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West Ham’s next fixtures
After West Ham closed the gap from 18th to 17th to two points yesterday, Nottingham Forest responded to make it five again with a massively important 2-0 win at Brentford, and West Ham is again five points from safety. That’s going to be an uphill battle for West Ham and if they survive, this will be very, very close.
Let’s take a look at the Hammers’ upcoming fixtures. Where could the points be coming from?
It’s only halftime at London Stadium
A superb first half for West Ham meant that the Hammers led 3-0 at home at the interval in a Premier League match for the first time since July 2020 against Watford.
The home side hardly put a foot wrong in the first half, contributing to an electric atmosphere inside London Stadium.
Once again the Hammers were inspired by captain Jarrod Bowen who crossed for Summerville‘s header and converted a penalty to make it 2-0. Mateys Fernandes then found the top corner from long range with a thunderbolt strike.
With the assist and his goal 29-year-old Bowen became the outright Premier League goal involvements leader for West Ham (102 – 62 goals and 40 assists), overtaking Michail Antonio (101).
Final score: 3-1 (BBC)
The result means West Ham have won three games in a row in all competitions for the first time since November 2023.
It backs up their victory at Tottenham last weekend and increased pressure on relegation rivals Nottingham Forest and Leeds United.
The Hammers are now 2 points behind Nottingham Forest and 5 behind Leeds United. Forest take on Brentford away from home on Sunday while Leeds travel to Everton on Monday.
‘Within touching distance’ – the case for West Ham survival
There have only ever been six teams that have avoided Premier League relegation having been seven or more points from safety after at least 21 games played.
They are:
- West Bromwich Albion in 2004-05 – eight points from safety after 27 games
- Portsmouth in 2005-06 – eight points from safety after 28 games
- West Ham in 2006-07 – 10 points from safety after 29 games
- Sunderland in 2013-14 – seven points from safety after 32 games
- Leicester in 2014-15 – seven points from safety after 29 games
- Aston Villa in 2019-20 – seven points from safety after 34 games
EXTRA TIME 
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