West Ham Facing The Ultimate Nightmare Before Christmas

The Irons face Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs this month over a crucial festive period

- Holly Worthington

December is arguably our biggest month in years. Having struggled to find points since the beginning of the season, we find ourselves sitting dangerously in the relegation zone with no clear way out.

After starting the month losing 2-1 at Manchester City, we then host Chelsea and Arsenal, making it more crucial than ever to get points wherever we can.

Up until the Leicester game, fans didn’t know where to turn and the atmosphere was turning unsavoury. Big wins, and perhaps, more importantly, big performances are what we need to get everyone back on side.

Facing these three top six clubs in succession will not only be a test to get points, but a test of fitness.

Moyes’ first game in charge saw the team cover 5km more than the average game so far this season, but only time will tell if we can we keep this up against the big teams.

My main concern is our tendency to leak goals, with our last clean sheet before our Everton game being against Swansea on September 30.

The only other two clean sheets were in a 0-0 against West Brom on September 16 and against Huddersfield on September 11.

On top of that, we have conceded the most goals in the Premier League and have made a habit of demonstrating inaccurate passing. This is something we simply cannot afford to continue against the big clubs in the lead up to Christmas.