Pressure is mounting on Graham Potter at West Ham United after his side suffered another defeat in the Premier League last Saturday.
The match also saw protests by West Ham fans against the club's co-owner, David Sullivan, and vice-chairman Karen Brady.
Due to ongoing unrest and poor results, the West Ham board could sack Potter and use him as a scapegoat.
Potter inherited a disjointed team when he replaced Julen Lopetegui, and the club then had another poor transfer window over the summer.
Mads Hermanson was brought in from relegated Leicester City, and he has already been dropped in favour of Alphonse Areola.
After poor results in West Ham's opening games of the season, there were panic buys of Mateus Fernandes and Soungoutou Magassa.
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Potter may not have long left at West Ham, and some surprising names are being linked with replacing him.
Who could replace Graham Potter at West Ham United?
Former Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo, Slaven Bilic, and Gary O'Neil are among the possible replacements being mentioned.
Nuno did very well at Forest, qualifying them for Europe, but was sacked following a fallout with the club's new director of football, Edu Gasper.
Bilic and O'Neil both have a history at West Ham, having played for them. In Bilic's case, he also managed the club when they moved from Upton Park to the London Stadium.
Now, more names are being linked with replacing Potter. The West Ham Way published an article linking Michael Carrick, Edin Terzic, and Raphael Wicky with the post.
Carrick is also a former West Ham player; he has managed Manchester United on a caretaker basis and was most recently the boss at Middlesbrough.
He finished 10th with Boro in the Championship last season and was then sacked. Rob Edwards now has Middlesbrough at the top of the division.
Edin Terzic was Bilic's assistant at West Ham and has since managed Borussia Dortmund. He took the German side to the Champions League final in 2024.
Raphael Wicky is the former coach of BSC Young Boys, with whom he won the Swiss Super League.
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