Bradley 6/4 fav for Villa job as Macdonald drifts. Andy Carroll 25/1 for hat-trick in next match

AMERICAN Bob Bradley is the new 6/4 favourite with Ladbrokes to be appointed the new Aston Villa boss, after the Midlands club were thumped 6-0 by Newcastle.

Bradley replaces caretaker boss Kevin Macdonald who is out to 6/1 third favourite after he watched his team humiliated on Tyneside.

David Williams of Ladbrokes said: "Macdonald has gone from hero to zero in a week and lost his pole position in the Villa market. With Bradley confirming his interest in heading to Villa we now feel the job could well be his for the taking."

Sven Goran Eriksson is a 5/1 poke ahead of Martin Jol at 7/1.

Andy Carroll is 25/1 to bag another hat-trick in his next Premier League outing away to Wolves.

Ladbrokes

Next permanent manager of Aston Villa?

• 6/4 Bradley
• 4/1 MacDonald
• 5/1 Sven
• 7/1 Jol
• 8/1 Klinsmann

• 25/1 Andy Carroll to score a hat-trick vs Wolves in his next Prem match