- West Ham are currently one point from safety with three games to go
- David Moyes has saved the club from relegation on two separate occasions
- The Hammers lost to Brentford 3-0 on Saturday
Following the weekend’s results, West Ham United find themselves relying on the aid of others if they are to preserve their Premier League status.
The Hammers’ 3-0 defeat at the hands of Brentford, combined with Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest’s respective wins at Villa Park and Stamford Bridge, means that if the results over the next three games hold, West Ham will be relegated.
Of course, the likelihood that the aforementioned teams will maintain the consistency needed to keep them safe remains doubtful. After all, they are where they are because of their fluctuating form. Therefore, in the case of West Ham, their source of survival could come from the opponents with whom they are contending.
Former West Ham manager, David Moyes’ Everton face Tottenham Hotspur on the final day
A glance at Spurs’ and West Ham’s results shows an eerie similarity: both play Leeds United, both play big clubs aiming to achieve their initial set goals in Arsenal and Chelsea, and both have games against mid-table sides with not much to play for. For West Ham, that is a trip to Newcastle, which historically has been unpredictable.
As for Spurs, David Moyes could do his former side a favour when his Everton travels to North London on the final day of the season.
Moyes saved West Ham from relegation in the 2017/18 season before walking following the expiry of his six-month contract. The Scotsman would return in the 2019-20 season to succeed his struggling successor, Manuel Pellegrini, to repeat the act.
Moyes would leave the club at the end of his current contract, at the end of the 2023–24 season, before taking charge of Everton in January 2025, a role he has held since.
The details of his departure suggested he was ousted after winning the UEFA Conference League the previous season. So, whether the journeyman coach would revel in sending the Hammers down is debatable, but with an already legendary status, playing a part in maintaining the club’s top-flight status would go beyond folklore.
