Could West Ham do a Crystal Palace?
Losses against Huddersfield, Liverpool, Swansea, Burnley, Southampton, Man City and Manchester United left them pointless until mid October when they finally beat Chelsea at home 2-1.
Palace was written off by many in the early stages of season, destined for relegation they said. In fact despite a poor start the Eagles finished in 11th spot in the Premier League table on 44 points two places above West Ham.
West Ham have lost their first four league games against Liverpool. Bournemouth, Arsenal and Wolves and with Everton, Chelsea and Manchester United as the next three games the Hammers could easily equal Palace’s record of seven Premier League games without a single point.
Palace has proved a very poor start can be recovered without the need to panic to talk oneself into a relegation battle too early.