West Ham sack Nuno Espírito Santo after eighth-place Championship slump
The club has dismissed the head coach following a poor start to the season and back-to-back defeats, leaving them sixth in the table.
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The odds
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Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 34% |
| 4 Nov, 20:45 UTC | 34% |
| 4 Nov, 18:57 UTC | 74% |
| 4 Nov, 15:28 UTC | 62% |
| 4 Nov, 00:36 UTC | 76% |
| 3 Nov, 05:32 UTC | 65% |
| 1 Nov, 20:14 UTC | 59% |
| 25 Oct, 20:56 UTC | 65% |
| 25 Oct, 00:21 UTC | 73% |
| 20 Oct, 20:24 UTC | 64% |
| 20 Oct, 15:58 UTC | 76% |
| 20 Oct, 05:47 UTC | 65% |
| 18 Oct, 16:10 UTC | 77% |
| 15 Oct, 16:36 UTC | 75% |
| 14 Oct, 05:35 UTC | 56% |
| 13 Oct, 13:41 UTC | 57% |
| 13 Oct, 07:21 UTC | 59% |
| 12 Oct, 21:26 UTC | 57% |
| 12 Oct, 20:35 UTC | 77% |
| 12 Oct, 16:19 UTC | 56% |
| 11 Oct, 12:55 UTC | 50% |
| 9 Oct, 22:17 UTC | 5% |
| 8 Oct, 21:53 UTC | 77% |
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 31 Oct 2026. SkySports published first, on 31 October at 17:15 UTC; The Guardian Sport followed 42h 46m later. The most recent article, from SkySports, appeared on 4 November at 09:40 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Sport (major outlet), SkySports, BBC Sport.
3 prediction markets price this story:
- West Ham — the market puts it at 34%, closing 14 Jun 2027. The market resolves to Yes if West Ham earns promotion from the EFL Championship in the 2026-27 season. It resolves to No if they do not achieve this result within that specific campaign. Readers often mistake a draw or a loss for a failure to promote, but only final league standing determines the outcome.
- West Ham — the market puts it at 36%, closing 15 May 2027. The market resolves to Yes if West Ham finishes as the champion of the 2026-27 EFL Championship season. It resolves to No if they do not win that title. Readers often mistake a high league position for winning the championship, but only finishing first counts.
- West Ham — the market puts it at 2%, with $0 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 5 Jun 2027. The market resolves to Yes if West Ham wins the 2026-2027 FA Cup. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake the current news about Nuno for the final tournament result.
Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.
How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on West Ham at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- SkySportsWest Brom inflict second straight home defeat on West Ham65%
- SkySportsNuno sacked by West Ham59%▼6 points since the previous source
- The Guardian SportNuno Espírito Santo under threat at West Ham after poor start to the season59%
- BBC SportWest Ham sack head coach Nuno Espirito Santo65%▲6 points since the previous source
- The Guardian SportWest Ham sack Nuno Espírito Santo as head coach with club eighth in Championship65%
- The Guardian SportFootball Daily | West Ham want promotion – so it’s time to call in an understated club legend65%
- The Guardian SportWest Ham took too long to sack Nuno and now must trust Parker to do what he does best | Jacob Steinberg76%▲11 points since the previous source
- SkySportsCan Parker roll back the years and be a success at West Ham?76%
- Current odds34%
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- West Ham took too long to sack Nuno and now must trust Parker to do what he does best | Jacob Steinberg The Guardian Sport ·
- Football Daily | West Ham want promotion – so it’s time to call in an understated club legend The Guardian Sport ·
- West Ham sack Nuno Espírito Santo as head coach with club eighth in Championship The Guardian Sport ·
- Nuno Espírito Santo under threat at West Ham after poor start to the season The Guardian Sport ·
- Can Parker roll back the years and be a success at West Ham? SkySports
- West Ham sack head coach Nuno Espirito Santo BBC Sport
- Nuno sacked by West Ham SkySports
- West Brom inflict second straight home defeat on West Ham SkySports
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