After a new defeat, this time by Leicester City at home on Saturday, their ninth loss in the last 12 games, West Ham United sacked manager Manuel Pellegrini. The Hammers are now on the 17th place on the Premier League table, just one point from the relegation zone.
Pellegrini was 18 months in charge of London’s top-tier club, and the last season led his team to tenth place. Under Manuel Pellegrini, West Ham United won only 24 from 64 games. This term The Hammers are especially poor at home, where they have only two wins, and where took only one point in the past six matches.
British news portals report that David Moyes, ex Everton manager, is a favourite to takes over the club, and Chris Hughton, Tony Pulis, Eddie Howe and Enzo Maresca, Pellegrini’s Italian assistant, are also among the candidates for the West Ham bench.
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Explanation: player statistics (a/b c)
a - games played this season
b - goals scored
c - team position (d - defender, m - midfielder, f - forward, g - goalkeeper).
