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Michael Emons
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, ReutersWest Ham have not won since they recorded back-to-back league wins over Newcastle and Burnley at the start of November
It was another miserable day for West Ham at London Stadium.
The Hammers had chances to get a much-needed win, only for a failure to finish off their opportunities, as well as a late defensive error, to prove costly.
Raul Jimenez headed into the net in the 85th minute from Harry Wilson's cross for what proved to be the winner after Ollie Scarles had missed a chance to clear.
The result deepens the Hammers' relegation fears and they will be wondering how they left empty handed when they had chances to win in a game they would have targeted for three points.
Captain Jarrod Bowen and substitute Callum Wilson both missed two good chances and the Hammers' lack of creativity and clinical finishing was again exposed.
They have now only picked up 10 points from Nuno Espirito Santo's 13 games in charge, with just Burnley and Wolves collecting fewer since Nuno replaced the sacked Graham Potter at the end of September.
As well as the club struggling on the pitch, there have been frequent protests throughout the season from the Hammers fans, angry at the club's direction under chairman David Sullivan and vice chair Baroness Karren Brady.
In the 15th minute, to signify the 15 years they have been at the club, numerous fans held up red cards aimed at the pair, while chants of "sack the board" were also heard.
If the Hammers are to extend their 14-season spell in the top flight then Bowen, their top scorer with only five goals, will need to have a strong second half to the campaign - and some attacking help from those around him or new additions.
West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo spoke to BBC Match of the Day after his side's defeat by Fulham: "It [the goal] comes after some chances we had in the second half, we have been punished by a mistake and we lose the game.
"Everybody cares, it's not about that but about the situation we are in. Everything bad happens to us. You can argue about the justice of the result, but the reality is we lost after what I think was an equal first half, both teams didn't have much.
"Second half - we had the momentum, created situations we should have scored from, and in the end we were punished.
"We have to react, the good part is we play another game in two days time. It's another chance to give back to our fans.
"When you don't score you are never totally comfortable."
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West Ham United have won just 13 points from their 18 Premier League games this season, their fewest at this stage of a league campaign since 2010-11 when they went on to finish bottom of the Premier League (also 13).
West Ham United are the first team to lose six consecutive London derbies in a Premier League campaign since today's opponents Fulham in 2018-19 (lost all 10).
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West Ham, who have not won in six matches in all competitions are unchanged from the 11 that began the 3-0 loss at Manchester City a week ago.
West Ham XI: Areola, Todibo, Kilman, Magassa, Walker-Peters, Scarles, Potts, Fernandes, Summerville, Paqueta, Bowen
Subs: Hermansen, Earthy, Mavropanos, Rodriguez, Soucek, Kante, Golambeckis, Mayers, Wilson
Fulham also name the same 11 that began the 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest on Monday. The Cottagers are aiming to secure their third away win in a row.
Fulham XI: Leno, Robinson, Andersen, Cuenca, Tete, Lukic, Berge, Wilson, Smith-Rowe, Kevin, Jimenez
Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Reed, Diop, Ridgeon, Cairney, King, Traore, Kusi-Asare
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West Ham really need a win here. They are staring down the barrel of relegation after taking only two points from their past five games.
Nuno Espirito Santo got a bit of a bounce at the start of November but they have not maintained that form.
There does not seem to be much Christmas cheer at London Stadium at the moment and if they get off to a bad start here, things could turn quite quickly.
Fulham got an important win over Nottingham Forest on Monday, which was enough for them to keep their heads above water in the relegation struggle.
They always seem to pose a goal threat, and I have a feeling they will have something to celebrate here, too.
Sutton's prediction: 2-1
Matthew Hobbs
BBC Sport journalist
West Ham United aim to end their six-game winless run against in-form Fulham.
BBC Sport examines some of the key themes ahead of Saturday's meeting at London Stadium (15:00 GMT).
Festive failings
The phrase 'too good to go down' is one often used in relation to certain Premier League teams, although West Ham's current run of poor form may mean it is not attributed to the Hammers very often during the festive season.
The east London club's tally of 13 points is their joint-lowest Premier League tally at Christmas, matching the 13 they recorded in 2010-11 – a campaign in which they were relegated after finishing bottom of the table.
So while the West Ham roster boasts players as talented as Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta, they have not won in the Premier League since a 3-2 victory against Burnley on 8 November.
The data suggests that poor results stem from a squad still struggling to adapt to head coach Nuno Espirito Santo's counter-attacking style.
The Hammers have less of the ball on average than under predecessor Graham Potter, but record fewer shots on target and fewer touches in the opposition box, alongside facing a greater number of shots on target themselves.
Nuno is averaging just 0.83 points per game as Hammers boss, the lowest tally of any permanent manager in their Premier League history.
Nuno Espirito Santo has the lowest points-per-game tally of any permanent West Ham manager
Fulham in form before festive fixtures
Facing in-form Fulham may not be on West Ham's Christmas list given they have lost all five of their Premier League games against fellow London sides this season, conceding 14 goals and scoring just twice.
The Hammers last lost six consecutive league London derbies between April 1996 and January 1997.
Fulham, meanwhile, have been resurgent in recent weeks, winning four of their past six matches.
Only Manchester City, Arsenal and Aston Villa have won more than Fulham's 15 points since the start of November, while the Cottagers have triumphed in their past two away Premier League matches, as many as in their previous 12 fixtures on the road combined.
Fulham have been in top-five form since the start of November
Striker Raul Jimenez was the match-winner against Nottingham Forest on Monday night. His decisive penalty equalled former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure's perfect record of 11 successful penalties from 11 – the joint best 100% record in the competition's history.
Jimenez also likes playing against West Ham. He has scored six goals against them, his joint best tally against any top-flight club, along with Everton.
West Ham are likely to rival Crystal Palace for the signature of 25-year-old Norway striker Jorgen Strand Larsen from Wolves in January. (Telegraph, subscription required), external
Meanwhile, the Hammers' 19-year-old winger Luis Guilherme is the subject of interest from Sporting, with the Portuguese side wanting to recruit the Brazilian on loan with an obligation to buy. (Maisfutebol - in Portuguese), external
Holly Turbutt
Fan contributor
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West Ham have expressed their interest in Manchester United's Joshua Zirkzee but face competition from Roma. Moreover, United are set to delay any decision with their squad stretched by injuries and Africa Cup of Nations departures. (ESPN), external
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Melissa Edwards
BBC Sport journalist
West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Fulham at London Stadium (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Nuno on how his team are treating the festive period: "Training, training and preparing for the matches. It's a busy schedule and we are trying to prepare."
On the January transfer window, he said: "Now is not really the moment to focus on and speak about it, but the club is working and when the transfer window opens, we can assess it."
The Hammers have won the majority of their Premier League points since the turn of November (nine out of 13) but Nuno believes they are still pursuing their "primary objective". He said: "We need to improve. Since day one, since I arrived it was clear to me that we need to improve a lot of aspects in our team - defensive and offensive. We are trying and sometimes it works, sometimes we score and sometimes we concede more than we should."
Nuno continued: "We're still chasing the primary objective of having the clean sheet, being solid and compact. Another test for us."
West Ham are without Aaron Wan-Bissaka and El Hadji Malick Diouf as they compete at the Africa Cup of Nations for DR Congo and Senegal respectively. Nuno said: "I was watching the game of Aaron (vs Benin), I think they were leading. At 3pm (vs Botswana) Malick will get involved. I wish them all the best and to stay healthy."
On Fulham and their season, he said: "[They've been] Good. We saw the game yesterday and they are playing good so, a tough opponent. Like all the games in the Premier League, [it will be] very intense, very demanding and it will require a lot of positive actions from us. Tough opponent ahead."
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Holly Turbutt
Fan contributor
Image source, Getty ImagesWest Ham are relying on the January transfer window to save our season and keep us from relegation, meaning pressure is at an all-time high, despite a poor track record when it comes to effective transfers in recent times.
Our biggest priority must be to stop conceding as many goals, with us only keeping one clean sheet this season - ironically against Nuno before he joined the club. This means we need a new centre-back who can fit into our starting XI.
At the other end of the pitch, we need to find a solution to our long-term striker issues, bringing somebody in who can make a difference, while taking the pressure off Callum Wilson to stay fit all season.
When it comes to buying or loaning players, a lot of this will come down to if we're able to attract much top talent in our current position. If that means loans enable us to attract better players who are out of favour at their club, this could be enough to see us through the season and then reassess in the summer.
A big part of having money available to invest will rely on parting ways with fringe players who don't have a role moving forwards, as well as those who can bring in funds. This means Ward-Prowse, Fullkrug, Rodriguez and Irving are the main players who can free up some money.
To allow us to reinvest more, we could explore getting rid of one of our centre-backs, as well as Paqueta, but I'd be cautious to only do this if we know we have already secured suitable replacements.
The hope is that we can bring in replacements for those underperforming in our starting XI and create squad depth that allows us to switch things up mid-game in ways that benefit us.
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Chris Collinson
BBC Sport statistician
Wolves, Burnley and West Ham are hanging precariously on the bottom branches at Christmas.
As we approach the halfway point of the season, what do the ghosts of Christmas past tell us about the relegation battle?
Only four times in 33 Premier League seasons has the side bottom on Christmas Day survived, with the most recent being Wolves in 2022-23.
But with just two points won and a record 16 points from safety, it would take not just a Christmas miracle but a New Year's, Valentine's and Easter one too for bottom side Wolves to survive once again.
Second-bottom Burnley have a fighting chance because almost half the teams in their position at Christmas have stayed up, although the only time that's happened in the past eight seasons was when Eddie Howe led Newcastle to 11th in 2021-22.
West Ham fans have the most reason to be optimistic as the team in 18th has survived in two out of three seasons on average, most recently Nottingham Forest in 2022-23 and Wolves last time out.
The most likely outcome is that one of West Ham, Burnley and Wolves will stay up as that's happened just over half the time, with two teams surviving in 12 of the previous 33 seasons.
The three teams bottom at Christmas have never all survived, while only four times in Premier League history have all three been relegated, although two of those occurred recently, in 2020-21 and 2023-24.
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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Manchester City and West Ham.
Here are some of your comments:
City fans
Les: I thought we were excellent in the first half, then eased up in the second. By then the job was done and at all times we kept them at arm's length.
David: We played as well as the opposition allowed us to get the game under control in the first half. It could have been different if they had been more effective in that as they were in the second half. A win is a win and well deserved. Pity Arsenal had to win or we could have been top.
Martin: Another win for City who were good in fits and starts without being spectacular. However, there still seems to be something lacking in midfield control leading to the defence being exposed at times. City should (yet again) have been out of sight at half-time. A shaky start to the second half led to some unease in the crowd, but City kept going and got a deserved third. Good luck to West Ham, whose best player was the excellent Bowen.
West Ham fans
Steve: Our season will not be judged away to City....but that display was awful.
Mick: Max Kilman shouldn't start, unless injuries cause him to be drafted in. He is a shadow of the player we thought we were buying. He was responsible for two of the goals.
Ken: Shocking again. Saturday is a must win now [against Fulham] or it's certain relegation. So gutted.
West Ham have expressed interest in a January deal for 25-year-old Wolves and Norway striker Jorgen Strand Larsen. (Athletic - subscription required), external
West Ham and AC Milan are in advanced negotiations for Germany forward Niclas Fullkrug, 32. (Sky Sports), external
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Conceding early made things really hard - Nuno
West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo speaking to BBC's Match of the Day:
"It breaks the plan, the way we want to do things to concede so early makes things really hard.
"First half not good. Much better the way we started the second half. We had some good chances. Overall, better second half, more composed, more organised, pressing better and creating some problems.
"We had good situations inside 10 minutes that could turn the game around. First half was something we have to look at and improve.
"We try to have a game plan, the way we want to do things, and improve our team. It's difficult to control and contain Manchester City. It's not the moment to judge, but at the same time, we have to realise that we need to be much better.
"Very important period these four games during Christmas - important to recover well."
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West Ham United have lost 10 of their 17 Premier League games this season (W3 D4); only in 2002-03, 2006-07 and 2022-23 have they reached 10 losses in fewer games in the competition (all 16th game).
Shamoon Hafez
Football reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesThe contingent of West Ham fans that had made the journey up to Manchester from London saw any hope of a shock triumph extinguish within five minutes of kick-off.
Nuno Espirito Santo replaced the sacked Graham Potter in September, but the side has failed to see any kind of new managerial bounce, winning just two games under the Portuguese and now without victory in their past six in the league.
It leaves them 18th in the table, three points adrift of safety, but that gap could be widened with Leeds United and Nottingham Forest directly above them still yet to play this weekend.
Bowen had a couple of couple of opportunities, but aside from Crysensio Summerville's shot which hit Gianluigi Donnarumma in the face and Lucas Paqueta's well-struck free-kick, there was little trouble the Italy goalkeeper who earned a third straight league clean sheet.
West Ham have been in the relegation zone at Christmas on five previous occasions, but can take heart from the fact they avoided the drop both times they were not bottom of the table - in 2006-07 and 2009-10.
Will they be able to do so for a third time?
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Manchester City return to full strength by making seven changes to the side that beat Brentford in the Carabao Cup during the week.
Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol are all back in the starting line-up as expected.
Divine Musaka, Savinho, Oscar Bobb, Nathan Ake, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rico Lewis and James Trafford drop out.
Man City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvadiol, O'Reilly, Gonzalez, Silva, Reijnders, Foden, Cherki, Haaland.
West Ham make three changes to the side beaten at Aston Villa last time out.
Kyle Walker-Peters, Max Kilman and Ollie Scarles come in for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Malick Diouf.
West Ham XI: Areola, Walker-Peters, Todibo, Kilman, Scarles, Magassa, Potts, Fernandes, Paqueta, Summerville, Bowen.
