Overview

• West Ham sit 19th with three points from five matches, with seven set‑piece goals conceded and an eight‑game winless home run highlighted as key failings.
• Football Insider reports groundwork to dismiss Potter before the October international break, while TBR Football and talkSPORT indicate he is likely to continue through Everton and Arsenal as a successor is lined up.
• Club figures have sounded out candidates, with talks reported with Nuno Espirito Santo and Slaven Bilic, Gary O’Neil and Sean Dyche linked, and betting odds shortening on Nuno.
• Sky Sports’ Kaveh Solhekol reported owner David Sullivan set a four‑to‑five‑point target from fixtures against Crystal Palace, Everton and Arsenal, with the Palace defeat intensifying scrutiny.
• Former senior scout Mick Brown publicly criticised the board for approaching replacements behind Potter’s back, citing reported meetings and sightings involving Nuno and Kieran McKenna.