Glimmer of light for Irons

At times such as these, you need all the help you can get and at least we have seen a tiny glimmer of light over the last few days.

The Hammers have players on the way back in the shape of Anderson and Yarmolenko whom we are assured will be available for the Southampton game.

That gives David Moyes a near full squad with which to save up to the relegation battle in which we find ourselves but beyond that other things have gone in our favour.

The latest batch of results during what is supposedly a winter break have all gone our way with Sheffield United beating injury-ravaged Bournemouth and yesterday both Saints being beaten at home by Burnley and Norwich finally succumbing to a goal from Sadio Mane.

This afternoon Villa are at home to Spurs and fingers crossed – hard though it is to say it in normal circumstances – the north Londoners do the business for us.

COYI