Graham Potter's position at West Ham remains secure for the time being, but the former Brighton manager must turn things around quickly if he wishes to keep his job at the London Stadium.
The Hammers' dismal start to the season persisted on Friday night as they were thrashed 5-1 by Chelsea. Despite taking an early lead, the Blues swiftly dominated the match and made easy work of West Ham, leaving the stadium nearly deserted with 10 minutes left on the clock.
Potter has not yet completed a year in his role, having only taken over in January to succeed Julen Lopetegui. However, West Ham are already being earmarked as potential relegation candidates after conceding eight goals in their first two matches of the season.
Their season kicked off with a 3-0 drubbing at the hands of newly promoted Sunderland, and pressure is mounting on Potter, who has managed just five victories in his tenure. This gives him a win rate of barely over 23%.
According to The Daily Mail, he will remain at the helm for this week's fixtures against Wolves in the Carabao Cup and Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. However, further damaging results could prompt the board to contemplate action.
Potter reflected after their heavy defeat on Friday: "Incredibly disappointed of course with the result. A good start, scored a great goal and then conceded a cheap goal and that probably set the tone for the evening. We played a top side but the manner of the goals we conceded made it impossible for us. We have to do better. We have to dust ourselves down and prepare to play against Wolves. Keep going."
Potter has endured a challenging summer with Mohamed Kudus, one of the squad's key attacking threats, departing for Tottenham.
Jean-Clair Todibo has been their principal summer acquisition, though he spent last season on loan at the club.
The Hammers manager declined to discuss potential new arrivals in the transfer window's closing week, instead emphasising the urgent need for defensive improvement.
"We will always look but its more fundamental than that, we have to make it harder for teams to score against us," he said.
West Ham have remained in the Premier League since securing promotion through the play-offs in 2012.
Just two seasons ago they lifted the Conference League trophy, yet they've found it difficult to capitalise on that triumph.