“I’d be shocked” – Paul Merson predicts Brentford versus West Ham.
Paul Merson feels West Ham United are in ‘serious difficulty’ and that their situation will worsen when they meet Brentford this weekend.
The Hammers replaced David Moyes with Julen Lopetegui this summer and went on a massive buying spree, signing Max Kilman, Crysencio Summerville, and Niclas Fullkrug, to name a few.
However, it’s reasonable to say that things haven’t gone as planned thus far, with West Ham winning only two of their seven games under Lopetegui in all competitions.
West Ham sit 14th in the Premier League table with only four points from five games, having recently lost 3-0 at home to Chelsea before being blasted 5-1 away at Liverpool in the EFL Cup.
Will West Ham’s predicament worsen this weekend?
The Hammers’ next game is against Brentford, who are two points and two places ahead of them in the league.
West Ham cannot afford to lose this game, but if former Arsenal and England great Merson’s forecast is true, the East London team will face even more pain this weekend.
“West Ham are in big trouble,” Merson wrote in his predictions column for Sportskeeda.
” I always say be cautious what you ask for; they fired David Moyes after he won them a European trophy, and their new manager is struggling.
“They face Brentford next, and I’d be surprised if they don’t lose this game.
“On paper, there doesn’t appear to be much separating these teams, but the way they’re playing right now, there is a significant difference.
“Julen Lopetegui has to get a positive result in the next few games, West Ham fans won’t be happy with what they’ve seen so far this season.”
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