New Year’s games give Irons real chances

West Ham look to have every chance of climbing the table over the next four days with our sole game coming at home against West Brom on Tuesday.

Between now and then there are a number of games which could easily give the Irons a huge chance – assuming they manage to beat the Baggies – of climbing into a far healthier position.

Here are our predictions on how the games may work out and where we will be positioned at the end of the New Year’s programme – well why should Mark Lawrenson have all the fun.

Here are the key fixtures over the holiday with our predictions on each:

Saturday:

Bournemouth v Everton DRAW

Chelsea v Stoke HOME

Newcastle v Brighton DRAW

Manchester United v Saints HOME

Sunday

Palace v Manchester City AWAY

WBA v Arsenal AWAY

Monday

Brighton v Bournemouth DRAW

Stoke v Newcastle DRAW

Saints v Palace  DRAW

Swansea v Spurs AWAY

IRONS  v WBA HOME

Should the games turn out that way it will see Swansea at the bottom with the Baggies and Cherries above them on 19 points with Southampton and Palace. Newcastle will be sitting above them with the Irons  in 14th place.