West Ham simply must beat Brentford on Monday night to avoid a disastrous season.

That is the view of The West Ham Way Podcast host Dave Walker, who feels that the Nuno and the players need to deliver, with the next run of fixtures vital to turning around what has been a shocking start under former boss Graham Potter.

It may well only been match week 8, but make no mistake this game against Brentford on Monday is huge, I’d even say its a 6-pointer, with Brentford looking like a side who will be battling it out to stay up this season.

It is so important for the psychology of the players, boss and the fans that we get off to a win as we kick off the next run of crucial fixture.

If we are to lose this game, then the fixtures that follow suddenly become cup finals for us – as we cannot be in this position as we head into the Christmas period.

So far I am impressed with Nuno and how he is conducting himself, but he needs a win and so do we. It’s a must for Monday to get this season up and running.