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West Ham: Why Nuno Espirito Santo has replaced Graham Potter as head coach
28 September 2025 Off

West Ham: Why Nuno Espirito Santo has replaced Graham Potter as head coach

By Total Football News

Potter told West Ham’s players of his impending departure when they gathered at the club’s Essex training centre on Saturday morning.

There is understood to have been an element of shock from the squad. Given he had taken Friday’s media conference to preview Monday’s trip to Everton, there was every expectation from the players that Potter would be handed another opportunity to salvage his job.

Potter retained the support of

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Nuno Espirito Santo: West Ham appoint former Forest manager after sacking Graham Potter
27 September 2025 Off

Nuno Espirito Santo: West Ham appoint former Forest manager after sacking Graham Potter

By Total Football News

West Ham have appointed former Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo as head coach after sacking Graham Potter.

Nuno, 51, has signed a three-year contract with the Hammers and will take charge of his first match on Monday away at Everton in the Premier League.

Potter was dismissed on Saturday morning after only eight months in charge, with the club 19th in the table.

Nuno joins West Ham after

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West Ham to appoint Nuno after sacking Graham Potter
27 September 2025 Off

West Ham to appoint Nuno after sacking Graham Potter

By Total Football News

West Ham are set to appoint former Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo after sacking head coach Graham Potter.

Potter, 50, was dismissed on Saturday morning after just eight months, with the club struggling in 19th place in the Premier League.

The Hammers, who face Everton on Monday, have picked up only three points from their opening five Premier League games under the Englishman.

The east London club said they

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West Ham: Lucas Paqueta has suffered from betting investigation – Graham Potter
17 May 2025 Off

West Ham: Lucas Paqueta has suffered from betting investigation – Graham Potter

By Total Football News

He was in tears after was he booked against Tottenham two weeks ago, after which Potter said he was “frustrated” and had “given everything and in difficult circumstances”.

Later that evening Paqueta’s wife Maria Fournier said in an Instagram post that they had “been living this nightmare for two years”.

Paqueta was left on the bench for last weekend’s 2-0 win at Manchester United, which Potter said was because he

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Chelsea v West Ham: Hammers boss Graham Potter has no ill feeling after Blues sack
1 February 2025 Off

Chelsea v West Ham: Hammers boss Graham Potter has no ill feeling after Blues sack

By Total Football News

West Ham boss Graham Potter says getting sacked by Chelsea was “maybe the best thing that happened to me”.

Potter takes the Hammers back to his old club on Monday (20:00 GMT) – his fourth Premier League game in charge since being appointed in January.

The former Brighton boss was dismissed by Chelsea in April 2023, less than seven months after replacing the sacked Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge in

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West Ham United 3-2 Fulham: Graham Potter earns first win as Hammers boss
14 January 2025 Off

West Ham United 3-2 Fulham: Graham Potter earns first win as Hammers boss

By Total Football News

Potter was beaming with delight as the full-time whistle rang out at the London Stadium.

The former Brighton and Chelsea boss will have had little time to work with his players since taking over on Thursday, but there were already signs of improvement.

All of the pre-match talk was about their desperate search for a striker after the injury suffered by Niclas Fullkrug in Friday’s FA Cup defeat by Aston

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Graham Potter appointed new West Ham manager after Julen Lopetegui sacking
9 January 2025 Off

Graham Potter appointed new West Ham manager after Julen Lopetegui sacking

By Total Football News

Potter was Chelsea’s first managerial appointment following Todd Boehly’s takeover, but dismissed after less than seven months in charge.

The Blues paid more than £21m in compensation to Brighton, where Potter had impressed after leading the Seagulls to Premier League finishes of 15th, 16th and ninth in a three-year spell.

Potter, who has also managed at Ostersunds FK and Swansea City, oversaw a record £323m outlay at Stamford Bridge in

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Graham Potter: Is former Chelsea boss a good fit for West Ham?
8 January 2025 Off

Graham Potter: Is former Chelsea boss a good fit for West Ham?

By Total Football News

A former defender at clubs such as Birmingham, Stoke and West Brom, Potter first gained recognition as a manager after guiding Swedish fourth-tier side Ostersunds FK to three promotions in five seasons. His seven-year spell also included a first major trophy with the Swedish Cup and a spot in the Europa League, where they famously beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium, but lost the last-32 tie 4-2 on aggregate.

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