Friday night’s match could prove pivotal as the Hammers’ new boss looks to keep his side above the relegation zone

Nuno Espirito Santo has warned West Ham that they are "going to have problems" this season after their 2-0 defeat to Brentford.

The scale of the task taken on by the Portuguese was exposed as Brentford eased to a comfortable win at a mutinous London Stadium

Nuno Espirito Santo announced academy coaches Mark Robson, Steve Potts, Gerard Prenderville, and Billy Lepine as permanent members of his backroom team over the international break, and he has now added Barbosa, whom he has worked with at Nottingham Forest, Al-Ittihad, Tottenham, Wolves, Porto, and Rio Ave.

Nuno confirmed that Konstantinos Mavropanos is out with injury. The defender will have a scan to "see the real injury that he has", but the Forest boss was unable give a timeframe for his return.

Nuno Espírito Santo says The Foundry is the place where West Ham United can make a hugely positive impact on the community he now calls home.

Nuno Espirito Santo has been dealt a fresh injury blow, with Konstantinos Mavropanos joining Niclas Fullkrug on the sidelines. Mavropanos was forced off injured during the closing stages of Monday’s home defeat to Brentford, having been introduced as a half-time substitute.

Follow updates from West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo's news conference, with new Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche to come.