Everton. Southampton. Bournemouth. These are not the rivals David Moyes expected to be worrying about when tuning in to the three-o’clock results on Final Score in mid-February.
As recently as the final day of last season, it was Manchester United upon whom eyes and ears were fixed amid the prospect of a top-six finish. These days, though, United’s results are about as relevant to West Ham’s fortunes as those of the Utah Jazz or the Iowa caucuses.
