Prediction: Hammers to finish outside top six

A Talksport super computer has predicted that West Ham will finish outside the top six come the end of the current Premier League season.

The prediction suggests the Hammers will finish in seventh place one worse than the Iron’s magnificent sixth place finish last season.

Talksport haven’t explained what data they used to calculate the final positions so it should be taken with a pinch of salt.

West Ham currently sit in fourth place on 27 after 15 games which means we have averaged an incredible 1.8 points per game so far.

If we carried on that average we could reach 68 points by May which would have been enough to earn a fourth place finish last season and qualify for the Champions League.

There is no doubt that recent injury problems in losing Angelo Obgonna, Kurt Zouma and Ben Johnson will cause us some challenges and could dent David Moyes ambitions this season but don’t write West Ham off from a top six finish just yet.