What West Ham owner David Sullivan is now contemplating after Graham Potter loses another game

TBR Football can exclusively reveal that West Ham United owner David Sullivan is considering whether he should sack Graham Potter after their latest defeat.

The Irons were embarrassed on the opening day of the new Premier League season, losing 3-0 to newly promoted Sunderland.

Things got worse in their second game as Chelsea smashed five past them at the London Stadium, thus increasing the frustration among the fans.

Now, Potter is under extreme pressure at West Ham.

Exclusive: David Sullivan is considering whether to sack Graham Potter at West Ham

TBR Football’s chief correspondent, Graeme Bailey, understands that West Ham United owner David Sullivan is contemplating how long he can stick with Potter as manager.

West Ham suffered a second straight loss to start the season as they were humbled 5-1 at home by Chelsea following their opening day 3-0 defeat at Sunderland.

Potter arrived in January, succeeding Julen Lopetegui, but the former Chelsea manager has struggled to turn things around. After 21 games in charge, he has the worst win percentage in the history of the club.

TBR Football revealed in the summer that the West Ham hierarchy had concerns about Potter, and that is now playing out.

Sources have confirmed to us that Sullivan, who was at the London Stadium on Friday night, is considering whether he needs to make a change after seeing his side suffer two big defeats in their first two games.

Bailey told TBR: “The problem for Graham Potter is that he started this season on the back foot. They were poor last season when he came in, and things look like they are getting worse.

“David Sullivan is now under all sorts of pressure, and I am told he is considering whether they need to make a change already. Ideally, he doesn’t want to, but if this squad are not committed to Potter, that is a huge problem.”

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Graham Potter admits he is under pressure after West Ham lose 5-1 to Chelsea

West Ham had a glimmer of hope when Lucas Paqueta gave them the lead after just six minutes. They had a goal ruled out too, and it looked like they were getting better.

However, Chelsea proved to be too good in the end, and Potter, unsurprisingly, was a disappointed man.

In his press conference after the game, Potter said, as per the Daily Mail: “You are under pressure all the time in these jobs, in this situation, that is how it is. I know the territory, I know what comes with poor results, and I accept that responsibility.

“It was too easy to score against us, so I take my responsibility and I have to do better. That is the case with all the players. They are honest and want to do more than they are at the moment.

“I don’t want to say it’s a lack of fight, I know the players care and are desperate to do well. I know they want to do better than we are. Sometimes in football and life, you hit a patch, and no doubt it has been a tough week. We have had a smash on the nose.”

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