Potter’s first game in charge of West Ham ended in defeat against Aston Villa following two quick-fire second half goals from Amadou Onana and Morgan Rogers to cancel out Lucas Paqueta’s ninth minute opener. Speaking afterwards, Keane outlined where the Hammers need to strengthen.

Ex-Chelsea boss Potter replaces Lopetegui at West Ham West Ham down in 14th place in Premier League Lopetegui sacked after poor performance and heavy losses Jan 9 (Reuters) - West Ham United have named former Chelsea manager Graham Potter as their new head coach to replace Julen Lopetegui on a two-and-a-half year contract,

Graham Potter had waited a long time to return to management before accepting the West Ham job. Across 21 months since being sacked by Chelsea in April 2023, all manner of offers had been rebuffed. Leicester and Ajax were both reportedly turned down,