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El Sackico. Dismissal Derby. Call this Saturday’s London Stadium showdown whatever you want.
For David Moyes and Frank Lampard, West Ham v Everton means more than whatever silly tagline we could conjure up. It is set to be a match which decides their managerial fate.
The disclaimer is this depends on Moyes and Lampard not being sacked before then, a real possibility after their dismal Saturdays which only dragged both closer to the drop and chop.
David Moyes is under huge pressure at West Ham heading into next week's game with Everton
Moyes oversaw a damaging defeat at Molineux, losing to a relegation rival in Wolves, who now sit 16th amid a respectable resurgence under Premier League newcomer Julen Lopetegui.
When Moyes walked towards the away end at full-time to thank the fans for making their 300-mile, six-hour round trip, even he might have wondered if this was goodbye. If so, you imagine the sea of V-signs would have spoiled any sentimentality he might have taken from the moment.
Most supporters want to see the back of Moyes, but for now he remains West Ham manager.
The board have refused to budge on their support of the 59-year-old Scot in his second spell in charge of the club. When a few contacts did not respond to enquiries on Saturday evening, you wondered if something was afoot. Insiders say they have been looking at coaches out of work as ‘just in case’ options, including Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino.
The Hammers suffered a damaging 1-0 defeat to fellow strugglers Wolves on Saturday
The loss means Moyes's side have picked up just one point from their last seven league games
But Moyes remains in charge and confident he can resurrect this club, starting with a win over Lampard’s Everton. West Ham have not won in the league since October 24, losing six of their last seven games and drawing the other at Leeds. It is not the first time they have gone on a winless run lasting seven Premier League matches or more. It has happened 18 times this century, under Gianfranco Zola, Sam Allardyce, Slaven Bilic, Manuel Pellegrini and more.
Yet a single point from seven games is their worst run since 2010-11 and West Ham supporters need no reminding of that season. That was the Avram Grant season. That was the season they finished 20th, relegated after a 3-2 loss at Wigan.
Grant was sacked in the DW Stadium tunnel and, according to
