Nuno Espirito Santo expressed disappointment after West Ham United fell 2-1 at home to Charlton Athletic in the Championship on Saturday. The defeat left the Hammers with only one point from their first two matches, raising concerns about their promotion hopes following relegation last season.

The match saw Lloyd Jones score the opening goal for Charlton in the seventh minute, capitalizing on a defensive error. Tyreece Campbell doubled Charlton's lead shortly after the break, taking advantage of a mistake by Konstantinos Mavropanos. Despite dominating possession with over 77% and an expected goals total of 2.96 compared to Charlton's 0.57, West Ham struggled to convert their chances.

Nuno acknowledged the pressure of managing a club of West Ham's stature, stating, "It's a big club. You just see our fans - there were 62,000 people in the stands and we let them down." He emphasized the need for improvement in both attacking accuracy and defensive solidity, adding, "We created a lot of situations but we weren't accurate enough in the boxes."

Looking ahead, he remains optimistic, saying, "This season, it's clear that we're going to be protagonists and will have more of the ball." West Ham’s next challenge comes in the form of a Carabao Cup tie against Southampton on Tuesday, followed by league matches against unbeaten teams Watford and Wolves.