West Ham United will be looking to end a run of three straight Premier League defeats when they face Hull City at the KCOM Stadium on Saturday.
The Irons are without a win since their 3-1 success against Southampton at St Mary’s at the start of February, and they picked up just two points from their last five league matches to leave them in 13th position in the table.
The previous three losses have come against Chelsea, Bournemouth and Leicester City, and are results that have put Slaven Bilic’s future as manager into further doubt.
A decision will be made on his future at the end of the season, but The Sun suggests that the Croatian needs to secure a top half finish to save his job – he will be hopeful that his side start the run-in by picking up all three points against the third-from-bottom Tigers this weekend.
Here are THREE reasons the Hammers will get back to winning ways in Yorkshire…
They’re playing for their manager’s future
The Hammers players will have seen all of the speculation surrounding Slaven Bilic’s future in the press this week following a run of bad results, and they will know that they need to deliver for their manager when they make the trip to Yorkshire this weekend.
The side has let the Croatian down with some disappointing performances this season but having continued to show faith in the majority of his first team players, they must start paying him back.
They aren’t at home
For some sides travelling away from home can be a bit of a nightmare, but it is probably where the Irons players would prefer to be right now.
The side has struggled to adapt to the London Stadium and the performances and the results on the pitch have shown that.
There is far less pressure on their travels, and it means they can play with a little more freedom when they face Hull this weekend.
They have impressed on the road
While they have struggled at home, Slaven Bilic’s side’s last Premier League win was an impressive 3-1 success against Southampton at St Mary’s at the start of February, and they also won by the same scoreline at Middlesbrough a fortnight earlier.
Their record on the road may not be perfect, though they have shown in 2017 that their better performances have come on their travels, and Bilic will be hoping for another one when they come up against a relegation battler on Saturday.