West Ham are standing by manager David Moyes with the board having given him their support after their fifth consecutive Premier League defeat by Brentford on Friday.
Yet Moyes is aware that he faces the sack if results do not improve with West Ham taking on Leeds, Wolves and Everton – all sides in the bottom six – in their next three league games.
Moyes accepted he is under pressure in his post-match press conference after Brentford extended West Ham’s losing streak.
Goals from Ivan Toney and Josh Dasilva inflicted another damaging loss on Moyes and after the game, when he was asked about the prospect of a relegation battle, he said: 'I don't think it's unfair.