West Ham United manager Graham potter and Alan Shearer in circular inset
(Credit: Imago)
Aheed Abrar
Mon 25 August 2025 10:00, UK
Graham Potter is under mounting pressure at West Ham United after losing the opening two games in the Premier League.
West Ham lost to Chelsea at the London Stadium on 22 August as Enzo Maresca’s team thrashed them 5-1 in E20.
David Sullivan may have a big decision to make regarding Potter, as the Irons sit at the bottom of the English top flight with a goal difference of minus seven after two fixtures.
It feels like the East London outfit will have no easy game in the league unless they make some significant investment before the end of August, as the English manager has a massive task on his hands.
West Ham manager Graham Potter looks down.
Potter has a difficult task at West Ham. (Credit: Imago)
Alan Shearer fears for West Ham after letting David Moyes go
Alan Shearer is already “really concerned” about the Hammers after their poor performances at the start of the season.
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The Newcastle United icon feels the Hammers decided to part ways with an “incredible” manager in David Moyes, and the job at the London Stadium now looks challenging.
Shearer hasn’t been encouraged by the Irons’ lack of activity in the transfer window, as Potter has failed to turn the tide since replacing Julen Lopetegui.
Speaking on The Rest Is Football on 25 August, the ex-striker said: “And I said on Match of the Day last night about, I don’t know the ins and outs of that football club, but it does look, I mean, they had an incredible manager there in Moyes and chose not to keep him. But it looks a difficult club to manage and coach. It really does.
“And with the lack of activity, I know they’ve got the goalkeeper, left-sided defender, Diouf. Yeah, I’d be really, really concerned for West Ham already with the, just in the manner they’ve conceded and the way they’ve looked, how poor they’ve looked.”
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Graham Potter doesn’t have much time as London Stadium turns sour
Potter seems to have lost the London Stadium faithful as they made their feelings known during the damaging Chelsea defeat.
The 50-year-old head coach has failed to live up to expectations at the Hammers after getting a considerable period to implement his ideas.
While Sullivan and the hierarchy need to take responsibility for the Irons’ failures, the English manager will rightly face the brunt of criticism for the football being witnessed in E20.
Matches Wins Draws Losses
21 5 5 11
Potter’s record since taking over the Hammers
Potter looks out of his depth at West Ham, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see him leave midway through the season by mutual consent.
The players don’t seem to have faith in the former Brighton head coach’s ideas, as evidenced by their lack of desire on the pitch.
With fans already turning against the entire management of the Hammers, the hostile environment at the London Stadium spells trouble for the English manager and his staff.
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