After the weekend’s 2-2 draw against league-leading Leicester City, West Ham sit only three points behind Manchester United and fifth place in the Premier League.
The Hammers return home on Wednesday to face Watford.
To take positives away from Leicester City, the Hammers scored two goals against a team which had kept clean sheets for the past five matches. Andy Carroll added to his goal tally by slotting home a penalty and Aaron Cresswell wowed with an impressive half-volley past Kasper Schmeichel.
Watford head coach Quique Sanchez Flores admitted he will rotate his squad in order to have a fresh team for their FA Cup semi-final match against Crystal Palace on Sunday.
In October, West Ham laid an egg in the reverse fixture, losing to Watford 2-0 at Vicarage Road.
For West Ham to make a run on Manchester United and fifth place, these five keys must be accounted for by Slaven Bilic and his side against Watford.
