Official! English club announces head coach's departure after painful fiasco

London-based West Ham United have officially announced the termination of their head coach Nuno Espírito Santo's contract.

Details: The final straw for the capital club's hierarchy was Saturday's 1-3 home fiasco against West Bromwich Albion. The painful defeat allowed the visitors to leapfrog the Hammers, sending the London side tumbling to an unacceptable eighth place in the Championship table.

The club's board deemed the team's results trajectory catastrophic, placing the season's fundamental objective — an immediate return to the Premier League — under direct threat. The Hammers' hierarchy have already begun drawing up a list of potential candidates for the vacant position, handing training duties to an interim coaching staff.

It is worth noting that Nuno Espírito Santo kept his job last summer even after the team's relegation from the top flight. However, a winless run and the team's lacklustre performances in recent rounds ultimately convinced the club's bosses that a change was inevitable.

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