David Moyes urged West Ham to finish the job after they effectively sealed their Premier League survival with a first half goal-blitz in Fr...
David Moyes urged West Ham to finish the job after they effectively sealed their Premier League survival with a first half goal-blitz in Friday’s 3-1 win over relegation rivals Watford.
Moyes’ side ran riot before the break at the London Stadium thanks to goals from Michail Antonio, Tomas Soucek and Declan Rice.
Troy Deeney got one back for Watford after the interval, but the visitors couldn’t muster an unlikely escape act.
West Ham climbed to 15th place and sit six points clear of the relegation zone with just two games left.
Holding a vastly superior goal difference to third bottom Bournemouth and second bottom Aston Villa, the Hammers should be safe from the drop.
After their second successive win, West Ham need one more point to guarantee their survival.
If other results make them do it themselves, Moyes is confident his players will be up to the task against Manchester United and Aston Villa.
“We are in a good position. Teams still have that chance and we have to do the job,” Moyes said.
“Even scoring the goals has helped, I wanted us to keep our goal difference as good as it could be.
“We have 37 points with a couple of games to go. If we get 40 points we’ll have done it off our...
