Two Away Games And Then Dec Hell Begins

Following the international break, West Ham pick up their domestic campaign with the away fixture against Wolves on Saturday followed by an away fixture against League Champions Manchester City the next Sunday. Sandwiched between those games is the away UEAFA Europa League Cup tie against Rapid Vienna on Thursday evening, a game that has the potential to see Hammers safely though their group as leaders which would see them avoiding a play off against any one of a number of teams dropping down from the Champions League, even Barcelona!

Dreams of glory will however have to be tempered by the 'North Face' of fixtures awaiting in December, there are no two ways of describing it other than it will test the club to it's limits and beyond. Hammers have to play an ASTONISHING amount of fixtures during the month, NINE in all!

Here is the schedule for what some are calling the 'murder month' of fixtures.

Wednesday 1st December Premier League West Ham United 19:30 Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 4th December Premier League West Ham United 12:30 Chelsea
Thursday 9th December Europa League Group H West Ham United 20:00 Dinamo Zagreb
Sunday 12th December Premier League Burnley 14:00 West Ham United
Wednesday 15th December Premier League Arsenal 20:00 West Ham United
Saturday 18th December Premier League West Ham United 15:00 Norwich City
Wednesday 22nd December EFL Cup Tottenham Hotspur 19:45 West Ham United
Sunday 26th December Premier League West Ham United 15:00 Southampton
Tuesday 28th December Premier League Watford 15:00 West Ham United

By the end of December the manager, his coaching staff, his players AND all of the club's fans will have been through a physical and emotional roller coaster, no one knows how it will end, but at least it's nice to make a try! - Ed