West Ham’s home fixture with Swansea City next Saturday assumes massive importance for under-pressure manager Slaven Bilic after a fourth defeat in six Premier League games.
Yesterday’s 3-2 home defeat to London rivals Tottenham was certainly no disgrace, but the Hammers are struggling to convert positive spells in matches into much-needed points.
They started well at the London Stadium, only to allow sloppiness to creep into their game and Harry Kane to score twice in quick succession before half-time.
Serge Aurier’s red card at 3-1 down allowed West Ham a late rally, but despite Cheikhou Kouyate’s header, they couldn’t find an equaliser.