By Hughie Southon
West Ham may be in a rich run of form but with the bottom of the table still very tight and the next four games will be vital for us and our opponents,
Football. London has taken a look at the fixtures coming up and the Irons probably have the toughest of any clubs down there.
Tomorrow night will be very important and we can only wait and see which Liverpool team turns up at the London Stadium in what has been a nervy and inconsistent season which even saw Forest score twice against the in defeat at the weekend.
So here’s a chance to put your thinking caps on as we look at the games we and the five threatened teams face.
13. West Ham United (P31, 34 pts)
April 26 – Liverpool (h) 7th
April 29 – Crystal Palace (a) 12th
May 3 – Manchester City (a) 2nd
May 7 – Manchester United (h) 4th
Average position of next four opponents: 6.25
14. Wolverhampton Wanderers (P32, 34 pts)
April 25 – Crystal Palace (h) 12th
April 29 – Brighton and Hove Albion (a) 8th
May 6 – Aston Villa (h) 6th
May 13 – Manchester United (a) 4th
Average position of next four opponents: 7.5
15. Bournemouth (P32, 33 pts)
April 27 – Southampton (a) 20th
April 30 – Leeds United (h) 16th
May 6 – Chelsea (h) 11th
May 13 – Crystal Palace (a) 12th
Average position of next four opponents: 14.75
16. Leeds United (P32, 29 pts)
April 25 – Leicester City (h) 17th
April 30 – Bournemouth (a) 15th
May 6 – Manchester City (a) 2nd
May 13 – Newcastle United (h) 3rd
Average position of next four opponents: 9.25
17. Leicester City (P32, 28 pts)
April 25 – Leeds United (a) 16th
May 1 – Everton (h) 18th
May 8 – Fulham (a) 9th
May 15 – Liverpool (h) 7th
Average position of next four opponents: 12.5
18. Everton (P32, 28 pts)
April 27 – Newcastle United (h) 3rd
May 1 – Leicester City (a) 17th
May 8 – Brighton and Hove Albion (a) 8th
May 14 – Manchester City (h) 2nd
Average position of next four opponents: 7.5
19. Nottingham Forest (P32, 27 pts)
April 26 – Brighton (h) 8th
April 29 – Brentford (a) 10th
May 8 – Southampton (h) 20th
May 13 – Chelsea (a) 11th
Average position of next four opponents: 12.25
20. Southampton (P32, 24 pts)
April 27 – Bournemouth (h) 15th
April 30 – Newcastle United (a) 3rd
May 8 – Nottingham Fore
Our form over the last ten games if it had been all season would have us qualifying for Europa league again. I know because I checked the form table over the last 10 games and it has us in 6th place. This gives me a bit of confidence going into the last games though granted it will be tough to get points from the likes of Liverpool and Man City.
When you factor in current form and existing points tally I’d much rather our position/next 4 games compared to Leeds or Everton