Stoke City have appointed former Aston Villa and Norwich boss Paul Lambert as manager.
Stoke are 18th in the Premier League table, a point away from safety, and were knocked out of the FA Cup by League Two side Coventry City.
Lambert will watch Monday Jan 15,2018's match at Manchester United (20:00 GMT) from the stands and will take over on Tuesday Jan 16,2018
Stoke chairman Peter Coates said: "Paul greatly impressed us with his knowledge of our squad and had a clear plan of how he would improve our results.
"He's a man who backed himself as a player, none more so than when he turned down contract offers in Scotland to go on trial in the German Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund, and it's obvious he adopts the same approach as a manager."
Vice-chairman John Coates added: "Paul has been successful in management at clubs with a strong and stable background and with local ownership - the kind of foundation we are able to give to our managers.
"We were determined to appoint someone with Premier League experience or an extensive knowledge of English football."
Paul Lambert's first match in charge will be Saturday Jan 20,2018's home game against fellow strugglers Huddersfield.
Lambert has been out of work since leaving Wolves at the end of last season.
He also had spells in charge of Colchester, Wycombe Wanderers and Blackburn.
As a player, he won the Champions League with Borussia Dortmund in 1997 and claimed four Scottish titles with Celtic, as well as earning 40 Scotland caps.
| Paul Lambert's Premier League career | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Time | Number of games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | Points | Points per game |
| Norwich City | August 2009-June 2012 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 31.6% | 47 | 1.24 |
| Aston Villa | June 2012-February 2015 | 101 | 25 | 26 | 50 | 24.8% | 101 | 1.00 |
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