Chelsea on Wednesday after West Ham ended the Spaniard's six-month reign. Brighton & Hove Albion and Swansea City boss Graham Porter has been appointed as Julen Lopetegui's replacement.
England international Potter, who has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal, has been out of football for more than 21 months since leaving Stamford Bridge and his reign lasted just under seven months in the 2022/23 season, including 11 defeats. 31 matches.
The 49-year-old will have the chance to end his new club's two-game losing streak when West Ham travel to Aston Villa. FA Cup third round Friday (8am GMT).
The Hammers return to the Premier League at home four days later (4pm) before visiting Crystal Palace on January 14 (7.30pm).
Potter's first league away game will also be at Villa on January 26 (4.30pm).
West Ham United are delighted to welcome Graham Porter as their new head coach.
— West Ham United (@WestHam) January 9 2025
Potter is excited about the opportunity.
Potter told the club's official website: “It's a pleasure to be here. It's important for me to wait until a job comes up that I feel is the right fit for me, and I think I'm the right fit for the club I'm joining. That was the feeling against West Ham.
“My conversations with the chairman and the board have been very positive and constructive, we share the same values of hard work and high energy to create solid foundations that can lead to success and we share the same wavelength for what is needed. How do we want to move the club in the short term and medium to long term?”
“West Ham United is a huge club in the heart of London, with huge fans and huge support all over the world. I have seen the scenes following their Europa League Conference League triumph in 2023 and it is clear that this is a team that has everything to be a permanent success both on and off the pitch.
“The club has made a lot of good progress in recent years and has ensured that it has some very strong foundations to build on. You can't win the European Cup because of a fluke: for that to happen, a football club needs to have a good foundation, and the challenge now is to build on that and build the next level. To develop a team; Supporters can be proud.”
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Potter arrived at Chelsea. In September 2022, Brighton has built a reputation for developing young talent in his first Premier League job with an improved style of football.
The Seagulls sit fourth in the table after six games in Potter's fourth season in charge, a position he has never been able to shake off while Chelsea were 11th when he left.
Chelsea's best run under Porter has been a four-game winning streak in the Champions League group stage, including a 1-0 first leg victory. In the round of 16, Dortmund won by 2 goals and 1 goal.Although he was sacked by Real Madrid after being sacked.
Under Potter Albion have lost nine of their opening nine games of 2021/22, scoring just one goal between February and March, with five wins and one loss, their highest ever finish in ninth place.
Brighton finished 15th in the 2019/20 and 2019/2016 finals and went a year without a home win between 2020 and 2021.
Lopetegui was sent off.
Spain real Madrid, Porto Lopetegui, who has had managerial spells at Wolves and Sevilla, was appointed as David Moye's replacement in May, but the 58-year-old is quickly facing pressure after losing his first three home games.
He oversaw a net spending of £85.2m in the summer, but West Ham are 14th and seven points above the relegation zone after losing nine and winning six of their 20 league games.
Moraes won West Ham's first European trophy since 1965 by lifting the 2022/23 Conference League for the second time in a four-and-a-half-year reign.