West Ham United boss David Moyes has emphasised the importance of Saturday's crunch game with Nottingham Forest.
The Reds make the trip to the London Stadium sitting five points clear of the relegation zone, in 13th place. Chris Wood's first goal for the club secured a vital point against Manchester City last time out.
Their opponents, meanwhile, are in the bottom three after last weekend’s 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur. But so tight is the bottom end of the Premier League table, should Steve Cooper's side lose in the capital, the Hammers would move to within two points.
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There has been much speculation about Moyes' future in the build-up to the clash. He has not always had fans on his side this season, but he believes the crowd could make a difference on a potentially pivotal day.
“It’s a really big game. All the games in the Premier League are big and there is still a lot to play, but things are getting bigger because there aren’t as many games to play as there were,” he said at his pre-match press conference.
“We need the crowd. I look at the crowd over the last two years and they’ve been brilliant. It’s 62,500… we have huge crowds coming to West Ham and that’s because they’ve seen good teams and top players at West Ham.
“Sometimes when it’s not going so well is when you really need the fans with you. I know they’ll be with us on Saturday.”
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