West Ham fires Potter, hires Nuno after poor start

Graham Potter has been fired by West Ham United aft the club's dismal commencement to the play with sources telling ESPN that Nuno Espirito Santo -- dismissed by Nottingham Forest earlier this period -- volition regenerate the erstwhile Chelsea manager arsenic the Hammers' boss.

Potter took complaint of West Ham successful January, replacing erstwhile Spain and Real Madrid manager Julen Lopetegui, but the 50-year-old has been incapable to oversee a alteration successful luck astatine the London Stadium.

West Ham person won conscionable six of 25 games nether Potter, losing 14, and they went into this weekend's Premier League fixture database 1 spot supra the bottommost spot successful nineteenth presumption aft losing 4 of 5 games truthful acold this season.

Having conceded 13 goals successful 5 games truthful far, West Ham person the worst antiaircraft grounds successful the apical formation and supporters person vented their choler astatine some Potter and the nine hierarchy during caller games.

But with West Ham acceptable to look Everton astatine the Hill Dickinson Stadium connected Monday, the nine committee has decided to disregard Potter, with Nuno expected to beryllium confirmed arsenic his successor up of the travel to Merseyside.

In a connection issued connected Saturday morning, West Ham confirmed the determination to portion institution with Potter.

"West Ham United tin corroborate that caput manager Graham Potter has near the club," the connection said.

"Results and performances implicit the people of the 2nd fractional of past play and the commencement of the 2025-26 play person not matched expectations, and the committee of directors judge that a alteration is indispensable successful bid to assistance amended the team's presumption successful the Premier League arsenic soon arsenic possible.

"The nine tin corroborate that adjunct manager Bruno Saltor, first-team coaches Billy Reid and Narcis Pelach, pb goalkeeper manager Casper Ankergren, and goalkeeper manager Linus Kandolin person besides near with contiguous effect.

"The committee would similar to convey Graham and his coaching unit for their hard enactment during their clip with the Hammers and privation them each occurrence for the future.

"The process of appointing a replacement is nether way. The nine volition beryllium making nary further remark astatine this time."

Former Wolves and FC Porto manager Nuno guided Forest to European qualification past season, but was dismissed by nine proprietor Evangelos Marinakis past period and replaced by erstwhile Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou astatine the City Ground.