"On 6 January West Ham lost 2-1 at home to Nottingham Forest and were seven points off safety and on a 10-match winless run. Survival was being described as "looking more and more an impossible task" by former Hammers goalkeeper Rob Green. Fast-forward three weeks and back-to-back Premier League wins, including a dominant 3-1 victory over Sunderland on Saturday, have taken the Hammers to within two points of 17th."
""Until recently I couldn't see how Nuno Espirito Santo was going to turn it around. Even when they signed the two new forwards I still didn't think they would have enough to stay up and they still might not but the manager seems to have stopped the rot and some of the pressure has eased on him. "Forest are now probably looking over their shoulders a bit nervously whereas before there seemed to be three teams cast adrift at the bottom.""
On 6 January West Ham lost 2-1 at home to Nottingham Forest, leaving them seven points off safety and on a 10-match winless run. Three weeks later, back-to-back Premier League wins, capped by a dominant 3-1 victory over Sunderland, moved West Ham to within two points of 17th place. The Sunderland win featured first-half goals from Crysencio Summerville, Jarrod Bowen and Mateus Fernandes and marked three consecutive wins in all competitions for the first time since November 2023. The run has eased pressure on the manager and increased concern for relegation rivals Nottingham Forest and Leeds United. Only six teams have avoided relegation after being seven or more points from safety after at least 21 games.
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