Overview
- A 1-0 home defeat to Fulham extended West Ham’s league run without a win to seven matches, leaving them 18th and five points from safety.
- Nuno Espirito Santo has won just two of his 13 matches in charge, with pressure intensifying after three consecutive home league losses.
- Former West Ham and Man United scout Mick Brown told Football Insider the hierarchy are currently unlikely to dismiss Nuno and hope he can arrest the slide.
- Brown cautioned that renewed “sack the board” chants and protests could push ownership to remove the manager to deflect pressure.
- Speculative shortlists highlight out-of-work candidates such as Slaven Bilic, while reports say January spending power is limited with around £20m earmarked for a striker.