West Ham United Appoint Scott Parker After Nuno Espirito Santo Sacking
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West Ham United are expected to appoint Scott Parker as head coach after sacking Nuno Espirito Santo. The 52-year-old Portuguese head coach paid the price for West Ham's disappointing start to the Championship season, having overseen their relegation from the Premier League last season.
BBC Sport understands that the club are in advanced talks with former Burnley, Bournemouth, and Fulham boss Parker, and he could be confirmed before Wednesday's Championship trip to Cardiff City.
The former England midfielder had four seasons as a player with the Hammers and led Bournemouth and Burnley to promotion from the Championship as a manager.
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Widely seen as favourites for automatic promotion, the London side are currently eighth in the table, six points behind leaders Middlesbrough. They have won two of their last six games and have lost back-to-back home matches, going down 3-2 to Southampton and then 3-1 to West Bromwich Albion on Saturday - losses that have seen them drop down from second place.
Assistant head coach Rui Pedro Silva and goalkeeper coach Rui Barbosa have also left the club. Mark Noble, Steve Potts, and Gerard Prenderville will take temporary charge of the side for their Championship trip to Cardiff City on Wednesday night.
"Following a thorough review of the start to the EFL Championship season, the board of directors believe that a change is necessary at this time in order to ensure that the club's objectives and expectations remain on track," a West Ham United statement read.
"West Ham United would like to thank Nuno, Rui and Rui for their hard work and commitment during their time at the club, and wish them all the very best for the future. The process of recruiting a new head coach is already under way."
This decision means West Ham are looking for their fourth permanent manager since David Moyes left London Stadium in May 2024.