Nuno Espirito Santo on course to achieve less than Julen Lopetegui got sacked for at West Ham
It may not be long until Nuno Espirito Santo starts fearing for his job at West Ham.
West Ham clung on to a point in a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth on Saturday, ending what was a very short-lived win streak after victories against Newcastle and Burnley.
Despite Callum Wilson giving the Irons a two-goal lead, West Ham were left lauding the display of Alphonse Areola as the reason behind them not leaving empty-handed.
It’s now three games unbeaten for the Hammers, though that will do little other than paper over the cracks at the London Stadium, and the stats show it.
Julen Lopetegui had a higher PPG than Nuno
West Ham are in the relegation conversation, though, in reality, there are likely to be at least three teams worse than them this season.
So far this campaign, the Hammers are averaging 0.91 points per game, which is marginally less than the average of one per game that is usually required to stay in the Premier League.
However, there have been improvements since the arrival of Nuno, with that average now up to 1.14 after his first seven games in charge of West Ham.
If that remains the same throughout the rest of the season, it would see the Hammers finish on 40 points exactly, which would keep them up.
However, while it may be a smaller sample size, Nuno is actually averaging fewer points per game than Julen Lopetegui did when he was sacked last season.
The Spaniard was averaging 1.18 points per game in the 22 games he was in charge before being replaced by Graham Potter.
Nuno’s job is unlikely to be at risk right now, but if that average doesn’t improve over the next few weeks, there will be questions asked.
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West Ham’s decision to sack David Moyes is even more baffling
Statistically, every manager that West Ham have had since David Moyes departed in 2024 has been worse than the Scotsman, at least from a points perspective.
Throughout his time at the London Stadium, Moyes averaged 1.53 points per game, which is more than any of his three successors, and even more than Nuno managed when he was Nottingham Forest manager.
Since Moyes was sacked, West Ham have been going backwards, and that doesn’t look likely to change anytime soon.
If this trend under Nuno continues and he loses his job, David Sullivan has one last chance to get the managerial appointment right before his position becomes untenable.
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