It has been pointed out that although West Ham finished ninth they only won five of their 25 matches in all competitions since January. Their single victory in their last eight fixtures was against Luton Town and only they and the other two relegated clubs conceded more than the 74 goals against West Ham last season.

West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui jokingly ruled himself out of his side's next game after ending up on crutches following their heavy League Cup loss away to Liverpool. The Spaniard hobbled around West Ham's training ground on Thursday and could still be using crutches for the Premier League match at London rivals Brentford on Saturday.

West Ham United manager Julen Lopetegui has been warned that results are needed after a really poor start to the season for the Spanish tactician after replacing David Moyes at the London Stadium this summer.