Simon Leyland explains why A tall order awaits the Hammers at the Etihad
Less than a week after securing a confidence-boosting 4-0 victory away against Bournemouth, West Ham are facing a tall order against a rampant Manchester City, following back-to-back defeats against Liverpool and Crystal Palace.
A tall order awaits the Hammers at the Etihad
A 2-1 home loss to Liverpool last Wednesday – a game in which our Supremo was left frustrated and “disrespected” by VAR – was then followed by a 4-3 defeat away to Crystal Palace last Saturday, with goals from Tomas Soucek, Mikey Antonio and Nayef Aguerd to no avail.
West Ham were ahead in both games against Liverpool and Palace but came away empty handed, and as a result we remain embroiled in a relegation scrap heading into the final six games of the Premier League campaign as they sit five points above the bottom three.
Moyes and co now embark on a challenging and important period in their season, with Wednesday’s trip to Man City followed by a home clash with Manchester United next weekend and then the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final at home to AZ Alkmaar in just over a weeks’ time.
Returning to winning ways tonight will be a tall order for the Hammers considering that they have picked up just four points from their last 16 Premier League encounters with Man City – their only victory in this period was at the Etihad Stadium, though, with goals from Victor Moses and Diafra Sakho securing a 2-1 win in September 2015.
But this time around, I think our best hope is to keep the goal difference as low as possible as I fear that it will be a long night for us.