company this evening with manager Paul Lambert.
"First-team coach Scott Marshall and goalkeeping coach Andy Marshall will continue to prepare the squad for Sunday's FA Cup tie with Leicester City at Villa Park.
"The club would also like to place on record its thanks to Paul and take this opportunity to wish him every success in the future.
"The club will announce a new manager in due course.
"There will be no further comment from the club at this stage."
Fans and journalists took to Twitter this evening to react to the news:
