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The Hamers were pegged back by Burnley to draw their first match back in the second tier, and they followed that up with a 2-1 loss to Charlton in their home opener.

Lloyd Jones and Tyreece Campbell scored Charlton's goals to ensure it maintained a 100 per cent start to the 2026-2027 campaign.

Joel Piroe did net his first Hammers goal to pull one back, but when they had the chance to snatch a last-gasp point, Valentin Castellanos could only strike the woodwork from the penalty spot after Conor Coventry's handball.

Nuno lamented West Ham's difficulties in both boxes as it now sits 17th in the Championship after two games.

"I'm disappointed. It's not about the way we played; it's about the situations in the box," he said.

"We didn't defend the throw-in properly [that led to Jones' opening goal]; we didn't create enough in the offensive box.

"We created a lot of situations, but this is football, and we have to be more precise in the boxes.

"I didn't know exactly the number of shots [we had], but we created a lot of situations but weren't able to take them.

"It's disappointing, but it's us who failed. It was us. We failed the fans. We should apologise."

While West Ham has struggled to settle back into life in the Championship, Wolverhampton Wanderers has not had the same issue, picking up its first win by thrashing Preston North End 3-1.

There were also 3-1 wins for Portsmouth and Southampton, against Lincoln City and Stoke City respectively.

But only one other side still has a perfect record after the first two rounds, with Millwall beating 10-man Norwich City 3-0 to top the table as it looks to improve on last season's play-off disappointment.