Overview

• Potter has been told his future will be judged over the next two matches, with trips to Everton and Arsenal before the October break reported as decisive.
• Nuno Espirito Santo is viewed as the leading replacement, though any move is delayed by legal issues linked to his Nottingham Forest departure, with Gary O’Neil and Slaven Bilic also under consideration.
• West Ham sit 19th after one win in five league games and a Carabao Cup exit, with seven goals conceded from set pieces highlighted as a major flaw.
• Reports indicate the dressing room remains supportive and the training-ground mood is described as calm despite growing pressure from supporters.
• A finance expert says West Ham could afford to sack Potter and still recruit in January, as a viral faceswap meme keeps the manager in the spotlight and he acknowledges seeing it.