5) West Ham sink closer to relegation zone
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If not for Swansea City’s capitulation from 1-0 up in the 87th minute to a 3-1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur, the Hammers would have found themselves just three points above the drop zone. Slaven Bilic’s side have now lost five games in a row, winning just one of their last nine in the league.
The drop in form has been alarming and arresting this decline has been his toughest task yet. The fact that they are struggling at their new home (seven losses) and in away games (nine losses) shows how far they have fallen since their seventh-place finish last season – they have already lost twice as many games as in their 2015/16 campaign.
In his matchday column on West Ham’s official website, he claimed his team would do “everything we can to send you (3,000 away fans) home happy tonight”. But judging by their abysmal performance, there is nothing to suggest that the Hammers have improved – or whether they can improve.
Survival depends on their performances against relegation contenders Swansea and Sunderland because, if they do not get six points there, they are in real danger of making the drop with Everton, Spurs, and Liverpool yet to make a visit to the London Stadium.
