Forget the Boxing Day defeat at Arsenal… West Ham United have the perfect four-match Premier League run to get their season back on track.
The Hammers, despite spending £160m in the summer transfer window on eight new signings, sit 16th in the table, a point clear of the relegation zone and off the back of a disappointing 3-1 loss at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night.
Losing by two goals away at a side who are well clear at the top of the league table is hardly a crime. Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool have both left empty handed this season. The manner however, is probably a metaphor for the season so far. Arsenal had not dropped a point at home all season and were still trailing with less than 40 minutes to go, but three goals in 16 second half minutes took them from in danger of slipping up, to inflicting West Ham’s joint-heaviest league defeat on them this season.
