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How does the saying go again? Wait for one and four come along! It’s West Ham United’s fourth clean sheet in all competitions since Burnley, which was coincidentally the beginning of where Herman took between the sticks.

The Hammers secured a vital three points at Craven Cottage with a well-thought-out performance from Nuno, where the head coach decided to return to the 4-4-2 formation, which secured yet another victory.

Chaotic events occurred as 'don’t Hue dare' was in charge as in the opening minutes, the Hammers were denied a penalty after Alex Iwobi’s arm gravitated towards the ball, with tensions rising high you could perhaps see why it would be gifted as a penalty, given some of the decision this Premier League season, it’s a penalty all day long, but for the sake of the game’s shattered heart, it’s a waywood call.

No other tensions occurred, but never fear, a new athlete has arisen, diving for DR Congo… Wan Bissaka made a ludicrous attempt at securing a foul in Fulham’s half, but this was seen right through and he was penalised with a yellow card. Speaking of yellows… whilst people may give the referee his credit for it being his only fifth Premier League officiated match, an appalling call was made as Mateus Fernandes, who was already on a yellow card, made a second bookable offence challenge and started walking down the tunnel but to his bewilderment, he remained on the pitch! It’s either a free kick and a yellow or a free kick to the Hammers, not too hard.

Bernd Leno’s blunder resulted in Hammers success as the German international ran outside the box, speedy Jarrod Bowen ticked on to the ball, placed it to Cry, who did what he’s done best as of late, placed the ball into the back of the net.

The only person who attempted to give Leno a run for his money was Heart-attack Herman, the Dane developed a new technique of throwing it out to the back and that being the baseline to all of our attacks forward, intelligent in the way that it drags the players forwards which subsequently creates space, but in reality, it is incredibly risky and can backfire very easily, of which it did once or twice.

A nail-biting finish, but one that resulted in a crucial three points. Unfortunately, Nottingham Forest managed to draw against Manchester City, meaning that the Hammers remain in the relegation zone, but before Tottenham play tomorrow, currently Nuno finds himself level on points with Forest, one away from Spurs and three points from Leeds

All is still to play for - LN

West Ham’s financial accounts were released a few days ago and the reveal was a sore sight to any eyes that dared to delve into the document.

The financial accounts revealed that the Hammers have endured a £104.2m loss this season, one of the biggest the club has faced in the past decade and a half. To make matters worse, the Hammers also have their line of credit as high as possible, with that goal reaching £164m as we speak, subsequently further troubling the Hammers, as £22m was paid as interest last year… interest! - Three billionaires jointly own the club and interest is having to be paid due to the lack of investment, it’s an extremely concerning.

To make matters worse? Transfer fees. The commonly known phrase, “buy low and sell high” doesn’t appear to ring any bells when it comes to business for the Hammers and unsurprisingly, due to the numerous amounts of miserable investments, £110.9m is owed to other clubs next year, with a further £84.9m in others, which is exactly why the board has communicated and suggested that a ‘liquidity shortfall’ is required next window.

What does that mean without all the technical terms? It’ll be a window of a lot of selling, removing the wage bill, buying players at extremely low fees, and hoping that with a clean slate next season, the goals set can be achieved.

Taking the overwhelming alarming financial status of the club, the board have spoken about the factors of what could happen if West Ham were to stay up or go down, to which they have concluded in overcomplicated technical terms that no ordinary human can compute, is that if West Ham stay up, some selling of ‘star assets’ and little to no buying could get the Hammers over the line, whereas if the unfortunate happens, the sale of the majority of the squad would be inevitable and youth players along with a select few of senior players would have to perform wonders in the Championship… simply unbelievable!

The Hammers' situation is simply due to poor management and could prove costly come the end of the season… though the truth is that this is a much bigger situation than just what’’s in store for the immediate future of the club, but the distant future is the worry of true concern due to the fact whether safety or relegation occurs, it places the Hammers in a world of freefall.

After the financial accounts, safety is more crucial than ever, but survival is only one part of this everlasting debt. - LN

A damning scoreline, but one that doesn’t truly reflect the game.

The Hammers trembled their way to Anfield this morning to embark on what many had already anticipated to be a miserable journey. It’s a side that some would arguably say is West Ham’s biggest ‘write off’ each season, given that West Ham haven’t won at Anfield in over a decade…

Nuno and Paco decided to go with an unchanged side, which makes sense given that the hall of players the club has doesn’t necessarily open up different game plans to kickstart the game with.

Five minutes into the match and Liverpool confirmed our worst thoughts, and from that point onwards, it was a never-ending spiral until the Referee blew the whistle for half-time. Three set pieces, three shots, three goals! A brutal blow for the Hammers, given that they had performed rather well going into halftime, but clinical ability was once again missing. Taty was totally isolated upfront and Bowen as well as Summerville had moments of misfortune which on another day could’ve been otherwise.

Soucek and Taty brought in moments of glimmer through scoring twice, but Liverpool hit back harder. 2-2 in the second half, but Slot’s side were clinical from setpieces, which ultimately was what separated both teams. To walk away from the game and say that West Ham played horribly would be very unfair. Nuno’s side consistently put pressure on Liverpool and against another side, the result could’ve very easily been different.

To concede five goals is never glamorous, but there have been games where the Hammers have conceded five and looked nothing short of dire. It was a toothless performance, but there’s still some teeth chattering against one another.

Wide eyes now remain open for results elsewhere, as it’ll be a fateful Sunday as to whether West Ham’s survival hopes will be helped or hindered. - LN