Nuno Espírito Santo’s position at West Ham is looking increasingly fragile, with pressure mounting following another damaging defeat at the weekend.
The Hammers were comfortably beaten 3–0 by Wolves on Saturday, a result that has only intensified scrutiny on the manager.
West Ham head into Tuesday’s crucial clash with Nottingham Forest sitting 18th in the Premier League on just 14 points, four adrift of safety. Defeat against Forest, who are 17th, would see that gap stretch to seven points and deepen fears of a genuine relegation battle.
The numbers make grim reading. The Hammers are now without a win in nine matches, with their last victory coming all the way back on November 8 — a narrow 3–2 success over Burnley, who sit 19th.
Since then, results and performances have nosedived.
Despite surviving the embarrassment of handing Wolves their first league win of the season, former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour believes patience will run out if West Ham fail to deliver on Tuesday night.
“I don’t think he lasts,” Parlour said on talkSPORT Breakfast.
“I think this is the last game he’s got. I don’t know what you do. You’ve got to do something about what’s going wrong.
“I don’t know what the dressing room situation is with the players and the manager, but something’s gone wrong.”
Parlour: West Ham’s Players Are to Blame
While Parlour is sceptical about Nuno’s long-term future, he stopped short of laying all the blame at the manager’s door.
With just two wins from his first 15 games in charge, results have been poor — but Parlour pointed the finger squarely at the players.
“You put on that West Ham shirt, you go out, you’ve got to run through a brick wall,” he said.
“You can have a bad game, there’s no doubt about that — everyone has bad games. But the effort, you see a bit of effort, you get away with it.
“West Ham fans, they want to see the desire. Things will go against West Ham, and the fans will say, ‘Look, at least he had a go, at least he tried.’
“There’s no excuse for players to go out and not give 100 per cent.”
With Forest visiting next, the message is clear: Tuesday could define Nuno Espírito Santo’s future. Whether the blame lies with the manager, the players, or both, West Ham are rapidly running out of time — and another defeat may force the club’s hierarchy into a decision they can no longer delay.
