Africa-Press – Eritrea. For the second successive home game at London Stadium, West Ham have finished with many of their fans having left long before the final whistle.
A 3-0 loss to Tottenham on Saturday was greeted by boos from those still inside the ground at full-time.
Two defeats, eight goals conceded and just the solitary goal scored on home soil makes for miserable reading for manager Graham Potter that is only going to increase the pressure he is under.
But afterwards, the former Chelsea boss remained defiant.
“I understand because the scoreline is the scoreline and I understand why people are upset,” he told Sky Sports.
“We are a new team and we have to stick together and focus on the things we’ve done well and see where we can improve.”
How bad is it at West Ham?
West Ham fans will have their own thoughts on this question, but the statistics do not make for pleasant reading:
West Ham have conceded 11 goals in the Premier League this season – their second most at this stage of a single season in the competition. They conceded 12 in 2010-11 and were relegated.
The Hammers’ three defeats in the Premier League this season have all been by a 3+ goal margin (0-3 v Sunderland, 1-5 v Chelsea, 0-3 v Spurs). The fourth round of fixtures is the joint earliest a side has lost three games by a 3+ goal margin in a season in the competition, level with Bournemouth in 2022-23.
Potter has the second-worst win percentage in the Premier League of any West Ham manager with 27.3%.
West Ham have lost their opening two home Premier League games for the third time in the past four seasons (also 2022-23 and 2024-25). It is the eighth time they have done, three more than any other side.
Since Potter’s appointment on 9 January, West Ham have the worst Premier League record of the 17 ever-present Premier League teams in that time.
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