Graham Potter is fired by West Ham, and Nuno Espirito Santo is hired on a three-year contract

Nuno Espirito Santo was named as West Ham United’s new head coach after Graham Potter was fired due to a lackluster Premier League performance.

Potter, 50, was fired Saturday morning after the team cited poor play dating back to the end of the previous season and the beginning of the 2025–2026 campaign.

As stated in a statement, the Hammers

In order to help the team’s Premier League standing as quickly as possible, a change is required. Expectations were not met by the performances and results throughout the second half of the previous season and the beginning of this one.

Potter was disappointed, as he stated through the League Managers Association:

“I am extremely disappointed to be leaving West Ham, especially since we failed to accomplish the goals we set out to accomplish when we first started our journey in east London.”

But I admit that up to now, the outcomes have simply not been good enough.

Nuno Espirito Santo, a former Nottingham Forest manager, has been appointed by the club with speed and has agreed to a three-year deal.

The 51-year-old Portuguese coach will guide his first game on Monday away at Everton after being fired by Forest earlier this month despite leading them to their best position since 1994–95 in seventh place last season.

Nuno’s ability to turn things around will be crucial as West Ham attempts to move up the Premier League standings.