West Ham United are not going down without a fight and Premier League pundit Alan Shearer is impressed.
On the face of it, a routine win over Burnley is not something to get all that excited about at West Ham United.
However, the fact it came just hours after relegation rivals dropped points in the Premier League’s relegation battle is hugely significant.
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Indeed, West Ham’s 2-0 win over Burnley gives Nuno Espirito Santo’s side hope in the battle for top flight safety. They are now just three points adrift and the victory continued their good form.
Following consecutive defeats to Wolves and Forest in January, the Hammers have turned things around. They’ve won three of their last four Premier League games, and four of their last five across all competitions.
Whether it’s enough to stave off the drop remains to be seen but Shearer has been impressed.
Alan Shearer impressed by improvement in West Ham United attitude
The former England striker was speaking on Match of the Day.
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Reflecting on the win at Turf Moor, Shearer talked about how the change in attitude has impressed him.
After the miserable 3-0 defeat at Wolves last month, Shearer was convinced that the Irons were destined for the Championship.
Now, however, he’s starting to feel very differently.
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“I think there’s been a huge shift in attitude,” he said.
“A month ago, I thought they were gone. I thought there was no coming back from that performance and that result against Wolves.”
He added: “Everything was on the front foot, everything was positive.”
Before saying: “It’s another big, big win for Nuno and West Ham.”
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Opta predicts West Ham United’s chances of getting relegated now
West Ham have reason to believe in the relegation battle but they are far from out of the woods just yet.
In fact, Opta’s supercomputer still gives them a 72.48% chance of getting relegated.
However, that percentage has dwindled in recent weeks, while Forest looked dreadful at Leeds.
Shearer is right, Nuno has turned things around. If the Irons stay up, it has to be seen as something of a great escape.
No one can get carried away just yet, but the mood should indeed be positive heading to Tuesday’s game with Manchester United.
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