West Ham’s 4-1 defeat at the hands of Liverpool last weekend has left the Hammers floating just above the relegation zone, holding a slim three-point margin over third-bottom Swansea City.
The east London side will travel to South Wales on Saturday in a crucial relegation clash, where a defeat for David Moyes’ side would leave them being sucked into the relegation battle further- whilst a win would give them the breathing room they’re searching for.
However, former Arsenal defender Paul Merson doesn’t think things will go West Ham’s way this weekend as he’s backing a rejuvenated Swansea side to continue their fine form under Carlos Carvahal by taking all three points.
Making his predictions for the weekend’s games to Sky Sports, he said:
“Will Carlos Carvalhal continue his good start to life at Swansea? He needs to as it’s all getting rather tight at the bottom. Despite their good form they are back in the bottom three and it’s a bit like the Crystal Palace story. Palace had that unbelievable run but look where they are now.”
“For Swansea, they’ve lost one game in six but after the defeat to Brighton they are back in the relegation zone. This is now a massive football match and a must-win game for Swansea. I’m backing them to get it.”
“In regards to West Ham, they’ve gone a little bit under the radar but we will be talking about them if, as I expect, they lost to Swansea. West Ham can’t afford to lose this game. Again it’s a massive game because if West Ham win then they will go six points ahead of Swansea and they will be thinking that will be getting them close to what they need to survive.”
