David Moyes could survive sack as West Ham struggle to find replacement

West Ham’s battle to determine an acceptable substitute for David Moyes may save the supervisor from the sack, even when they lose to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Defeat to Tottenham on Sunday mixed with different outcomes over the weekend meant West Ham dropped into the underside three and elevated the stress on Moyes, who got here near being fired final month. Nevertheless, whereas the go to from Forest is seen as a pivotal fixture within the membership’s struggle for survival, it’s understood the membership stay reluctant to make a change.

The hierarchy is anxious however a scarcity of obtainable candidates appears set to delay a choice over Moyes’s future. There are doubts over Rafael Benítez, who’s out of labor. Carlos Corberán, who has signed a brand new long-term deal at West Brom, can be seen as a future goal.

Sources have mentioned West Ham are determined to not need to sack Moyes, who had overseen an enchancment in his aspect’s kind earlier than shedding at Spurs. The 59-year-old was braced for the worst if West Ham had misplaced at house to Everton final month, however they received that recreation convincingly and adopted it up with attracts towards Newcastle and Chelsea.

There stays a want for Moyes, who has guided West Ham into Europe in successive campaigns, to show the state of affairs round. On the identical time there may be disgruntlement throughout the membership over their poor kind after they spent greater than £160m on new signings final summer season.

They strengthened in assault by signing Gianluca Scamacca for £35.5m however have scored solely 19 objectives in 23 video games and Moyes’s cautious techniques have brought on disquiet throughout the dressing room.

West Ham, who’re 18th earlier than dealing with Forest, used a defensive lineup at Spurs and had been punished for his or her lack of ambition within the second half. Declan Rice, the membership captain, later appeared to query the method. Rice is anticipated to go away this summer season, with Arsenal leading the race to signal the midfielder.

Moyes can be determined for a restorative win over Forest, who’re 5 factors above the underside three. West Ham, who’re some extent under Seventeenth-placed Bournemouth, then go to Manchester United within the fifth spherical of the FA Cup earlier than league video games towards Brighton, Aston Villa and Manchester Metropolis heading into subsequent month’s worldwide break. They’re additionally within the final 16 of the Europa Convention League.

West Ham will take accidents into consideration after they decide Moyes. Their defence has improved because the return of Nayef Aguerd however Kurt Zouma is out. In assault Scamacca has simply returned from a knee damage and Maxwel Cornet has been out since October. Lucas Paquetá, the Brazil midfielder, missed the Spurs recreation with a shoulder damage.