Former West Ham United defender Glen Johnson believes West Ham United will avoid relegation to the Championship.
The Hammers currently find themselves embroiled in a relegation battle following back to back seasons of finishing inside the Premier League's top-seven.
Recent results have created some separation between the club and the rest teams currently occupying the bottom three. There is now a two-point gap between West Ham in 16th and Everton in 18th.
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With 16 games left, Johnson believes his old side will do enough to maintain their Premier League status for another season but will need to go on a run to create a bigger gap.
“I think they will, it’s typical West Ham sometimes because they’ll beat Man United and then they will lose what feels like a relatively simple home game," Johnson told Lord Ping. “It’s frustrating to watch, but once they string a couple of performances together I think they have got enough to stay out of it.
“Fingers crossed they do because they spent half of last year in the top Four, so it’s totally flipped on its head. But hopefully, they can go on a little run and pull away.”
West Ham are currently on a three-match Premier League unbeaten run after beating Everton and recording back-to-back draws against high-flying Newcastle United and Chelsea.
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