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Jack Dawson

Mon 29 December 2025 9:23, UK

Nuno Espirito Santo has not enjoyed a successful spell at West Ham to date.

The former Nottingham Forest manager has only won two games in 12 since his appointment, with the Hammers stuck in the relegation zone.

As a result, many West Ham fans were calling for Nuno to be sacked after their 1-0 defeat to Fulham on Saturday.

Now, it appears that they may get their wish, with talkSPORT on 28 December confirming that Nuno’s job is under threat at the London Stadium if results do not improve.

Nevertheless, many Hammers fans are far from impressed with his development as David Sullivan considers rolling the dice once again.

Defeat. pic.twitter.com/Q2uOSXcqkA

— West Ham United (@WestHam) December 27, 2025

West Ham fans believe that Nuno should remain at the London Stadium

As it stands, West Ham are being tipped to be relegated from the Premier League this season.

The Hammers are five points from safety, with a terrible goal difference compared to 17^th-place Nottingham Forest.

Therefore, with the East London club without a win in their last seven matches, many would think that fans would embrace a change in the dugout.

However, since the news broke, supporters have been quick to defend Nuno, believing that he is their best chance of survival.

If we sack Nuno we’ll nosedive into relegation lmao no chance

— 𝒈𝒆𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆 ⚒️ (@George_C0YI) December 28, 2025

Nuno is our best bet of survival, yes he makes questionable subs but we’ve got no depth and he’s been given an awful hand. Gotta give his the winter window to turn it around at least.

— Stonkzilla ⚒ (@Stonkzilla666) December 28, 2025

Imagine thinking Nuno is the problem 🙄

— Chris Cohen (@ccohen9) December 28, 2025

Sacking Nino isn’t the answer the new manager would still have only one striker a 33yr old injury prone one at that

— Joe Daley (@daley65970) December 29, 2025

Many fans were also quick to point the root of the East London club’s issues at the ownership, believing that sacking Nuno will change little overall.

Change the manager as many times as you want. The outcome will be the same. The clubs rotten

— Heath (@DaveHeathy) December 28, 2025

Sullivan keeps sacking managers when he doesn’t realise he’s the problem and needs to leave

— Chris (@MR_bucket5) December 28, 2025

Sack him and get someone else in it won’t change nothing

— Luke (@LukeWHU23) December 28, 2025

In talkSPORT’s report it says that West Ham’s board are baffled by Nuno’s failure to play an out-and-out striker up front, with Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta being preferred there instead.

One fan has a theory, with @T3MP__ saying: “Sullivan has been telling him to limit playing Wilson to avoid paying his extortionate wage whenever he plays for the club.”

Nuno’s record at West Ham explained 

While Nuno’s record has been poor at West Ham, it is perhaps worse than many fans realise.

As it stands, the manager is averaging 0.77 points per game, the worst of any coach in the Premier League in West Ham’s history.

Even Graham Potter had a better record, averaging 1 point per match during his brief spell at the club.

Therefore, a change may well be needed, with Nuno clearly underperforming in terms of results and expectations so far.

Games against Brighton, Wolves and Nottingham Forest could well decide Nuno’s fate, with the clashes being crucial to the Hammers’ survival this season.

Failure to win any of these will surely see the manager sacked as patience runs low at the East London club.