West Ham dismiss Nuno Espírito Santo as head coach

West Ham United have ended Nuno Espírito Santo’s tenure as head coach with immediate effect, after the club’s board concluded a change was needed following the team’s start to its Championship campaign. The club said it had completed a review of the season and that its objectives and expectations needed to remain on track. It also announced that assistant head coach Rui Pedro Silva and goalkeeper coach Rui Barbosa had departed. West Ham said recruitment for a new head coach was underway. Mark Noble, Steve Potts and Gerard Prenderville will take temporary charge ahead of West Ham’s trip to Cardiff City. The club said the group would oversee preparations for the fixture and that it would make no further comment until a permanent appointment is confirmed. West Ham had won six of its first 13 league matches and sat eighth in the Championship. The club’s announcement followed consecutive home defeats to Southampton and West Bromwich Albion, including a 3-1 loss to West Brom. The team had been expected to challenge for promotion after relegation from the Premier League last season. Nuno, who replaced Graham Potter in September 2025, had spoken after the West Brom defeat about the...