Sam Allardyce has agreed a shock return to football with Leeds United and is set to start work tomorrow.

The Englishman has been out of the job since his departure from West Bromwich Albion back in 2021 as he looks to keep Leeds in the Premier League. He will take charge of his first game on Saturday when the club face Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.

Over the years, he has had a reputation for keeping clubs in the Premier League. He comes into the Leeds job with the side sitting in 17th place on 30 points, level with Leicester City and Nottingham Forest.

Allardyce also had a brief spell with the England National Team back in 2016 but would only take charge of one game.

But how has Allardyce fared in his managerial career in the Premier League and where did it go wrong for him at England? Mail Sport provides all the answers below.

Bolton Wanderers (1999-2007)

Allardyce would make his Premier League managerial debut for his beloved Bolton Wanderers in 2001.

He took over from Colin Todd in 1999, with the side sitting 12th in the first division. Before joining Bolton, Allardyce had short spells with Blackpool and Notts County.

In 2001, he would guide the team to the Premier League via the play-offs, defeating Preston North End 3-0 in the final.

The Englishman would manage to avoid relegation in Bolton's first season in the top flight, before finishing eighth in 2003/04 and guiding the club to the League Cup final - where they would lose to Middlesbrough.

In the 2004/05 season, the side would finish sixth - qualifying for UEFA Europa League. Following their successful campaign in 2005, the club would then finish eighth a year later.

Allardyce resigned in April 2007 with the club fifth in the league with two games remaining.

Newcastle United (2007-2008)

In May 2007, he succeeded Glenn Roeder as the new Newcastle manager. There was a lot of expectation that season following the arrivals of Mark Viduka, Alan Smith, Geremi, Joey Barton, Jose Enrique and Abdoulaye Faye.

Allardyce enjoyed a good start to the season, where he would win five and draw two of his opening nine games.

Results would take a turn for the worse. Newcastle would go on to lose seven games between October and the start of January, and only winning twice.

Allardyce was sacked in January 2008 after just 24 games in charge of the club.

Blackburn Rovers (2008-2010)

In December 2008, Allardyce signed a three-year deal with Blackburn Rovers, succeeding Paul Ince who left the club in 19th with just three wins from 17 games.

The win would be the first of a nine-game unbeaten run and would eventually keep the side in the Premier League, finishing 15th in the table.

The following season saw Blackburn reach the League Cup semi-final against Aston Villa - but would lose over the two legs. They would finish the season in 13th place in Allardyce's last full season in charge.

In December 2010, Rovers would sack Allardyce after a poor start to the season, which saw the club win just one of their opening ten games. The Englishman left the club in 13th place.

West Ham United (2011-2015)

In 2011, West Ham finished rock bottom of the league and were relegated to the Championship. Following their relegation, the Hammers appointed Allardyce as their new manager on a two-year deal.

The side missed out on automatic promotion that season, finishing just two points behind second-place Reading. However, the Hammers would earn promotion back to the Premier League via the play-offs after defeating Blackpool 2-1 in the final.

West Ham would finish 10th in their first season back in the Premier League. In the next few season's that followed, a mid-table finish seemed to be a popular reoccurrence for the Hammers.

In 2013/14, they would finish 13th in the table and 12th the season after. Following their 12th-place finish in 2015, the club opted not to renew Allardyce's contract.

Sunderland (2015-16)

After leaving West Ham, the English was appointed the new Sunderland manager in October 2015. At the time, the Black Cats sat 19th in the league and only picked up three points from their first eight games. Things didn't improve, with the club going five games without a win in December.

In January, the club signed the likes of Jan Kirchhoff, Steve Harper, Lamine Kone and Wahbi Khazri in an attempt to keep the side in the Premier League.

The signings would inspire the club as the Black Cats avoided relegation on the final game of the season where they drew 2-2 with Watford. The win 3-0 win over Everton a week before proved vital as Newcastle would finish just two points behind the north east side on 37 points.

Crystal Palace (2016-17)

After an unsuccessful spell with England, Allardyce would sign a two-and-a-half-year deal with Crystal Palace.

He took over from the side on December 23 2016, a day after the departure of Alan Pardew. At the time, the club were 17th in the Premier League with 15 points from 17 matches.

In January, the Englishman was heavily backed, with the club spending £30million in total on Luka Milivojevic, Patrick van Aanholt and Jeff Schlupp.

From then, the club recorded wins over Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool. The Eagles secured their place in the league on the penultimate game of the season where they defeated Hull City 4-0. Allardyce's side finished 14th with 41 points from 38 games.

After keeping the side in the league, the Englishman left the club to take a break from football.

Everton (2017-18)

However, it wasn't long before he was back in the dugout. After a terrible start to the season, Everton sacked manager Ronald Koeman back in November 2017. The club had only won one game from their opening 10 games.

Following the sacking of Koeman, the club appointed Allardyce in an attempt to get Everton back up the table. The Englishman steadied the ship to start with, helping the Toffees to five clean sheets in their opening seven fixtures and also going unbeaten in that time.

Despite their solidity at the back, the Toffees struggled to find the back of the net. However, the club would finish the season in eighth place, but fans were unhappy with the style of play. The club ranked 20th for total shots and 19th for total shots on target.

Following their final game of the season against West Ham on May 16 2018, Allardyce would leave the club.

West Brom (2020-2021)

In his last spell in the Premier League, the Englishman was appointed the manager of West Brom on an 18-month contract after sacking Slaven Bilic, with the club 19th in the table.

His first game in charge saw the club lose 3-0 to rivals Aston Villa. It took until the sixth game that Allardyce would pick up his first win in charge, defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2.

However, Allardyce was unable to guide the club to safety, suffering his first relegation from the Premier League after 17 seasons. The defeat to Arsenal in May confirmed their relegation to the Championship.

Where did it go wrong for him at England?

After leaving Sunderland in 2016, Allardyce would take over as England manager in July 2016 following the Three Lions' woeful Euro 2016 campaign.

He took charge of his first and last game as the manager which was a World Cup qualifier against Slovakia - where the Three Lions won 1-0.

Allardyce was removed from his role as Three Lions boss by the Football Association on September 27 after it emerged he used his position to explore the possibility of earning extra money on the side while also handing out advice on how to get around Football Association transfer rules.

His sacking made him the shortest-serving England manager of all time and was replaced by current boss Gareth Southgate.