By Louis Nixon

After a dismal run, the Hammers now find themselves heading into Christmas in the bottom three, being five points adrift from safety.

West Ham fans’ nights went from bad to worse after Leeds managed to secure an emphatic 4-1 victory over Crystal Palace, placing them now 6 points above us, meaning the closest team is Nottingham Forest, who are, at the moment, 5 points away but that could extend further on Monday night, where they play Fulham.  

Whilst the results against Manchester City and Aston Villa were anticipated, it still isn’t a good feeling to concede 6 goals in the space of two games, but all we can do is take it on the chin and move on… which is crucial given the upcoming fixtures that the Premier League has in store for the Hammers, the next four games will uktimately decide the season for West Ham.

We face Fulham (H), Brighton (H), Wolves (A), Nottingham Forest (H). If West Ham are able to find their feet across these four games, there’s a significant chance that we could stay up, but the table could be turned easily due to anticipating the worst and we didn’t pick up much across these games, it would pretty much determine our fate and put an end to our long-lasting run in the Premier League. 

Additionally, people tend to criticise the London Stadium very easily, which is totally valid, but fans will have to create a grace period and try their best to ensure that the stadium can be the best place for the squad to pick up points, it’s seen as a rare luxury to have three home matches out of four, but, the ‘Bowl’ can only tend to get rocking if we’re in a winning position so we’ll have to hope for some good fortune that’s been hiding for a while. 

With a January window ahead as well as those four fixtures, it will be the deciding fate for this Football club. We’re in dire need of signings come January and need to get people in the door asap, regardless of the price, the stinginess needs to be put away… It’s Christmas! Hopefully, with some late Christmas presents, Nuno will be able to drag the Hammers out of the situation that begins to look more and more impossible each week.