That comes on Friday night at the London Stadium, and this was sufficiently damaging to West Ham as a team and as a club for manager Graham Potter — 90 minutes into the season — to be asked about “bouncing back”, if an immediate response is required against their London rivals. Even the club’s media asked him. It’s how bad this felt by 5pm.

West Ham vice-chair Karren Brady says the club "won't panic" and manager Graham Potter will be given time to turn things around following a disappointing defeat by Sunderland in their Premier League opener.

Chelsea have rejected an offer of £45m from West Ham for Andrey Santos according to journalist Vene Casagrande.The Blues signed Santos from Brazilian side Vasco da Gama for a fee in the region of

West Ham United midfielder Lucas Paqueta is considering leaving the East London outfit this summer ( Fabrizio Romano ). He might seek a new challenge away from the Hammers after three years at the London Stadium.

Potts has a legendary surname but has impressed with his attitude and performances during pre-season with West Ham

Graham Potter is already ringing alarm bells in East London after his side suffered a 3-0 loss against newly-promoted Sunderland. West Ham United put up little fight at the Stadium of Light and were comfortably beaten in the end as three second-half goals courtesy of Eliezer Mayenda, Daniel Ballard, and Wilson Isidor settled the contest.

West Ham vice-chair Karren Brady is adamant that Lucas Paqueta will stay at the club this season. There has been speculation that Paqueta, who was recently cleared of spot-fixing charges, could look to seek a move away this summer. The 27-year-old attracted interest from Manchester City earlier in the summer.

West Ham United have tabled a £42 million bid for Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos, according to Diario AS journalist Eduardo Burgos.West Ham want reinforcements in the middle of the park at the