West Ham Sack Head Coach Nuno Espirito Santo
West Ham have sacked head coach Nuno Espirito Santo, and the club is poised to appoint Scott Parker in his place, The Guardian reported on Monday 3 November.
The decision follows a difficult run for the club. West Ham were relegated from the Premier League, the top division in England, last season. They are now in the Championship, the second tier, and sit eighth after a 3-1 defeat by West Bromwich Albion. Nuno took charge in September 2025, succeeding Graham Potter.
Assistant head coach Rui Pedro Silva and goalkeeper coach Rui Barbosa have also left the club. Their departures were confirmed alongside Nuno's.
Parker is a familiar name at the club. He played as a midfielder for West Ham, and he later managed Burnley. He has been without a job since leaving Burnley last season. Reports suggest he would bring former teammate Mark Noble into his backroom staff. Noble spent most of his career at the club, and fans still remember him as one of its most loyal servants.
The move is not the first time Parker's name has come up. In May, ESPN reported that Gary O'Neil was considered alongside Parker as a possible replacement for Nuno, when the club's future under the Portuguese coach was already in doubt. Gary O'Neil was one of the names in the frame at that stage.
Before the sacking, West Ham had completed behind-the-scenes checks on Parker, according to Yahoo Sports. Those reports pointed to a divided boardroom over the direction of the club, and the checks were part of that process.
For West Ham fans, the immediate question is simple. Can a new coach turn a squad that just dropped out of the top flight into a promotion challenge? A head coach has to win the dressing room quickly, and Parker's history at the club may help him do that. He knows the badge, the supporters and the pressure of the Upton Park crowd, even if he has never managed in the second tier.
Nothing is official until the club announces it. Until then, the story is about how quickly West Ham can move from one dugout to the next, and whether a fresh start can bring back some of the old belief in east London.
