West Ham United are right in the thick of what promises to be a nailbiting Premier League relegation battle.
West Ham are just two points and one place above the relegation zone with eight games remaining.
David Moyes looked to have turned things around in East London but three consecutive heavy defeats to Swansea, Liverpool and Burnley have seen the Hammers slip right down the league conceding 11 goals in the process.
West Ham face a massive relegation six-pointer against Southampton on Saturday.
The Hammers know a win will give them a five-point gap over the Saints but will also be all too aware that defeat will see them drop into the bottom three.
Supporters are hugely frustrated with the way the club has been run and the performances of the team since the move to the new stadium.
Relegation is unthinkable for the club but a new statistic that has emerged this week makes it even more galling.
That’s because West Ham have dropped a Premier League highest FIVE points as a result of conceding in injury time.
That would see Moyes’ side already on 35 points, needing only a point or two from their last eight games to be home and hosed.
Conversely the Hammers have only picked up two points from injury time goals which brings into question their fitness levels to play at the required intensity for 95 minutes.
Instead the Hammers look like they will need at least two wins from their remaining games with the Saints and Stoke City at home looking their best chance to get them.
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