Nuno Espirito Santo sacked by West Ham despite sitting eighth as interim immediately named

West Ham United have sacked Nuno Espirito Santo following back-to-back Championship defeats. The Portuguese departs the London Stadium with the Hammers sitting eighth in the table. Nuno , who was appointed in September 2025, was backed by the club in the summer despite their relegation from the Premier League . His side subsequently won six of their opening 11 league matches this season, losing just once. Those results saw West Ham sitting inside the automatic promotion places. However, successive home defeats to Southampton and West Brom have seen the Hammers take action after slipping to eighth.