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West Ham United have dismissed head coach Graham Potter following a disappointing start to the 2025/26 season, where the team has secured only three points from five matches.
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Potter, appointed in January, won just six of his 23 Premier League games and leaves alongside his coaching staff as the club seeks a replacement, reportedly considering Nuno Espirito Santo.
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The club’s board cited underwhelming performances and results as the primary reasons for the decision, aiming to improve their standing in the league.
West Ham sack head coach Graham Potter after poor run of results | UK News
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West Ham have sacked their head coach, Graham Potter, after a poor run of results for the club.
Potter was only appointed in January to replace Julen Lopetegui as head coach on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
In a statement, the club said: “West Ham United can confirm that Head Coach Graham Potter has left the Club.
“Results and performances over the course of the second half of last season and the start of the 2025/26 season have not matched expectations, and the Board of Directors believe that a change is necessary in order to help improve the team’s position in the Premier League as soon as possible.”
West Ham said the process of appointing a replacement was “under way”.
Sky Sports News is reporting that Nuno Espirito Santo, the former Tottenham, Wolves and Nottingham Forest manager, set to be named as the new head coach.
The sacking comes as the side prepares to face former manager David Moyes’ Everton away on Monday night.
The Hammers’ tough start to the 2025/26 campaign has seen them pick up just three points in their opening five games, with their four losses and sole win against Nottingham Forest leaving the side 19th in the league, above only winless Wolves.
Potter was sacked after winning just six of 23 Premier League games, with his side finishing 14th last season.
His assistant coach Bruno Saltor, first team coaches Billy Reid and Narcis Pelach, and goalkeeper coaches Casper Ankergren and Linus Kandolin have also left the club.
The club thanked Potter and his outgoing staff in its statement, adding the board “wish them every success for the future”.
In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports the day before his sacking, Potter said: “We have to stay strong and we have to keep moving forward and keep working on how we can get out of the situation we’re in.”
On the pressure he was facing, he said: “You’ve got to be grateful for the challenge. You’ve got to be grateful for the fact that it does push you to the limit. If I wanted to stay comfortable, then I wouldn’t have re-entered into this world. This is the Premier League we’re talking about.”
He also said he felt he was on “the same page” with the club’s hierarchy when it came to recent poor performances – particularly the most recent 2-1 loss at home to Crystal Palace.
Potter got the West Ham job off the back of a similarly brief spell at London rivals Chelsea, which saw him in charge for just 31 games between September 2022 and April 2023.
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