Potter took charge in January but won just six league games, with just two of them coming at the London Stadium.
What went wrong?
In the 15 years Karren Brady and David Sullivan have been at the helm, West Ham have seen 10 managers come and go, including David Moyes’ two stints. Contrast that to a previous record of 11 managers in 110 years.
Potter arrived midway through the winter transfer window and in his first – and only – summer West Ham spent £125m on new recruits. Yet they were stung badly by the sale of Mohammed Kudus to Tottenham for well below his release clause and new arrivals struggled to bed in.
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— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) August 18, 2025As his replacement, Potter took even fewer points per game (1.04, compared to 1.33 for Lopetegui) while goals per game also declined. The club’s striker recruitment bears some responsibility for that, especially with Michail Antonio missing much of last season following a car accident and Niclas Fullkrug continuing to struggle with injuries.
Nuno Espirito Santo, who is out of work after being sacked by Nottingham Forest, is among the favourites, while Slaven Bilic is reportedly also under consideration.
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West Ham have also considered making a short-term appointment while Sullivan and Brady weigh up their next move.
What next for Potter?
However, while his stock grew at Swansea City and Brighton, he lasted less than seven months at Chelsea in the early days of Todd Boehly’s new ownership regime.
He was then out of the game for 21 months before taking the West Ham job.
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