I can’t see how this gets any better for West Ham and Potter anytime soon. I can see him getting dismissed over the international break, so West Ham don’t have to deal with the noise directly, and this could be the final nail in the coffin.

Potter has won just five of his 22 games as West Ham manager, meaning that he has a lower win rate than the previously sacked head coach, Julien Lopetegui. West Ham may have conceded 11 goals across their opening three games of the season, but I think their main challenge here will actually be to score a goal.

Forest only conceded 16 goals at the City Ground last season, and also beat West Ham in both head-to-head clashes between the sides in the Premier League last season.

Mainz failed to score in their opening game of the Bundesliga season, but they were reduced to 10 men in the 60th minute, so we can expect them to carry more of an attacking threat here. They still managed 19 shots in that opening game against Koln, which is very promising.

Mainz netted 31 goals across their 17 away games in the Bundesliga last season (1.82 per game), which was a record only bettered by Werder Bremen, Bayer Leverkusen, and Bayern Munich. They avoided defeat in 10 of these games, so we can expect them to carry a significant attacking threat in their first away game of this season. 

Wolfsburg conceded in their opening game as they ran out 3-1 winners over Heidenheim. Paul Simonis’ side conceded 30 goals across their 17 home games last season (1.76 per game), which is a record that will really encourage Mainz here. Mainz scored in both meetings against Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga last term, netting five goals across the two games.

Although it wasn’t the ideal start for Dortmund, taking just a point against St Pauli despite being 3-1 up after 85 minutes, the Black and Yellow still looked strong in the final third.

Their attacking intent was clear from the outset, and it took just 34 minutes for Serhou Guirassy to open his account for the new season. The 29-year-old had the opportunity to double his tally just five minutes later, but saw his spot-kick saved.

Dortmund will have fond memories of their last meeting with Union Berlin, as that clash ended in a dominant 6-0 victory at the Signal Iduna Park back in February, landing this selection with ease.

Barcelona have started the new season exactly as they finished the last, with back-to-back wins setting the tone for Hansi Flick’s side. Even without Robert Lewandowski leading the line, the Catalans have shown no signs of taking their foot off the gas. 

Last time out, they produced a second-half turnaround against Levante to keep their perfect record intact, underlining both their resilience. With two wins from two, Barcelona are one of only five teams in La Liga to have collected maximum points, sitting just behind Villarreal at the top of the table on goal difference.