The former Brighton and Chelsea boss was named as Julen Lopetegui's successor this morning, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal with the club

There will be no more bubbles blown for Julen Lopetegui at West Ham, who fired the Spanish coach on Wednesday and announced Graham Potter as his replacement. Potter has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract and was unveiled as the club’s new manager at a press conference on Thursday.

Graham Potter’s first full conference as West Ham boss ► Subscribe to Sky Sports News: ► Watch Sky Sports: West Ham head coach Graham Potter speaks to the press for the first time in charge of the club,

West Ham have opted to cancel a press conference on Wednesday as Graham Potter is poised to take over as head coach.

Though West Ham slipped into gear earlier than Palace, it was the Eagles who fashioned the only meaningful chances of the first half. Mateta’s pop-shot from the right was pushed wide by Lukasz Fabianski; Will Hughes, caught in two minds, clipped a cross-shot across the goalmouth.

Graham Potter has left the door open to the possibility of West Ham signing a new centre-back this month. The Hammers head coach bemoaned the club’s shortage of options in central defence. Konstantinos Mavropanos will serve a one-match suspension following his dismissal for two yellow cards in Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat by Crystal Palace,

The 25-year-old, labelled 'one of the best strikers in the world', was widely expected to attract concrete offers last summer with just 12 months left on his contract, but rumours