Overview
- West Ham confirmed on Tuesday that head coach Nuno Espírito Santo has left with immediate effect following a board review of the club’s start to the Championship season.
- Assistant head coach Rui Pedro Silva and goalkeeper coach Rui Barbosa also departed and former captain Mark Noble, Steve Potts and Gerard Prenderville have been placed in temporary charge for the trip to Cardiff City.
- The club cited consecutive home defeats, including a 3-1 loss to West Brom, that left West Ham eighth after 13 league games as the trigger for the change in leadership.
- Recruitment for a new head coach is already under way and multiple outlets report former midfielder Scott Parker as the frontrunner, though those reports describe the appointment as close or developing rather than final.
- The move reverses an earlier decision to keep Nuno after relegation last season and raises pressure on the board to deliver an immediate promotion charge and steadier recruitment and sporting direction.