Premier League boss warned he will be sacked if he fails to win next game

Arsenal legend Ray Parlour believes Nuno Espirito Santo may be out of a job sooner than later.

The West Ham boss is under enormous pressure after his side slumped to a 3-0 loss to Wolves on Saturday.

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Although Nuno remained in his post despite handing Wolves their first Premier League win of the season, Parlour does not feel that will be the case should the Hammers fail to beat 17th-placed Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.

“I don’t think he lasts,” Parlour said on talkSPORT Breakfast.

“I think this is the last game he’s got. I don’t know what you do. You’ve got to do something about what’s going wrong.

“I don’t know what the dressing room situation is with the players and the manager but something’s gone wrong.”

West Ham go into Tuesday’s fixture sitting 18th with 14 points, four adrift from safety and 17th-placed Forest.

A loss to Forest would increase that gap to seven points.

Adding to the Hammers’ woes is the fact they are in the midst of a nine-game winless streak.

West Ham’s last win came on November 8, which was a 3-2 victory over 19th-placed Burnley.

Although Nuno has won just two of his 15 games in charge of West Ham, Parlour was not quick to point the finger at the manager for the club’s struggles of late.

Instead, he took aim at the West Ham players and questioned their lack of effort.

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“You put on that West Ham shirt, you go out, you’ve got to run through a brick wall,” Parlour said.

“You can have a bad game, there’s no doubt about that, everyone has bad games. But the effort, you see a bit of effort, you get away with it.

“West Ham fans, they want to see the desire. Things will go against West Ham, and the fans will say, ‘Look, at least he had a go, at least he tried.’

“There’s no excuse for players to go out and not give 100 per cent.”

Should Wednesday’s trip to Forest, where Nuno began the season before he was sacked in September, prove to be the Portuguese boss’ last, the Hammers may have a replacement ready to go.

talkSPORT understands former West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is on standby to take over at the London Stadium.

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West Ham owner David Sullivan, who is yet to be convinced by the club’s performances under Nuno, explored the possibility of bringing Bilic in following Graham Potter’s axing.

However, Sullivan was swayed by his fellow West Ham board members to go for Nuno, who impressively led Forest to the Europa League last season.

Another option West Ham could pursue should they sack Nuno is former midfielder Michael Carrick.

It is understood Carrick would be high on the list to replace Nuno and has been sounded out by the Hammers in the past.

West Ham’s match against Forest at the London Stadium gets underway at 8pm.