An English Premier League coach is about to be dismissed for the second time in the same season.

A tumultuous season is placing Nuno Espirito Santo at risk of being dismissed by West Ham, potentially becoming one of the few managers to be fired by two Premier League teams in one campaign.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s future at West Ham United is becoming extremely uncertain as the London club’s management considers making a second coaching change less than halfway through the season. According to talkSPORT sources, if performance does not improve soon, West Ham is prepared to take drastic measures to salvage their fight against relegation.

The on-field reality is creating immense pressureWest Ham currently sits 18th in the Premier League standings, inside the relegation zone after seven consecutive matches without a win.

A 0-1 home defeat to Fulham, with a late goal conceded in the 85th minute, widened the gap to the safety zone to five points ahead of the upcoming match against Brighton. Since replacing Graham Potter, who was sacked in September, Nuno has only secured two wins in 13 games in charge—a record that falls short of the expectations from both the club’s leadership and fans.

Beyond results, Nuno’s personnel decisions have sparked controversy. His choice not to start with a traditional striker has puzzled West Ham’s management.

Captain Jarrod Bowen, originally a winger, has been repeatedly deployed as the most advanced forward, while Callum Wilson has mostly come off the bench. Notably, Niclas Fullkrug, a £27 million signing, has been largely sidelined and is reportedly close to a loan move to AC Milan to seek playing opportunities.

If dismissed, this would mark the second time in the same Premier League season that Nuno loses his job, after being released by Nottingham Forest earlier in September.. This scenario would mark a rare and unfortunate milestone in his coaching career.

In this context, the name Slaven Bilic has unexpectedly resurfaced. The former West Ham manager from 2015 to 2017 is seen as a potential emergency solution. Bilic himself admitted he was very close to returning to the London club before the management decided to appoint Nuno.

His achievement of guiding West Ham to 7th place in the 2015-2016 Premier League season, with the club’s highest points and goals tally in history, still earns him a certain level of respect within the club.

Meanwhile, West Ham players are also calling for personal accountability. Jarrod Bowen emphasized that the team cannot solely blame the coach, stressing that the players themselves must “demand more from themselves.”

With the threat of relegation to the Championship after 14 consecutive years in the Premier League, Nuno Espirito Santo’s time is running out. If results do not improve soon, a dismissal could come swiftly, closing a turbulent season for both West Ham and the Portuguese manager.