West Ham have sacked Manuel Pellegrini following their defeat to Leicester.
The Hammers' latest defeat on Saturday leaves them 17th, one point above the Premier League relegation zone.
Pellegrini departs after 18 months in charge, having been appointed in May 2018 on a three-year deal.
He led them to 10th last season but becomes the sixth Premier League manager to lose his job this campaign.
As well as their poor form in the league, West Ham were also knocked out of the Carabao Cup by League One side Oxford United, losing 4-0 in September.
West Ham won 24 of their 64 matches under the Chilean, losing 29.
Co-owner and chairman David Sullivan said: "It is with great disappointment that we've had to make this decision. Manuel is a gentleman and it has been a real pleasure to work with someone of his calibre.
"However, it has become clear that that a change is required to get the club back on track in line with our ambitions this season. We felt it was necessary to act now in order to give the new manager as much time as possible to try and achieve that goal."
Allforyou123
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The hammers have hammered their manager on the head
Sahabonasir
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Emery be like
AlbanBerckk
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NEVER...
Tumabcorty
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"You are Sacked" Manager: Even me?
Nadan7
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Sacking season is back ,coaches right now
Omwanakiiryo
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AF: Pelgrin has been sacked. LAMPARD: Sacking in the EPL is usual.πππ AF:.He has been sacked after 7 consecutive loses. LAMPARD looks through his next fixtures Arsenl, Brighton , Burnley, Newcastle
YedhoTrinata
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i dont blame pellegrini, however there is no determination, hunger and brave in the squad to get a win. the players seems dont care with the result if they can get much money from the club. haller with 40M price tag cant do nothing, even felipe anderson, fornals and snodgrass only can run, not creating chance. on the back all of them is garbage. masuaku cant even doing a good cross.
Cypher100
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Emery calling West Ham after Pellegrini sacked
Mosanya
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The number of sackings this season is equivalent to number of Arsenal wins ππ
Henryrukis
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PELEGRINI SHOULD CONSIDER QUITTING FOR NOW.HE IS TOO OLD.LET HIM GO AND REST FOR A WHILE.. HE HAS REALLY DONE SO WELL AS A MANAGER BUT THE GAME OF FOOTBALL IS ADVANCING SO QUICK EVERYDAY.
HERMANNO19
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With extra low budget I believe Pellegrini did a great job keeping them in the premier league. we will see who can come and do better