Nuno hears the chants
Nuno Espirito Santo has responded to fans calling for him to be sacked (2).
He did not hide from it. Nuno admitted he is under pressure every day at West Ham (3).
Two home defeats in eight days
Southampton 2–3, then West Brom 1–3. Same ground, eight days apart (1) (4).
Get the next West Ham United FC brief by email
This article went out to subscribers as a brief. Get the next one straight to your inbox, free.
Free · No spam · Unsubscribe anytime
You are eighth in the Championship after 13 games, 22 points, +15 goal difference. Form is D W W L L (1).
And the away record has been the good part. Lincoln City 0–6, Swansea City 0–1. Both wins on the road (1).
Wyness: no mid-season sacking, but promotion or bust
Former Premier League CEO Keith Wyness does not think West Ham will pull the trigger during the season (1).
He was blunt about the rest: "There's no doubt if they don't get up, he'll go. I think that would be the case" (1).
Rob Edwards contact already made
West Ham made preliminary contact over Rob Edwards as a possible replacement for Nuno (1). Edwards turned down an approach from Burnley (1).
Daniel Kretinsky is the man who would make any call, and the list of names in the frame is growing (4).
A Cardiff trip, then Blackburn
Cardiff City away on Wednesday, 20:45 CET. Then Blackburn Rovers away on Saturday, 16:00 CET.
Asseyi and West Ham Women win 4–0
West Ham Women won 4–0, with Asseyi on the scoresheet (5) (6). A clean afternoon for that side.
Diouf getting praise at Brentford
Malick Diouf left West Ham in the summer window and Brentford boss Keith Andrews is talking him up. Andrews says the Senegal defender has the qualities to become a brilliant signing for the club (7).
Longelo wanted by Sheffield United
Sheffield United are plotting a move for Motherwell's Emmanuel Longelo, the ex-West Ham academy defender. Whether they can afford a deal is another matter (8).
Fan reactions
The West Ham mood is split between watching the league table and watching other clubs, and the women's 4–0 win is the one thing being shared without caveats. Most of the noise around the men's team still comes from rival fan threads rather than West Ham's own, per the Premier League matchday thread. There is also a Liverpool Women's team post looking ahead to facing West Ham.
