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West Ham United have sacked head coach Nuno EspÃrito Santo following a disappointing start to their 2026-27 Championship campaign, with the Portuguese manager winning just two of his last six matches, including consecutive home defeats to Southampton and West Brom.
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EspÃrito Santo, who replaced Graham Potter in September 2025, leaves the club after failing to prevent their relegation from the Premier League last season, with West Ham finishing 18th, two points behind Tottenham, before another difficult spell in the Championship.
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The Hammers have won six of their opening 13 Championship matches, collecting 22 points to sit eighth on the table, four points behind the automatic promotion places, after a promising four-match winning streak in September was followed by a disappointing run of results in October.
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West Ham have opened talks with former England international Scott Parker over replacing Espirito Santo, with the ex-Burnley boss emerging as the leading candidate after previously securing Premier League promotion with Fulham, Bournemouth and Burnley.
November 3, (THEWILL) – West Ham United have sacked coach, Nuno Espirito Santo, following their disappointing start to the 2026-27 Championship season.
The Portuguese coach has endured a poor start to the season, winning just two out of their last six matches, including back-to-back defeats at home to Southampton and West Brom on Saturday.
Espirito Santo replaced Graham Potter in September 2025 before the club suffered relegation at the end of last season, when they finished 18th, two points behind Tottenham.
West Ham confirmed his sacking in a statement on their website on Tuesday.
The statement read: “Following a thorough review of the start to the EFL Championship season, the board of directors believe that a change is necessary at this time in order to ensure that the club’s objectives and expectations remain on track.
“West Ham United would like to thank Nuno, Rui and Rui for their hard work and commitment during their time at the Club, and wish them all the very best for the future.
“The process of recruiting a new head coach is already under way.”
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West Ham are now looking for their fourth permanent manager since David Moyes left the London Stadium in May 2024.
The Hammers started the season without a win in their first three matches to sit 19th on the log.
However, The winless run ended in September when they went on a four-match winning run to go top of the log before another poor run started in October that cost Espirito Santo his job.
West Ham are four points off the automatic promotion places and have won six of their opening 13 Championship games this season to sit eighth on the log with 22 points.
Mark Noble, Steve Potts and Gerard Prenderville will take charge of West Ham’s clash against Cardiff City on Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, West Ham are closing in on appointing Scott Parker to replace Nuno EspÃrito Santo.
According to reports in England, The club have opened talks with the former England international.
Parker has previously promoted three clubs to the Premier League: Fulham, Bournemouth and Burnley.
He was sacked by Burnley when their relegation was confirmed in April.
